Case #0114308/2003 · N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York County

Damon Jackson v. Sean J. Combs a/k/a "Puff Daddy", "P. Diddy", Paul Offord, Bad Boy Productions, Inc., "Daddy's House", Green Gates Security, Inc., S&L Green Realty Corp., and Classic Security

Filed N/A
Open Sean J. Combs Paul Offord Bad Boy Productions, Inc. Daddy's House Green Gates Security, Inc. S&L Green Realty Corp. Classic Security
Parties
Damon Jackson Plaintiff
Sean J. Combs a/k/a "Puff Daddy", "P. Diddy"
Paul Offord Combs's security chief; alleged, per contemporaneous newspaper report, to have led the beating of Guest and Jackson outside "Daddy's House" along with four unidentified men.
Bad Boy Productions, Inc. Corporate co-defendant.
Daddy's House Combs-affiliated entity, named as co-defendant.
Green Gates Security, Inc. Security company co-defendant.
S&L Green Realty Corp. Property/realty co-defendant.
Classic Security Security company co-defendant; dismissed on summary judgment 08/30/2005 (owed no duty to plaintiff, not a party to Classic's security agreement with S&L Green Realty Corp./Management LLC).
Factual Allegations
Disclaimer: allegations as pled by the plaintiff, summarized by Grok.

Guest and Jackson allege that roughly one year before filing, they went to Combs's "Daddy's House" studio (321 W. 44th St., Manhattan) intending to show Combs a video clip speaking out against violence. Instead, they allege they were severely beaten and knocked unconscious by Combs's security chief Paul Offord and four other unidentified men. Guest is described as a boyhood friend of Combs; Jackson (a car salesman, then 35) as an acquaintance. Each sought $25 million (total suit publicized as "Combs Sued for $50 Million") from Combs and Bad Boy Productions. Not sexual-assault-related -- a physical-assault/premises-security claim. Companion case: Guest v. Combs (0114309/2003) -- same incident, same defendants, same counsel, same judge. Source: contemporaneous newspaper clipping (byline Pete Bowles), on file.

Docket
Date No. Description
Sep 23, 2004 1 RJI filed. No document
Oct 8, 2004 2 Submissions Part — Motion Seq. 1 (to withdraw as counsel, Heidell Pittoni Murphy & Bach seeking to be relieved for Combs, Paul Offord, Bad Boy Productions Inc., "Daddy's House", and Green Gates Security, Inc.), adjourned. No document
Oct 22, 2004 2-a Submissions Part — Motion Seq. 1, adjourned. No document
Nov 5, 2004 2-b Submissions Part — Motion Seq. 1, submitted (OPP). No document
Jan 12, 2005 2-decision Decision on Motion Seq. 1 — Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP relieved as counsel for Sean J. Combs, Paul Offord, Bad Boy Productions Inc., "Daddy's House" and Green Gates Security, Inc.; Molod Spitz & DeSantis, P.C. granted leave to file Notice of Appearance as new counsel (co-defendant Classic Security had sought assurance new counsel would be retained promptly). Before Justice Louis B. York. No document
Jun 9, 2005 3 Submissions Part — Motion Seq. 2 (Other Reliefs, filed by Plaintiff 05/23/2005), adjourned. No document
Jun 16, 2005 3-a Submissions Part — Motion Seq. 2, motion withdrawn. No document
Jul 13, 2005 3-decision Decision on Motion Seq. 2 (Other Reliefs, filed by Plaintiff) — motion withdrawn. Before Justice Louis B. York. No document
Jul 6, 2005 4 Submissions Part — Motion Seq. 3 (Summary Judgment, filed by Defendant Classic Security 06/17/2005), motion defaulted. No document
Jul 14, 2005 4-decision Decision on Motion Seq. 3 (Summary Judgment) — defendant Classic Security's motion to dismiss the action against it granted on default; Classic owed no duty to plaintiff, who was not a party to the security agreement between Classic and S&L Green Realty Corp./S&L Green Management LLC; order (as originally entered) also purported to dismiss the action against S&L Green Realty Corp. Before Justice Louis B. York. [Note: this order was itself corrected by the amended order of 08/30/2005 below — see that entry for the corrected disposition.] No document
Aug 12, 2005 5 Motion Seq. 4 (Other Reliefs, filed by Defendant) — Interim Order: upon a letter from Robert Dunn, Esq. dated 08/10/2005, the court elects to treat the letter as a motion to correct the order of this court dated 07/14/2005; other parties given until 08/29/2005 to submit opposition papers. Before Justice Louis B. York. No document
Aug 29, 2005 5-a IAS Motion 2 — Motion Seq. 4, motion decided, open appearance (9:30 a.m., interim order). Before Justice Louis B. York. No document
Aug 30, 2005 5-decision AMENDED ORDER correcting the order of this court dated 08/12/2005, granted on default. Accordingly, the order is corrected to read: defendant Classic Security's motion to dismiss the action against it is granted — Classic owed no duty to plaintiff, who was not a party to the security agreement between Classic and S&L Green Management, LLC; ORDERED that the action against Classic Security is severed and dismissed, with the balance of the action remaining active. Before Justice Louis B. York. No document
May 10, 2006 6 IAS Preliminary Conference 2 — Other final disposition (pre-note); discontinuance. Before Justice Louis B. York. No document
Attorneys
Ralph DeSimone
DeSimone & Associates, LLC
for Damon Jackson
Plaintiff
Louise Derevleni
Heidell Pittoni Murphy & Bach
for Sean J. Combs
Civil Defense
Molod Spitz & DeSantis, P.C.
for Sean J. Combs
Civil Defense