Case #161674/2024 · Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York
Jason Dunn v. Sean Combs et al
- Status
- Open
- Next court date
- Jan 20, 2027Preliminary conference; adjourned from 9/16/2026
- Last filing
- Oct 23, 2026No. 78 · DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #004)
- Latest dispatch
- Oct 23, 2026Reed v. Combs: Justice Bluth Grants Sher Tremonte’s Withdrawal in Three Cases, With Conditions
- Judge
- Justice Arlene P. Bluth
Dispatches
October 23, 2026
Reed v. Combs: Justice Bluth Grants Sher Tremonte’s Withdrawal in Three Cases, With Conditions
N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County · Index Nos. 161676/2024, 161674/2024, 161671/2024 · Mot. Seq. 004 · Signed Oct. 23, 2026
October 15, 2026
Reed v. Combs: Combs Served at Fort Dix as Sher Tremonte’s Withdrawal Motion Goes Before Justice Bluth
N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County · Index Nos. 161676/2024, 161674/2024, 161671/2024 · Mot. Seq. 004 · Return Date Oct. 14, 2026
Parties
Plaintiff
John Doe (Jason Dunn) Alleges sexual abuse by Combs in a hotel suite in New York, and that the Combs companies failed to protect Doe.
Defendants
Sean Combs A United States citizen, resident of and domiciled in the State of New York, currently held at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. Owner and/or controller of Bad Boy Records entities.
Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, Inc. A New York domestic business corporation with its principal place of business in New York, NY, part of Bad Boy Records controlled by Sean Combs.
Sony Music Holdings, Inc. A foreign business corporation organized under New York law with its principal place of business in New York, NY, subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and parent company to Bad Boy entities.
Bad Boy Entertainment LLC
Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc.
Daddy's House Recordings, Inc.
Appeal
Jason Dunn v. Sean Combs et al (Appeal)
No. 2025-01756 · Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department · filed February 28, 2025 · Affirmed, July 23, 2026
Factual Allegations
Disclaimer: allegations as pled by the plaintiff, summarized with the help of AI.
In 2019, Plaintiff John Doe met Sean Combs at Marquee New York nightclub through a friend’s industry connections. Around midnight, Combs’s security invited Doe to an afterparty at the Park Hyatt New York hotel suite with about ten Bad Boy Records affiliates. Combs offered Doe a drugged cocktail, and after consuming half, Doe felt disoriented as Combs led guests to the bedroom. Instructed to lie on a sectional sofa, Doe lost consciousness, awoke naked to Combs sodomizing him without consent, and saw two others recording the assault. Doe briefly resisted, lost consciousness again, and awoke the next morning to find the pair on the bed; one handed him $2,500 from Combs. Fearful and humiliated, Doe kept silent until filing this complaint.
Prayer for Relief
Compensatory damages exceeding jurisdictional limits of lower courts; punitive damages; costs and attorneys' fees; prejudgment 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 Law
SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Sexual Assault
THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION Sexual Battery
FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION Negligence
SIXTH CAUSE OF ACTION Negligent Hiring, Retention, Supervision, and/or Direction
Court Dates
| Date | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2025 | Hearing | Partially Signed OTSC as to Pseudonym (Mot. Seq. 1); oral argument, in person, 02:15 PM; adjourned (NYSCEF Doc. 7) |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Hearing | Partially Signed OTSC as to Pseudonym (Mot. Seq. 1); oral argument, in person, 02:15 PM; fully submitted |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Other | The Combs Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (Mot. Seq. 2); submissions only, no appearance; adjourned |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Other | Motion to Reargue (Mot. Seq. 3); submissions only, no appearance; adjourned (NYSCEF Doc. 48) |
| May 19, 2025 | Other | The Combs Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (Mot. Seq. 2); submissions only, no appearance; adjourned (NYSCEF Doc. 34) |
| May 20, 2025 | Other | Motion to Reargue (Mot. Seq. 3); submissions only, no appearance; fully submitted - no opposition (NYSCEF Doc. 48) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Hearing | The Combs Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (Mot. Seq. 2); oral argument, in person, 02:15 PM; adjourned |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Other | The Combs Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (Mot. Seq. 2); submissions only, no appearance; decided |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Filing Deadline | Joint discovery stipulation due |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Status Conference | Conference-Preliminary; conference, 10:00 AM; adjourned (NYSCEF Doc. 66) |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Other | Return date for Sher Tremonte's Motion to Withdraw (no appearance) |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Order/Ruling | Decision and order (Justice Bluth) granting without opposition Sher Tremonte LLP's motion to withdraw as counsel (Mot. Seq. 004); no further proceedings against the former clients for 30 days after service; answer may be stricken if defendant does not appear at the January 20, 2027 conference (NYSCEF Doc. 78) |
| Jan 20, 2027 | Status Conference | Preliminary conference; adjourned from 9/16/2026 |
Docket
| Date | No. | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1 | SUMMONS + COMPLAINT *Corrected*. Giuffra, T. | View PDF |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #001) *Corrected* — Partially Signed OTSC as to Pseudonym. Giuffra, T. | View PDF |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3 | AFFIRMATION *Corrected* — Attorney Affirmation as to Pseudonym. Giuffra, T. | View PDF |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4 | AFFIRMATION *Corrected* — Plaintiff Affirmation as to Pseudonym. Giuffra, T. | View PDF |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5 | RJI -RE: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE *Corrected*. Giuffra, T. | View PDF |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 6 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001). Court User | View PDF |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 7 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (AMENDED) (Motion #001). Court User | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 8 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) — SONY MUSIC HOLDINGS, INC. B/S/U CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AS REGISTERED AGENT. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 9 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) — DADDY'S HOUSE RECORDINGS, INC. B/S/U CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AS REGISTERED AGENT. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 10 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) — BAD BOY PRODUCTIONS HOLDINGS, INC. B/S/U CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AS REGISTERED AGENT. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 11 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) — BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT LLC B/S/U CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AS REGISTERED AGENT. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 12 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) — BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. B/S/U CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AS REGISTERED AGENT. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 13 | STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRONIC FILING (Motion #001). Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 14 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE — Sony Music Holdings Inc. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 15 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE — Daddy's House Recordings, Inc. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 16 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE — Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 17 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE — Bad Boy entertainment LLC. