Case #152251/2025 · Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York

Saria Gilliam v. Sean Combs et al

Filed February 14, 2025 Judge Judge Leslie A. Stroth
Open Sean Combs Daddy's House Recordings Inc. CE OPCO, LLC d/b/a Combs Global f/k/a Combs Enterprises LLC Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc. Bad Boy Books Holdings, Inc. Bad Boy Entertainment LLC Bad Boy Productions LLC Organizational Does 1-10 Individual Does 1-20
Contains Sexual Assault · Sex Trafficking · Drugging · Violence · Minor Victim · Emotional Trauma
Parties
Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam) Plaintiff
Sean Combs A male residing in New York City, currently incarcerated at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, owner/controller of various Bad Boy entities and Combs Corporations.
Daddy's House Recordings Inc. A New York corporation with its principal place of business at 9255 Sunset Boulevard, 2nd Floor, West Hollywood, California 90069; a recording studio owned by Combs, previously located at 321 W 44th Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10036.
CE OPCO, LLC d/b/a Combs Global f/k/a Combs Enterprises LLC A Delaware LLC with its principal place of business at 9255 Sunset Boulevard, 2nd Floor, West Hollywood, California 90069; an alter ego or successor to Combs’ other corporations, overseeing Bad Boy entities.
Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc. A New York corporation with its principal place of business at 9255 Sunset Boulevard, 2nd Floor, West Hollywood, California 90069, part of the Bad Boy enterprise owned by Combs.
Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc. A New York corporation with its principal place of business at 9255 Sunset Boulevard, 2nd Floor, West Hollywood, California 90069, part of the Bad Boy enterprise owned by Combs.
Bad Boy Books Holdings, Inc. A New York corporation with its principal place of business at 1440 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018, part of the Bad Boy enterprise owned by Combs.
Bad Boy Entertainment LLC A New York LLC headquartered in New York and/or California, part of the Bad Boy enterprise owned by Combs.
Bad Boy Productions LLC A New York LLC headquartered in New York and/or California, part of the Bad Boy enterprise owned by Combs.
Organizational Does 1-10 Unknown entities owned by or employing Combs, enabling and conspiring with his alleged conduct.
Individual Does 1-20 Unknown celebrities or persons of interest who enabled or conspired with Combs’ alleged conduct.
Factual Allegations
Disclaimer: allegations as pled by the plaintiff, summarized by Grok.

Jane Doe, trafficked since age twelve, was taken to Miami, Florida, in 2020 at age fifteen by her sex trafficker. At a warehouse-like building, Sean Combs hosted a party where he had paid traffickers to supply underage girls, including Doe, for sexual exploitation. Drugged and confined to a curtained area with a bed, Doe was forced to have sex with approximately twenty men over several hours, while Combs assaulted a younger Latina girl nearby, watched others, and drank. After the party, Doe was moved elsewhere by her trafficker, escaping two years later via a police sting in Virginia, suffering severe emotional trauma including PTSD.

Prayer for Relief

Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, and other harms; punitive damages; attorneys’ fees and costs; pre- and post-judgment interest; and other relief deemed just and proper.

Causes of Action
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Aiding and Abetting Assault and Sexual Assault Florida Law (All Defendants)
SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Assault and Sexual Assault Florida Law (Individual Does 1-20)
Court Dates
DateTypeDescription
Jun 11, 2026 Hearing Motion to dismiss
Jul 21, 2026 Hearing Motion to dismiss
Docket
Date No. Description
Feb 20, 2025 1 SUMMONS *Corrected*. Curis, A. No document
Feb 20, 2025 2 COMPLAINT *Corrected*. Curis, A. View PDF
Feb 20, 2025 3 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #001). Curis, A. No document
Feb 20, 2025 4 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #001). Curis, A. No document
Feb 20, 2025 5 EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Declaration. Curis, A. No document
Feb 20, 2025 6 RJI -RE: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Curis, A. No document
Feb 21, 2025 7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Court User No document
Feb 28, 2025 8 STIPULATION - TIME TO ANSWER. Cuccaro, M. No document
Apr 17, 2025 9 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. No document
Apr 17, 2025 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Wolff, E. No document
Apr 17, 2025 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Friedman, R. No document
Apr 17, 2025 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Tremonte, M. No document
May 21, 2025 13 NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. No document
May 21, 2025 14 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. No document
Jun 2, 2025 15 STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION -IN SUBMISSIONS PART -RM 130 (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. No document
Jul 22, 2025 16 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #002). Curis, A. No document
Aug 18, 2025 17 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #001). Court User No document
Aug 19, 2025 18 NOTICE OF ENTRY (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. No document
Aug 19, 2025 19 EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Decision and Order (NYSCEF No. 17). Cuccaro, M. No document
Aug 22, 2025 20 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. No document
Sep 17, 2025 21 COMPLAINT (AMENDED). Curis, A. View PDF
Sep 19, 2025 22 LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE. Cuccaro, M. No document
Jan 8, 2026 23 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI) — Notice of Appearance. Kiely, S. No document
Jan 8, 2026 24 NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #003) — Notice of Motion. Kiely, S. No document
Jan 8, 2026 25 AFFIRMATION (Motion #003) — Affirmation of Sean Kiely, Esq. Kiely, S. No document
Jan 8, 2026 26 AFFIRMATION (Motion #003) — Affirmation of Phillip S. Georges, Esq. Kiely, S. No document
Jan 8, 2026 27 EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #003) — Certificate of Good Standing. Kiely, S. No document
Jan 8, 2026 28 EXHIBIT(S) - 2 (Motion #003) — Notice of Appearance. Kiely, S. No document
Jan 16, 2026 29 ORDER ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #003) *Corrected* — Proposed Order. Kiely, S. No document
Mar 2, 2026 30 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #003). Court User No document
Mar 18, 2026 31 STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF ORAL ARGUMENT (Motion #002). Kiely, S. No document
Attorneys
Anthony G. Buzbee
The Buzbee Law Firm
Plaintiff
David C. Fortney
The Buzbee Law Firm
Plaintiff
Thomas Colby Holler
The Buzbee Law Firm
Plaintiff
Lionel Sims III
The Buzbee Law Firm
Plaintiff
Crystal Del Toro
The Buzbee Law Firm
Plaintiff
Andrew Van Arsdale
AVA Law Group
Plaintiff
Antigone Curis
Curis Law, PLLC
Plaintiff
Erica A. Wolff
Sher Tremonte
Civil Defense