In Sean Combs Case Clayton Howard Asked Victim Rights Denied and Sealing Premature

In Sean Combs Case Clayton Howard Asked Victim Rights Denied and Sealing Premature by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 4 – At 12:26 am on September 29-20, 2025, the US Attorney's Office filed a sentencing memo on Sean Combs, asking for 135 months imprisonment on October 3. Memo on Patreon here. Just over a year before at 4:30 pm on September 16, 2024 Inner City Press was told by its SDNY source to expect "the big one" - Sean Combs - the next day in an SDNY courtroom. [Inner City Press published a first book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here. Now sentencing book here. On July 2 the jury came back with not guilty on RICO and sex trafficking, guilty on counts 3 and 5, transportation for prostitution. On October 3 Inner City Press live tweeted the sentencing, 10 am to 5 pm, here, resulting in a 50 month sentence. Then it published an ebook here, audiobook here Judge Subramanian signed off - and on October 8 docketed an Order of Forfeiture - on Patreon here On October 20, notice of appeal was filed. On December 9 Clayton Howard wrote in to Judge Subramanian seeking Victim's Rights, attaching his email to Teny Geragos, on Patreon here On December 23, the US Attorney's Office wrote in opposing: "Howard argues that because the Government counted him as a victim for the purpose of Combs’s Guidelines calculation, he must be a victim under the CVRA, but this argument fails to appreciate the different definition of “victim” in the CVRA and the Guidelines.... even if he were a CVRA victim, Howard is similarly not entitled to the other relief he seeks. For example, Howard requests “all case materials” “relating to his victimization.” (Dkt. No. 552 ¶ 3). But “[t]he CVRA . . . does not authorize an unbridled gallop to any and all information in the government’s files" - 5 page filing on Patreon here On January 6 Judge Subramanian granted Clayton Howard's request to file an oversized brief, letter and endorsement on Patreon here Docketed on February 25 Clayton Howard spelled it out: $150,000 for psychiatric care, $5000 for STD costs, $100,000 in lost income... DOJ letter to Howard on Patreon here On March 4, denied: "ORDER as to Sean Combs. The Court is in receipt of Clayton Howard's motion for sanctions and its accompanying exhibits. The materials are not properly filed in this criminal case, as they deal with matters outside the scope of this action. If Mr. Howard wishes to file a claim related to the issues addressed in his motion, he should follow the appropriate procedures for filing an action in the appropriate court, or for seeking redress in the appropriate forum. For this reason, the motion is DENIED without prejudice to refiling in the appropriate manner. The Court further acknowledges receipt of Mr. Howards Opposition to any motion to seal his reply memorandum. This motion is DENIED as premature, given that there has been no motion to seal the reply.(Signed by Judge Arun Subramanian on 3/4/26)." more on X for Subscribers here and Substack here The case is USA v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542 (Subramanian) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com