| In Fat Joe Suit against
Dixon Sealing Did Not Follow Rules
Sanctions are Videographer Costs
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
April 24 – Terrance
Dixon says he was abused by
Joseph Cartagena a/k/a Fat
Joe. But Fat Joe
sued Dixon first, for
defamation. After that,
Dixon's lawyer Tyrone
Blackburn filed his suit
against Fat Joe. On
August 1 both cases were
addressed before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Jennifer L. Rochon. Inner City
Press live tweeted, here.
The upshot
is that Judge Rochon declined
to stay discovery in Fat Joe
v. Dixon, but also declined
the request of Fat Joe and Roc
Nations that Dixon's case be
dismissed and made into a
counterclaim in Fat Joe's
suit.
Instead, Dixon's case will be
consolidated with Fat Joes,
with Dixon directed to
effectuate service of process
before an Initial Pre-Trial
Conference in that case in
October. On September 8
Dixon's counsel Blackburn
wrote in asking to amend a
filing with a series of
misquoted or non existent
cases - and on September 10
Judge Rochon declined to
accept the amendment, stating
"defendants may address any
inaccuracies in their previous
brief in reply. full filing
and endorsement on Patreon here On January 9,
Blackburn filed a complaint:
Filing on Patreon here On January 20
Judge Rochon held a conference
on depositions. Blackburn said
Dixon could be at danger
entering and exiting; Fat
Joe's lawyer was dismissed and
Judge Rochon said there is a
right to in-person
depositions. So it will be at
a midtown law firm on February
6, time and location not
reported here. But it did not
happen, as described in a
February 10 conference that
Inner City Press live tweeted.
On March 24 Fat
Joe's counsel moved for
sanctions, attaching a 76 page
deposition in which Dixon said
he is couch surfing all over
the The and Blackburn told him
not to produce a requested
photograph, transcript now on
Patreon here Then Dixon filed
a slimmed-down amended
complaint, with some charges
dropped, still alleging
"“coercive labor exploitation,
financial fraud, copyright
misappropriation, violent
intimidation, and
psychological coercion†- 64
page amended complaint on
Patreon here On April 24 Judge
Rochon awarded some but not
all sanctions: "ORDER granting
in part [146] Letter Motion
for Discovery. After
considering the parties'
submissions, the Court will
hold Defendants in contempt
for failing to appear at the
Court-ordered depositions on
February 6 and 9, 2026.
However, after weighing the
facts and circumstances here,
including the factors set
forth above, the Court will
not impose the sanctions
requested by the Plaintiff
because of the medical issues
cited by Plaintiff, and will
not award the attorneys' fees
requested by Plaintiff given
that time spent preparing for
the depositions will be
directed toward the
rescheduled depositions.
However, Plaintiff incurred
the costs of a videographer
and court reporter for the
depositions because Defendants
did not timely obtain relief
from the Court-ordered
deposition dates. Therefore,
Defendants are ORDERED to pay
Plaintiff the reasonable costs
incurred to pay the
videographer and court
reporter for the February 6
and 9, 2026 deposition dates.
Plaintiff shall promptly
produce to Defendants proof of
costs incurred for the
videographer and court
reporter, and Defendants are
ORDERED to reimburse Plaintiff
for those costs within 10 days
of receipt of the invoices." Watch this site. Moreon X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here The two cases
have been consolidated under
the first filed case,
Cartagena v. Dixon, et al.,
1:25-cv-3552 (Rochan) More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
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