by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 3 – With Sean Combs in jail in MDC-Brooklyn, on October 20, 2024 at least five more civil cases against him were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Inner City Press is covering the cases.
One of them is by a John Doe, owner of a family business renting luxury cars, who says Combs started assaulting him at a Ciroc vodka event in 2022 until "Professional Athlete 1" stopped it.
The case was assigned to Judge Ronnie Abrams - who on October 25 said a renewed motion to proceed as John Doe should be filed 30 days after service.
Jump cut to March 11, 2025 when Judge Abrams docketed: "No later than March 18, 2025, Mr. Buzbee shall file a letter explaining why he failed to notify the Court about this issue earlier and proposing next steps to rectify it."
On March 17 Buzbee submitted an order to withdraw, on Patreon here
On June 24 Judge Abrams docketed this, on "Motion for Leave to Appear Anonymously . filed by John Doe." Order on Patreon here.
Jump cut to February 3, 2026, when Judge Abrams heard oral argument on Combs' motion to dismiss. Combs' lawyer said this sexual assault case is subject to New York's 1 year statute of limitations and must be dismissed. The plaintiff's counsel spoke of amending. Judge Abrams took it under advisement - Inner City Press will stay on the case(s).
This case is Doe v. Combs, et al., 1:24-cv-7973 (Abrams)
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