Karnas et al v. McGrady
Plaintiff: Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, William Ayer, Anthony Dorn and Todd Webb
Defendant: Tracy McGrady
Case Number: 3:2026cv02501
Filed: July 29, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Office: Dallas Office
Presiding Judge: Brantley Starr
Nature of Suit: Torts/Pers Prop: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 - Diversity: Securities Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
July 29, 2026 Filing 37 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judge Rutherford). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (twd)
July 29, 2026 Filing 36 Case electronically transferred in from District of Florida Southern; Case Number 1:24-cv-20480. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas should seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: # Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. Copy of NEF to be sent US Mail to parties not electronically noticed.
July 29, 2026 SYSTEM ENTRY - Case 1:24-cv-20480 electronically transferred out to New Jersey. (wce) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
July 29, 2026 SYSTEM ENTRY - Case 1:24-cv-20480 electronically transferred out to New York Southern. (wce) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
July 28, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER: The Plaintiffs' Motion to Reopen [ECF No. #16 ] is DENIED. The Plaintiffs' Transfer Motion [ECF No. #17 ] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 7/28/2026. See attached document for full details. (wce) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
June 23, 2026 Filing 34 SUPPLEMENT to #17 MOTION PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE, AND TO SEVER CLAIMS AS NECESSARY TO CONFORM THIS CASE TO RELATED PROCEEDINGS , #16 Plaintiff's MOTION to Reopen Case by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
June 2, 2026 Filing 33 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ted Christopher Craig on behalf of National Basketball Association, Inc.. Attorney Ted Christopher Craig added to party National Basketball Association, Inc.(pty:dft). (Craig, Ted) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 28, 2026 Filing 32 REPLY in Support of Motion re #17 MOTION PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE, AND TO SEVER CLAIMS AS NECESSARY TO CONFORM THIS CASE TO RELATED PROCEEDINGS , #16 Plaintiff's MOTION to Reopen Case . filed by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb. (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 31 Corporate Disclosure Statement by National Basketball Association, Inc. (Santos, Jessica) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 30 RESPONSE in Opposition re #17 MOTION PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE, AND TO SEVER CLAIMS AS NECESSARY TO CONFORM THIS CASE TO RELATED PROCEEDINGS , #16 Plaintiff's MOTION to Reopen Case filed by National Basketball Association, Inc.. Replies due by 5/28/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Santos, Jessica) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 29 PAPERLESS ORDER granting the pending motions for pro hac vice admission [ECF Nos. 26, 28]. Alexander C. Drylewski and Anthony J. Dreyer may appear and participate in this action on behalf of the National Basketball Association. The Clerk shall provide electronic notification of all electronic filings to Alexander C. Drylewski at #[email protected] and to Anthony J. Dreyer at #[email protected]. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 5/21/2026. (dh03) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 28 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Anthony J. Dreyer. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19572821 by National Basketball Association, Inc.. Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Santos, Jessica) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 27 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jessica Depaula Santos on behalf of National Basketball Association, Inc. (Santos, Jessica) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 26 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Alexander C. Drylewski. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19572307 by National Basketball Association, Inc.. Attorney Jessica Depaula Santos added to party National Basketball Association, Inc.(pty:dft). Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Santos, Jessica) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 25 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Benjamin Joseph Tyler on behalf of McCarter & English, LLP. Attorney Benjamin Joseph Tyler added to party McCarter & English, LLP(pty:dft). (Tyler, Benjamin) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 PAPERLESS ORDER granting the pending motions for pro hac vice admission [ECF Nos. 21, 22]. Heather A. Waller and Jeff G. Hammel may appear and participate in this action on behalf of Ketchum, Inc. The Clerk shall provide electronic notification of all electronic filings to Heather A. Waller at #[email protected] and to Jeff G. Hammel at #[email protected]. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 5/21/2026. (dh03) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 23 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Ketchum Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Omnicom Group Inc. for Ketchum Inc. (Williams, Jonathan) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jeff G. Hammel. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19570751 by Ketchum Inc.. Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Jeff G. Hammel, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Williams, Jonathan) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 21 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Heather A. Waller. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19570726 by Ketchum Inc.. Responses due by 6/4/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Heather A. Waller, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Williams, Jonathan) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jonathan Lentine Williams on behalf of Ketchum Inc.. Attorney Jonathan Lentine Williams added to party Ketchum Inc.(pty:condft). (Williams, Jonathan) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 21, 2026 Filing 19 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephen Patrick Warren on behalf of McCarter & English, LLP. Attorney Stephen Patrick Warren added to party McCarter & English, LLP(pty:dft). (Warren, Stephen) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 15, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal WITHOUT PREJUDICE by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 7, 2026 Filing 17 MOTION PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE, AND TO SEVER CLAIMS AS NECESSARY TO CONFORM THIS CASE TO RELATED PROCEEDINGS by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb. Responses due by 5/21/2026. (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
