Case #152251/2025 · Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York
Saria Gilliam v. Sean Combs et al
- Status
- Open
- Next court date
- None on file
- Last filing
- Jul 24, 2026No. 36 · DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #002)
- Judge
- Justice Leslie A. Stroth
Parties
Plaintiff
Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam) Alleges, as a minor, repeated sexual assaults at a party in Miami where underage girls were allegedly provided for Combs and others.
Defendants
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 with the help of AI.
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
| Date | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Hearing | Order to Show Cause (Mot. Seq. 1); oral argument, in person, 10:00 AM; adjourned (NYSCEF Doc. 7) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Hearing | Order to Show Cause (Mot. Seq. 1); oral argument, in person, 10:00 AM; fully submitted |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Other | Motion to dismiss (Mot. Seq. 2); submissions only, no appearance; adjourned |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Other | Motion to dismiss (Mot. Seq. 2); submissions only, no appearance; adjourned |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Other | Motion for admission pro hac vice (Mot. Seq. 3); submissions only, no appearance; fully submitted - no opposition |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Hearing | Motion to dismiss (Mot. Seq. 2); oral argument, in person, 10:00 AM; adjourned |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Hearing | Motion to dismiss (Mot. Seq. 2); oral argument, in person, 10:00 AM; adjourned |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Hearing | Motion to dismiss |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Hearing | Motion to dismiss |
Docket
| Date | No. | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 | 1 | SUMMONS *Corrected*. Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 2 | COMPLAINT *Corrected*. Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 3 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #001). Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 4 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #001). Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 5 | EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Declaration. Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 6 | RJI -RE: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 7 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Court User | View PDF |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 8 | STIPULATION - TIME TO ANSWER. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 9 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 10 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Wolff, E. | View PDF |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 11 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Friedman, R. | View PDF |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 12 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Tremonte, M. | View PDF |
| May 21, 2025 | 13 | NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 21, 2025 | 14 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 15 | STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION -IN SUBMISSIONS PART -RM 130 (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 16 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #002). Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 17 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #001). Court User | View PDF |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 18 | NOTICE OF ENTRY (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 19 | EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Decision and Order (NYSCEF No. 17). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 20 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 21 | COMPLAINT (AMENDED). Curis, A. | View PDF |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 22 | LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 23 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI) — Notice of Appearance. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 24 | NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #003) — Notice of Motion. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 25 | AFFIRMATION (Motion #003) — Affirmation of Sean Kiely, Esq. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 26 | AFFIRMATION (Motion #003) — Affirmation of Phillip S. Georges, Esq. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 27 | EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #003) — Certificate of Good Standing. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 28 | EXHIBIT(S) - 2 (Motion #003) — Notice of Appearance. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 29 | ORDER ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #003) *Corrected* — Proposed Order. Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 30 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #003). Court User | View PDF |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 31 | STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF ORAL ARGUMENT (Motion #002). Kiely, S. | View PDF |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 32 | LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE (Motion #002) — Providing supplemental authority from the First Department. Friedman, R. | View PDF |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 33 | EXHIBIT(S) (Motion #002) — ARK448 v. Maryknoll, --- N.Y.S.3d ---, 2026 WL 1898701 (1st Dep't, July 2, 2026). Friedman, R. | View PDF |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 34 | STIPULATION - DISCONTINUANCE (POST RJI) — Stipulation of Discontinuance. SEAN OG LIAM KIELY | View PDF |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 35 | LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE — Correspondence to Hon. Leslie A. Stroth. SEAN OG LIAM KIELY | View PDF |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 36 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #002). Court User | View PDF |
Attorneys
Anthony G. Buzbee
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
David C. Fortney
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Thomas Colby Holler
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Lionel Sims III
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Crystal Del Toro
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Andrew Van Arsdale
AVA Law Group
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Antigone Curis
Curis Law, PLLC
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Sean O. Kiely
Peknic, Peknic & Schaefer LLC
for Jane Doe (Saria Gilliam)
Erica A. Wolff
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
Michael Tremonte
Sher Tremonte
for 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
Mark Cuccaro
Sher Tremonte
for 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
Raphael Asher Friedman
Sher Tremonte
for 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