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Oakley v. Dolan et al

  1. June 27, 2023

    Ex-Knick Can't Pause Suit Over Ejection Amid Recusal Bid

    A Manhattan federal judge said New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley can't pause his suit against team owner James Dolan and Madison Square Garden over his ejection from a 2017 game while he asks the Second Circuit for a new judge.

  2. June 20, 2023

    Ex-Knicks Star Seeks 2nd Circuit DQ For Judge In MSG Suit

    Counsel for former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley said they plan to appeal a New York federal court's denial of their bid to change judges in his suit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan.

  3. June 14, 2023

    Ex-Knicks Star Can't Oust Judge In MSG Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge shot down a request to recuse himself in former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley's suit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan over his ejection from the stands in a 2017 game, saying the court's previous dismissal of the case is not a legitimate reason to ask for a recusal.

  4. February 08, 2023

    NY Atty Group Again Backs Ex-Knicks Star In MSG Suit

    Incomplete video footage of ex-Knicks player Charles Oakley being thrown out of Madison Square Garden doesn't support a federal judge's decision to end his suit against Knicks owner James Dolan, a plaintiffs bar group told the Second Circuit on Tuesday.

  5. March 08, 2022

    Ex-Knicks Star Tells 2nd Circ. Jury Should Hear Assault Suit

    Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley urged the Second Circuit on Tuesday to revive his assault lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and its chairman, saying a jury — not a judge — should determine whether security used excessive force when they booted him from the arena in 2017.

  6. December 03, 2021

    Ex-Knicks Star Fights Sanctions Threat For Failed Assault Suit

    Former Knicks star Charles Oakley told a Manhattan federal judge that Madison Square Garden and its chairman can't pursue sanctions over a protracted legal battle regarding his 2017 ejection from the arena because the case was brought in good faith and has already been dismissed.

  7. November 29, 2021

    Ex-Knicks Star, Wigdor Atty Accused Of 'Lies' In Assault Suit

    Sanctions should be imposed on former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley and his counsel from Wigdor LLP for using an assault lawsuit built on "bald-faced lies" to orchestrate a "smear campaign" against Madison Square Garden, a representative for the famed arena told a Manhattan federal judge Monday.

  8. November 08, 2021

    Ex-Knicks Star Shut Out In Assault Suit Against MSG

    Former Knicks player Charles Oakley's claims that he was assaulted when he was ejected from a February 2017 basketball game at Madison Square Garden have been thrown out of New York federal court, with the judge finding Monday that video evidence undermines every one of the ex-player's claims in the suit.

  9. February 22, 2021

    Knicks Owner Calls Ex-Player's Updated Assault Suit PR Stunt

    New York Knicks owner James Dolan urged a federal judge Friday not to give former player Charles Oakley another shot at amending his claims that excessive force was used to eject him from a 2017 game, saying the request is part of a "public relations campaign."

  10. December 22, 2020

    Judge Skeptical Ex-Knicks Player Was Assaulted In Ejection

    A New York federal judge appears poised to again toss a lawsuit from former New York Knicks forward Charles Oakley alleging security guards used excessive force during his controversial ejection from Madison Square Garden during a 2017 Knicks game, questioning whether video evidence backs Oakley's version of the events.

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