May 7, 2026 Filing 16 Plaintiff's MOTION to Reopen Case by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb. Responses due by 5/21/2026. (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
October 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER PRELIMINARILY APPROVING CLASS SETTLEMENT granting #14 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 10/7/2024. See attached document for full details. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
August 21, 2024 Filing 14 MOTION PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF DEFENDANT MATTHEW BARKLEY'S CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATION OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT CLASS, AND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E)(Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
March 19, 2024 Filing 13 NOTICE PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF FILING CORRECTED COMPLAINT by William Ayer, Anthony Dorn, Edwin Garrison, Dominik Karnas, Rahil Sayed, Todd Webb re 1 Complaint, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
March 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REFERRING CERTAIN MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid for Pretrial Non-Dispositive Matters. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra-MJ no longer assigned as presider/referral judge(s) in case. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 3/18/2024. See attached document for full details. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER Administratively Closing Case. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 3/6/2024. See attached document for full details. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Todd Webb, Rahil Sayed, Dominik Karnas, William Ayer, Edwin Garrison, Anthony Dorn. Scott Melker waiver sent on 2/16/2024, response/answer due 4/16/2024. (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 9 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Todd Webb, Rahil Sayed, Dominik Karnas, William Ayer, Edwin Garrison, Marshall Faulk, Anthony Dorn. Matthew Barkley served on 2/28/2024, response/answer due 3/20/2024. (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 28, 2024 Case Stayed Per DE#8 and Chambers request. (nwn) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER Consolidating Cases. . Karnas v. Ketchum, Inc., No. 24-cv-20534-RKA, and Karnas v. Barkley, No. 24-cv-20535-RKA, are hereby CONSOLIDATED into Karnas v. McCarter & English, LLP, No. 24-cv-20480-RKA. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/28/2024. See attached document for full details. (amb) Text Modified on 2/29/2024 (amb). [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 15, 2024 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Todd Webb, Rahil Sayed, Dominik Karnas, William Ayer, Edwin Garrison, Anthony Dorn. National Basketball Association, Inc. waiver sent on 2/14/2024, response/answer due 4/15/2024. (Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 14, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Order in Cases with Multiple Defendants Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/13/2024. See attached document for full details. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to Judge Roy K. Altman and Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra for all further proceedings, accepted and signed on 2/8/2024. Judge William P. Dimitrouleas no longer assigned to case Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 2/8/2024. See attached document for full details. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 7, 2024 Filing 4 Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Kerry J. Miller, Molly L. Wells, C. Hogan Paschal, mailing date February 7, 2024, (pt) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 6, 2024 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to McCarter & English, LLP, National Basketball Association, Inc.. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 6, 2024 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (pc) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]
February 6, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against McCarter & English, LLP, National Basketball Association, Inc.. Filing fees $ 405.00. Pay.gov Agency Tracking ID FLSDC-17273523, payment transferred from : 24-cv-20480 Garrison et al v. McCarter & English, LLP et al, filed by Todd Webb, Rahil Sayed, Dominik Karnas, William Ayer, Edwin Garrison, Anthony Dorn. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summon(s), # 3 Summon(s))(Moskowitz, Adam) [Transferred from Florida Southern on 7/29/2026.]

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Plaintiff: Edwin Garrison
Represented By: Adam M. Moskowitz
Represented By: Tyler Evan Ulrich
Represented By: Stephen N. Zack
Represented By: Reed D. Forbush
Represented By: Molly L. Wells
Represented By: Kerry James Miller
Represented By: Caroline Hogan Paschal
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Plaintiff: Dominik Karnas
Represented By: Adam M. Moskowitz
Represented By: Tyler Evan Ulrich
Represented By: Stephen N. Zack
Represented By: Reed D. Forbush
Represented By: Molly L. Wells
Represented By: Kerry James Miller
Represented By: Caroline Hogan Paschal
Represented By: Joseph M. Kaye
Represented By: Jose Manuel Ferrer
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Plaintiff: Rahil Sayed
Represented By: Adam M. Moskowitz
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Represented By: Molly L. Wells
Represented By: Kerry James Miller
Represented By: Caroline Hogan Paschal
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Plaintiff: William Ayer
Represented By: Adam M. Moskowitz
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Represented By: Reed D. Forbush
Represented By: Molly L. Wells
Represented By: Kerry James Miller
Represented By: Caroline Hogan Paschal
Represented By: Joseph M. Kaye
Represented By: Jose Manuel Ferrer
Represented By: John Ethan Rodstrom, III
Represented By: Desiree Erin Fernandez
Represented By: Barbara Cabrera Lewis
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Plaintiff: Anthony Dorn
Represented By: Adam M. Moskowitz
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Represented By: Molly L. Wells
Represented By: Kerry James Miller
Represented By: Caroline Hogan Paschal
Represented By: Joseph M. Kaye
Represented By: Jose Manuel Ferrer
Represented By: John Ethan Rodstrom, III
Represented By: Desiree Erin Fernandez
Represented By: Barbara Cabrera Lewis
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Plaintiff: Todd Webb
Represented By: Adam M. Moskowitz
Represented By: Tyler Evan Ulrich
Represented By: Stephen N. Zack
Represented By: Reed D. Forbush
Represented By: Molly L. Wells
Represented By: Kerry James Miller
Represented By: Caroline Hogan Paschal
Represented By: Joseph M. Kaye
Represented By: Jose Manuel Ferrer
Represented By: John Ethan Rodstrom, III
Represented By: Desiree Erin Fernandez
Represented By: Barbara Cabrera Lewis
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Defendant: Tracy McGrady
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