Guest BEAVERTAIL Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 has anyone heard about the bluefield b-rons situation? they are in court in buchanon county and it seems that all hell has broke loose. interesting article in the paper this morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvmedic7 10 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Yeah, I read it too. Sounds like there trying to get rid of Dudley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveFan09 50 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 so why is this in Grundy lmao? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Here's the article...say a li'l prayer that a lawsuit doesn't come my way for posting this... Buchanan court tackles Bluefield [censored]’ woes By TOM BONE Bluefield Daily Telegraph GRUNDY, Va.  The bizarre saga of the Bluefield [censored] unfolded in Buchanan County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon, with its founder attempting to get fully paid, or get his team back, from two men who have taken control of the semi-professional football club. Bill Dudley, who founded the team in 2005 and coached them until last week, sued Sean Harris and Scott Curry, who signed an agreement in September to buy the team. Dudley has not been paid the complete purchase price. The case took on more urgency since the [censored] had agreed to play on Saturday at Mitchell Stadium in support of homecoming activities at Bluefield State College. Judge Robert Williams weeded through a tangle of financial dealings and ruled that Harris and Curry had until 4 p.m. Friday to pay $13,000 to Dudley to complete the sale of the club, “plus any documentable reimbursable receipted expenses that Mr. Dudley has.†If that deadline is not met, Williams said, “Mr. Dudley’s entitled to have his football team back.†Williams said he was handicapped by the sale document having been “poorly drafted,†but plunged ahead with his analysis and ruling. Both sides attacked the record-keeping of their opponents, and squabbled over who bought various items of equipment used in games by the team. Curry said that attorney Jim Dudley, Bill Dudley’s father, told him on Sept. 25 that the attorney was planning to put the sale “in litigation and tie it up so far and so long that we could not play as the Bluefield [censored].†Bill Dudley said players and others came together in a parking lot on Sept. 25, when somebody said the players should vote on whether to keep Dudley as their coach. “I thought it was a violation of the contract,†he said. The contract of sale said that Dudley could not be fired as coach, and that he was to retain “sole control of all player personnel issues.†He said, “At that point I was very upset.†Harris testified, “It was heated, per se. ... From there, it broke loose and everything just went haywire.†The team attempted to practice at East River Soccer Complex, rather than their usual site at Graham Recreation Park. Dudley said he was not made aware of the practice. The players were made to leave East River because they had not gone through proper channels to reserve a field. They ultimately drove to City Park in Bluefield, Harris said, and “our players parked in a circle and shined their headlights on the football field†at the park in order to practice. A member of the team, Nate Wilson, testified that he got a call from another player on Saturday at “3:30 or 4 that afternoon†that there would be a game that night. The team played under a new name, the West Virginia Warhawks. The [censored] team emblem had been removed from the helmets. According to the testimony, the game was played at Mount View High School in McDowell County. The Warhawks beat the Richmond Wolfpack 41-12, according to media reports. Dudley was not there. He testified on Tuesday that he had heard rumors of a game, “but it was denied to me by the persons who’ve been calling themselves the owners.†No one with the team called the Daily Telegraph in advance to report that a game had been scheduled. “Tony Palmer and Billy Banks were the coaches,†Wilson testified. Harris later said in court, “The interim coach right now is Tony Palmer, because Mr. Dudley failed to show up for his job on Saturday.†He said he had called Dudley “on numerous occasions.†In her closing argument, defense attorney Susan Henderson talked about the game scheduled for this Saturday night. “It would definitely be a detriment for this game not to go forward,†she said. “If there is no game, there are no winners, there are only losers.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramrod 10 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 The venue is in Grundy likely because the defendants are residents of Buch. County or they have substantial business ties to Buch. County. The plaintiff probably chose that venue due to past Buch. verdicts, ability to get a neutral jury that does not know extraneous facts, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olewave 44 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 The defendants are not from Buchanan County, unless they use to reside at Keen Mountain State Prison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramrod 10 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I have no idea where they are from; I'm just telling you how Virginia law would allow for an action that seemingly took place in Tazewell Co. to be heard in Buch. County. Also, the sales contract may have had a clause in it that stated that venue would not be contested; thus any future legal actions could be brought in any county or city Circuit Court. Maybe Mr. Dudley asked for a bench trial and thought Judge Williams was the most favorable for his position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 [ QUOTE ] The defendants are not from Buchanan County, unless they use to reside at Keen Mountain State Prison. [/ QUOTE ] That kind of statement can get you in trouble...LOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_fan 94 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I thought they were from Princeton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie07 11 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 It is possible that they are going through the court process out of county because one and/or both parties possibly think their chances are higher of getting a more fair trial if they are out of their discrict. Moving the trial to a place where most people are not as familiar with the whole situation and do not know the plaintiffs or defendents personally would decrease bias in the courtroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BEAVERTAIL Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 its just a screwed up idoitic situation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCC22 10 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 The owners are from Princeton. I think the only reason that they had the litigation in Grundy is because of the simple fact that Jim Dudley is a lawyer for Tazewell Co and Bill Dudley's father and both of them went against the two new owners. One of those conflict of interest type deals. The owners paid Bill Dudley $16,000 for everything and Bill Dudley is NO LONGER affiliated with the B-Rons. The paper said today that the Warhawks are still the B-Rons because of a request from the judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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