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 18 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE — Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings, INC. Giuffra, T. - filed by PM LEGAL | View PDF |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 19 | STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF HEARING. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 20 | STIPULATION - TIME TO ANSWER. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 21 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Zakarin, D. | View PDF |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 22 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Saady, N. | View PDF |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 23 | STIPULATION - PARTIAL DISCONTINUANCE (POST RJI). Zakarin, D. | View PDF |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 24 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 25 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Friedman, R. | View PDF |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 26 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Wolff, E. | View PDF |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 27 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI). Tremonte, M. | View PDF |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 28 | NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 29 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #002) — Memorandum of Law in Support of the Combs Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Feb 21, 2025 | 30 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #001). Court User | View PDF |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 31 | NOTICE OF ENTRY (Motion #001). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 32 | EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #001) — Decision and Order. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 33 | NOTICE OF APPEAL (Motion #001) — Notice of Appeal, Informational Statement, Notice of Entry/Decision & Affirmation of Service. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 34 | STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION -IN SUBMISSIONS PART -RM 130 (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 35 | NOTICE OF MOTION (Motion #003) — Notice of Motion to Reargue. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 36 | AFFIRMATION OF GOOD FAITH (Motion #003). Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 37 | AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION (Motion #003). Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 38 | EXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #003) — Summons and Complaint. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 39 | EXHIBIT(S) - B (Motion #003) — Proposed Order to Show Cause. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 40 | EXHIBIT(S) - C (Motion #003) — Attorney Affirmation. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 41 | EXHIBIT(S) - D (Motion #003) — Plaintiff's Affirmation. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 42 | EXHIBIT(S) - E (Motion #003) — Signed Order to Show Cause. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 43 | EXHIBIT(S) - F (Motion #003) — Amended Order to Show Cause. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 44 | EXHIBIT(S) - G (Motion #003) — Stipulation. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 45 | EXHIBIT(S) - H (Motion #003) — Memorandum of Law in Opposition. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 46 | EXHIBIT(S) - I (Motion #003) — Notice of Entry. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 47 | EXHIBIT(S) - J (Motion #003) — Notice of Appeal. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 48 | STIPULATION - ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION -IN SUBMISSIONS PART -RM 130 (Motion #003). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 49 | AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION (Motion #002). Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| May 8, 2025 | 50 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION (Motion #003). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 8, 2025 | 51 | AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION (Motion #003) — AFFIRMATION OF MARK CUCCARO IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS MOTION SEEKING REARGUMENT. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 8, 2025 | 52 | EXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #003) — Article entitled "Attorney for three men accusing Diddy of rape speak out". Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 8, 2025 | 53 | EXHIBIT(S) - B (Motion #003) — News alert entitled "Lawyer for 3 men accusing Sean Diddy Combs of rape speaks out". Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 8, 2025 | 54 | EXHIBIT(S) - C (Motion #003) — Article featured on Plaintiffs lawyers firm website. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 16, 2025 | 55 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| May 19, 2025 | 56 | AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN REPLY (Motion #003). Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| May 19, 2025 | 57 | EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #003) — Decision of Hon. Leslie A. Stroth, J.S.C. in Doe v. Combs, Index No. 160055/2024. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 58 | LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE (Motion #002). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 59 | EXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #002) — S.S. v. Rockefeller Univ. Hosp., No. 159929/23, 2025 WL 1559583 (1st Dept June 3, 2025). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 60 | ORDER - CASE SCHEDULING (Motion #002). Court User | View PDF |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 61 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #003). Court User | View PDF |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 62 | NOTICE OF ENTRY (Motion #003). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 63 | EXHIBIT(S) - 1 (Motion #003) — Decision and Order (NYSCEF No. 61). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 64 | COURT NOTICE. Court User | View PDF |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 65 | REMITTITUR | View PDF |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 66 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION | View PDF |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 67 | STIPULATION - AMENDING PLEADING(S) — Per Court Order. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 68 | COMPLAINT (AMENDED). Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 69 | STIPULATION - DISCOVERY. Hellman, J. | View PDF |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 70 | STIPULATION - SO ORDERED. Court User | View PDF |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 71 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #004) — Withdrawal of Counsel. Tremonte, M. | View PDF |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 72 | AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP (Motion #004). Tremonte, M. | View PDF |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 73 | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #004). Court User | View PDF |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 74 | LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE (Motion #004) — Request for Extension of Time to Serve at Fort Dix. Friedman, R. | View PDF |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 75 | STIPULATION - TIME TO ANSWER. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 76 | AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #004). Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 77 | LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE (Motion #004) — Re: Supplemental Authority. Cuccaro, M. | View PDF |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 78 | DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION (Motion #004). Court User | View PDF |
Attorneys
Thomas P. Giuffra
Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP
for John Doe (Jason Dunn)
Jeremy A. Hellman
Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP
for John Doe (Jason Dunn)
Ethan J. Cohen
Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP
for John Doe (Jason Dunn)
Erica A. Wolff
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
Michael Tremonte
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
Mark Cuccaro
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
Raphael Asher Friedman
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs