Case #152727/2025 · Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York

John Doe v. Sean Combs et al

Filed February 28, 2025
Status
Open
Next court date
Nov 19, 2026Motion to withdraw as counsel (Mot. Seq. 3); oral argument, in person, 02:15 PM (NYSCEF Doc. 32)
Last filing
Nov 4, 2026No. 34 · AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #003) — Corrected Affirmation of Service of OSC re: Withdrawal of…
Latest dispatch
Nov 3, 2026Justice Stroth Signs Sher Tremonte’s Orders to Show Cause on Withdrawing as Combs’s Counsel in 14 New York Supreme Court Cases; Argument Set for Nov. 19
Judge
Justice Leslie A. Stroth
Contains Sexual Assault · Drugging · Violence
Dispatches
November 3, 2026 Justice Stroth Signs Sher Tremonte’s Orders to Show Cause on Withdrawing as Combs’s Counsel in 14 New York Supreme Court Cases; Argument Set for Nov. 19 N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County · 14 actions before Justice Stroth · Signed Nov. 2, 2026
October 23, 2026 Sher Tremonte Files Proposed Orders to Withdraw as Combs’s Counsel in 14 New York Supreme Court Cases N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County · 14 actions before Justice Stroth · Filed Oct. 22, 2026
Parties
Plaintiff
Jane Doe Alleges being drugged and sexually assaulted by Combs and associates at Combs's East Hampton residence in or around September 2007.
Defendants
Sean Combs A male, believed to reside in New York City, currently incarcerated in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Owner and/or controller of the Combs Corporations (Bad Boy entities, Daddy's House, and Combs Global).
Daddy's House Recordings Inc. A New York corporation with its principal place of business now at 9255 Sunset Boulevard, 2nd Floor, West Hollywood, California 90069, formerly located at 321 W 44th Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10036. Owned and operated by Combs and Bad Boy, with Combs as CEO.
CE OPCO, LLC
Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc.
Bad Boy Books Holdings, Inc.
Bad Boy Records LLC
Bad Boy Entertainment LLC
Bad Boy Productions LLC
Factual Allegations
Disclaimer: allegations as pled by the plaintiff, summarized with the help of AI.

In September 2007, 18-year-old Jane Doe, a bartender and model from outside the Hamptons, was invited to Sean Combs' 'White Party' at his East Hampton, New York residence by an associate claiming celebrity ties. Accompanied by a friend, she arrived, signed a document without reading it, and entered. Pressured by waitstaff, she sipped a drink and soon felt unusually intoxicated, dizzy, and disoriented. After sitting by the pool and needing to vomit, she and her friend searched for a bathroom. Her friend left to call a taxi due to poor reception, leaving Doe on a couch. Fifteen minutes later, her friend returned to find Doe unconscious, partially undressed, surrounded by Combs and three men attempting to assault her—one on top of her, another trying to orally sodomize her. Her friend intervened, waking Doe, who was helped to dress and escape despite a man at the exit warning them about signed documents. Fearing retaliation and disbelief due to Combs' fame, they did not report the incident.

