by David Cruz 

They’re at it again.

The developer of a massive ice hockey center is once again taking former operatives of the mammoth project to court, this time requesting the ex-partners return documentation containing the project’s trade secrets. The Kingsbridge National Ice Center LLC, operated by Kevin Parker, is suing Jonathan Richter and Marcus Wignell for at least $30 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The compensation is largely due to Richter and Wignell’s alleged disruption of the project, according to Bill Brewer, Parker’s attorney.

“That delay is expensive because it’s going to cost the community, and the owners and investors of this project perhaps as much as one full year of the project being open and operating,” said Bill Brewer, one of the attorneys for the project.

Court papers were filed in Bronx Supreme Court on Dec. 15 alleging that Richter and Wignell, once linked to the massive Armory, used  confidential information to later sabotage  and assume control of the project through their Delaware-based real estate firm, LWP Capital LLC.

Parker’s attorneys are asking the court to order Richter and Wignell return computer-stored information related to the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. Lawyers for Parker allege that Richter and Wignell refuse to turn over the information.

“Defendant has taken possession of privileged written communications with Company lawyers, which Defendant has no right to possess, retain, use or disclose,” read the legal paperwork.

The latest suit is one of several between Parker and the former principals that has significantly held up the project. The legal drama stretches back to early spring when Richter, Wignell and Jeffrey Spiritos, another would-be developer, sued Parker for allegedly freezing them out of the project, despite having done much of the legwork in selling the project to the Kingsbridge community. Parker later countersued the trio for interfering with the $350 million project. A judge would ultimately side with Parker. The recent filing will not disrupt any more progress for the project, according to Brewer.

Parker would later sign a 99-year  lease with the New York City Economic Development Corporation. An attorney for Richter and Wignell did not return emails requesting comment on the suit