A federal judge has issued a ruling in the bankruptcy case of Colorado football defensive back Shilo Sanders, denying Sanders’ attempt to dismiss a complaint from a former school security guard whom Sanders still owes $11 million.
The security guard, John Darjean, had filed a complaint against Sanders in January to prevent the bankruptcy court from discharging that $11 million debt. Sanders’ attorneys then asked the judge to dismiss that complaint, calling it an “overreaching intimidation tactic filled with meritless allegations.”
But Judge Michael Romero didn’t agree and has kept most of Darjean’s claims alive, including allegations by Darjean about the limited liability companies (LLCs) owned by Sanders for his name, image and likeness deals (NIL).
“The Complaint contains sufficient allegations that Sanders’s companies function as his alter egos and that the corporate veils of the LLCs should be pierced,” Romero wrote in his ruling Thursday.
This is not good news for Sanders, 24, son of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. But the case is far from over after he filed for bankruptcy in October in an effort to free himself “from the oppressive burdens of his debts,” as his attorneys described it.
Colorado Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders
What was the ruling about?
Darjean wants to collect on that $11 million debt owed to him by Sanders. It stems from an incident in 2015, when Shilo Sanders was 15 years old. Darjean, a former pro baseball player, was working as a security guard at his school in Dallas and trying to confiscate Sanders’ phone when he said Sanders “snapped” and assaulted him, elbowing him in the chest and causing permanent injuries.
Darjean sued Shilo Sanders in 2016, seeking damages to compensate for his injuries. The case then went to trial in 2022, but Sanders didn’t show up for…
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Publish date : 2024-06-15 10:05:35
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