Newsom v. Lawson

ANDREWS, U.S. District Judge

Plaintiff P. David Newsome, Jr. ("Plaintiff") is the liquidating trustee and successor-in-interest to the claims of the reorganized debtor Mahalo Energy (USA), Inc. ("Mahalo USA"). (D.I.115). Plaintiff has asserted various claims against Defendants Jeff G. Lawson and Grant A. MacKenzie (collectively, the "Defendants") based on their role as attorneys for both Mahalo USA and its parent Mahalo Energy Ltd. ("Mahalo Canada"). (Id. at ¶¶ 9, 84). The parties are currently engaged in jurisdictional discovery, which has led to the present dispute. A magistrate judge denied…