SACKS v. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

File No. 21-cv-01215 (ECT/JFD).

600 F.Supp.3d 915 (2022)

Michael SACKS, Christopher Jensen, Brent Cary, Benjamin Cole, Kelly Gee, Frank Pietrangelo, John Doe A, and Jeffrey Walker, Plaintiffs, v. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; Thomas Adrahtas, individual and official capacity; USA Hockey, Inc.; Amateur Hockey Association Illinois, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

Signed April 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas J. Economakos , Jacobson Legal Services, Chicago, IL; and Michael L. Puklich , Neaton & Puklich, P.L.L.P., Chanhassen, MN, for Plaintiffs.

Carrie Ryan Gallia and Timothy Joseph Pramas , Office of the General Counsel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Peter Land , Husch Blackwell, Chicago, IL; and Michael Thomas Raupp , Husch Blackwell, Kansas City, MO, for Defendants University of Minnesota and The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.

Jill A. Brisbois , The JAB Firm, Minneapolis, MN; and Paul D. Sellers , Minnesota Legal Defense, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Thomas Adrahtas.

Richard A. Duncan and Sarah Vandelist , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Steven F. Stapleton , Clark Hill Plc, Grand Rapids, MI; and Maria Dwyer , Clark Hill Plc, Detroit, MI for Defendant USA Hockey, Inc.

Margaret Ann Santos and Margarita Gokhberg , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Amateur Hockey Association Illinois, Inc.


OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiffs Michael Sacks, Christopher Jensen, Brent Cary, Benjamin Cole, Kelly Gee, Frank Pietrangelo, John Doe A, and Jeffrey Walker are survivors of sexual abuse committed by Defendant Thomas Adrahtas, a hockey coach. The abuse occurred between 1984 and 2003, when Plaintiffs...

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