Case #1:24-cv-07769 · United States District Court, Southern District of New York

Doe v. Combs et al

Filed October 14, 2024 Judge Judge Jennifer H. Rearden

Closed Sean Combs CE OPCO, LLC d/b/a Combs Global Bad Boy entities Marriott International Inc. Organizational Does 1-10

Parties

Jane Doe Plaintiff

Sean Combs A male, resides in New York City, incarcerated in Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, owned/controlled various Combs Corporations.

CE OPCO, LLC d/b/a Combs Global Delaware LLC, principal place at 9255 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA, alter ego/successor for Combs, oversees Bad Boy and other ventures.

Bad Boy entities Various NY/DE LLCs and corporations, founded/owned by Combs, now controlled by Combs and/or Combs Global, used for business and alleged criminal activities.

Marriott International Inc. Domestic corporation, principal place at 7750 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD, aware of Combs' activities, profited from conduct.

Organizational Does 1-10 Unknown entities owned/employed by Combs, enabled the conduct complained of.

Factual Allegations

Disclaimer: allegations as pled by the plaintiff, summarized by Grok.

In 2004, 19-year-old Jane Doe was invited to a photoshoot for 'Da Band' across from her Brooklyn college campus, organized by Sean Combs' associates. At the event, she and a friend were lured to a Manhattan Marriott hotel for an exclusive party, where they were grabbed by a security guard and taken to a separate room. Combs forced them to consume cocaine and drinks, threatened violence, and sexually assaulted Doe, including rape, while her friend was coerced into performing oral sex; Doe escaped after intervention but was intimidated into silence.

Prayer for Relief

Compensatory damages for physical/emotional harm, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, pre/post-judgment interest, attachment of Defendants’ assets in New York, and other relief deemed just.

Causes of Action

FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Violation of New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (All Defendants)

Disposition

Dismissal — October 15, 2024

The action was dismissed for failure to comply with ECF Rule 6.14(b), which requires a miscellaneous case to be commenced with leave from the Court to proceed using a pseudonym. Plaintiff may commence a new action in accordance with the rule.

Docket

Date	No.	Description
Oct 14, 2024	1	COMPLAINT against Bad Boy Books Holdings, Inc., Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Bad Boy Entertainment LLC, Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc., Bad Boy Productions LLC, Bad Boy Records LLC, CE OPCO, LLC, Sean Combs, Daddy's House Records, Inc., Mariott International, Inc., Organizational Does 1-10. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-30034626)Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	View PDF
Oct 14, 2024	2	FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Curis, Antigone) Modified on 10/15/2024 (gp). (Entered: 10/14/2024)	View PDF
Oct 14, 2024	3	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Sean Combs, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	4	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Daddy's House Recordings Inc., re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	5	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to CE Opco, LLC dba Combs Global fka Combs Enterprises LLC, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	6	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc., re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	7	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc., re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	8	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Bad Boy Books Holdings, Inc., re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	9	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Bad Boy Records LLC, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	10	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Bad Boy Entertainment LLC, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	11	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Bad Boy Productions LLC, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 14, 2024	12	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Marriott International, Inc., re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Jane Doe..(Curis, Antigone) (Entered: 10/14/2024)	No document
Oct 15, 2024	13	ORDER Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a Complaint on October 14, 2024. Plaintiff appears to seek to proceed under a pseudonym, as the Complaint identifies Plaintiff as "Jane Doe." Pursuant to Rule 6.14(b) of the S.D.N.Y. Electronic Case Filing Rules & Instructions, such a proceeding must be commenced as a miscellaneous case with leave from the Court to proceed using a pseudonym. It is hereby ORDERED that this action is dismissed for failure to comply with ECF Rule 6.14(b). Plaintiff may commence a new action in accordance with that rule. Plaintiff is referred to the ECF Help Desk and/or the Clerks Office for procedural assistance in commencing the action. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 10/15/2024) (jca) (Entered: 10/15/2024)	View PDF
Oct 15, 2024	13.1	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Antigone Curis. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: CE OPCO, LLC . The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: alias party name was omitted. (gp) Modified on 10/15/2024 (gp).	No document
Oct 15, 2024	13.2	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Antigone Curis to RE-FILE Document No. 2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): The Citizenship of Principle Parties section on the PDF has multiple selections for the Defendant. Place an X in Citizenship of Principle Parties box for the Defendant and refile. (gp)	No document
Oct 15, 2024	13.3	CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(gp)	No document
Oct 15, 2024	13.4	Magistrate Judge Jennifer Willis is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (gp)	No document
Oct 15, 2024	13.5	Case Designated ECF. (gp)	No document