Prayer for Relief

Compensatory damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, psychological harm, anxiety, humiliation, pain and suffering, 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 Violation of New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act
Court Dates
DateTypeDescription
Jun 5, 2025 Hearing Order to Show Cause (Mot. Seq. 1); oral argument, in person, 10:00 AM; fully submitted (NYSCEF Doc. 6)
Apr 1, 2026 Other Motion for admission pro hac vice (Mot. Seq. 2); submissions only, no appearance; fully submitted - no opposition
Nov 19, 2026 Hearing Motion to withdraw as counsel (Mot. Seq. 3); oral argument, in person, 02:15 PM (NYSCEF Doc. 32)
Docket
Date No. Description
Feb 28, 2025 1 SUMMONS + COMPLAINT *Corrected*. Curis, A. View PDF
Mar 3, 2025 2 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #001). Curis, A. View PDF
Mar 3, 2025 3 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #001). Curis, A. View PDF
Mar 3, 2025 4 EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Declaration. Curis, A. View PDF
Mar 3, 2025 5 RJI -RE: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Curis, A. View PDF
Mar 5, 2025 6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Court User View PDF
Mar 13, 2025 7 STIPULATION - TIME TO ANSWER. Cuccaro, M. View PDF
May 14, 2025 8 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
May 20, 2025 9 STIPULATION - TIME TO ANSWER. Cuccaro, M. View PDF
May 22, 2025 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
May 22, 2025 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Friedman, R. View PDF
May 22, 2025 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Tremonte, M. View PDF
May 22, 2025 13 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Wolff, E. View PDF
Jun 11, 2025 14 STIPULATION - PARTIAL DISCONTINUANCE (POST RJI) — as to BBRLLC Only. Saady, N. View PDF
Aug 14, 2025 15 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #001). Court User View PDF
Aug 19, 2025 16 NOTICE OF ENTRY (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Aug 19, 2025 17 EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Decision and Order (NYSCEF No. 15). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Sep 12, 2025 18 ORDER (PROPOSED) (AMENDED) (Motion #001). Curis, A. View PDF
Sep 12, 2025 19 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #001). Curis, A. View PDF
Sep 12, 2025 20 EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Plaintiff's Affidavit. Curis, A. View PDF
Feb 26, 2026 21 NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #002). Curis, A. View PDF
Feb 26, 2026 22 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT (Motion #002). Curis, A. View PDF
Feb 26, 2026 23 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT (Motion #002). Curis, A. View PDF
Jun 12, 2026 24 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #002). Court User View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 25 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 26 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP. Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 27 EXHIBIT(S) — Kelly v. Combs, No. 24-CV-8024 (VEC), 2026 WL 3061748 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 13, 2026). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 28 EXHIBIT(S) — Doe v. Combs, et al., No. 24-CV-7778 (JLR), ECF No. 91 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2026). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 29 EXHIBIT(S) — Doe v. Combs, et al., No. 24-CV-9852 (JLR), ECF No. 67 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2026). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 30 EXHIBIT(S) — Combs v. Burgess, et al., No. 25-CV-650 (JPC), ECF No. 130 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2026). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Oct 22, 2026 31 EXHIBIT(S) — Guzel v. Combs, et al., Index No. 152568/2025, NYSCEF Doc. No. 181 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County Oct. 22, 2026). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Nov 2, 2026 32 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #003). Court User View PDF
Nov 2, 2026 33 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #003). Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Nov 4, 2026 34 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #003) — Corrected Affirmation of Service of OSC re: Withdrawal of Counsel. Cuccaro, M. View PDF
Attorneys
Anthony G. Buzbee
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe
Plaintiff
David C. Fortney
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe
Plaintiff
Thomas Colby Holler
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe
Plaintiff
Lionel Sims III
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe
Plaintiff
Mitchell W. Blasio
The Buzbee Law Firm
for Jane Doe
Plaintiff
Andrew Van Arsdale
AVA Law Group
for Jane Doe
Plaintiff
Antigone Curis
Curis Law, PLLC
for Jane Doe
appeared February 28, 2025 Plaintiff
Erica A. Wolff
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
appeared May 22, 2025 Civil Defense
Michael Tremonte
Sher Tremonte
for all defendants on this case
appeared May 22, 2025 Civil Defense
Mark Cuccaro
Sher Tremonte
for all defendants on this case
appeared March 13, 2025 Civil Defense
Raphael Asher Friedman
Sher Tremonte
for all defendants on this case
appeared May 22, 2025 Civil Defense
Nicholas George Saady
Pryor Cashman LLP
for Bad Boy Records LLC
appeared June 11, 2025 Civil Defense
Donald Steven Zakarin
Pryor Cashman LLP
for Bad Boy Records LLC
appeared June 11, 2025 Civil Defense