by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 20 – At 4:30 pm on September 16 Inner City Press was told by its SDNY source to expect "the big one" - Sean Combs - the next day in the courtroom here.
At US Attorney Damian Williams' press conference Inner City Press asked if his office would be seeking detention - Yes, he said.
[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here]
On September 30, Combs' lawyers filed a notice of appeal of detention to the 2d Circuit.
On October 9 after 5 pm, Combs' lawyer submitted a request for "a gag order" - Motion on Patreon here
On October 10, Inner City Press live tweeted - trial was set for May 5, 2025 and Judge Subramanian told the parties to draft an order against leaks. Thread here.
On October 11 the Second Circuit sent Combs' bail appeal to a three-judge panel but denied release pending their consideration - order on Patreon here.
On October 15, the day after at least six Doe civil cases against Combs were filed in SDNY, his lawyer in the criminal case asked for the disclosure of all victim names, letter on Patreon here.
On October 20, Combs' lawyer filed "pursuant to Local Rule 23.1 and the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, to request an order prohibiting further extrajudicial statements from prospective witnesses and their lawyers that substantially interfere with Combs’s right to a fair trial" - a gag order against potential witnesses. Letter on Patreon here.
On October 21, amid five new civil cases filed against Combs in SDNY, Judge Subramanian made the US' response due on October 30 - and raised again the previous gag order request: "The Government's response is due on October 30, 2024. In addition, at the October 10, 2024 conference, the parties were directed to confer on a proposed reciprocal order relating to defendant's motion for an evidentiary hearing and submit it for the Court's review. Dkt. 39. No proposed order was ever filed. If relief is still requested, any proposed order should be filed on or before October 30, 2024 as well. (Responses due by 10/30/2024) (Signed by Judge Arun Subramanian on 10/21/2024)."
More on X for Subscribers here & Substack here
The case is USA v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542 (Subramanian)
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