2.
Defendant
JAMES
C.
DUCKETT, JR. (hereinafter,
DIJCKETT ),
was
the
Chief Executive Offrcer
of
Black Diamond
Consulting
Group (hereinafter Black
Diamond. )
DUCKETT held himself out as an investor
and
developer
in
sports-
related
projects.
Background
3.
On
or
about
September 18,
2O\4, ANDERSON, on behalf
of
PSMG,
entered
into
a
professional
services
contract
with
the City
of
Hartford,
Connecticut
(hereinafter,
City
of
Hartford ) for
the
re-development of
the Dillon
Stadium
and
Colt
Park
venues located
in
the
Coltsville
section of
the
city.
At
that
time, Dillon
Stadium was
a multi-use
facility primarily
used
by
student
and
semi-professional
teams
for football
and
soccer
activities.
Adjacent to
Dillon
Stadium was
Colt
Park,an
approximately
100-acre
public
facility
with
outdoor
pools,
playscapes,
basketball
courts,
baseball
and
softball
fields,
and
open
fields.
4.
Under
the
terms
of the
September
L8,
2014 professional
services
contract, PSMG
agreed
to
serve as
the
project manager
for
the
redevelopment
of
Dillon
Stadium and
Colt Park
in
three
parts.
First,
PSMG
agreed
to
procure
a
professional
soccer
team
franchise
to
be based
in
Dillon Stadium.
PSMG
agreed
that
it
would
secure
such
a
team
within
six
months
of
the
execution
of
the
contract,
and
the
parties
further
agreed
that
PSMG's
failure
to
do
so
would
permit the City of
Hartford
to
reduce
the
scope
of
the
project.
Second,
PSMG
agreed
to
administer
theredevelopment
of
Dillon
Stadium, which would include
overseeing
the
development
plans
for the
demolition
of
the
existing
facility, the
design
of
a
new
9,000
seat
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