Combs v. NBCUniversal: Defendants Submit Proposed $477,700.50 Judgment as Sher Tremonte Cites Kelly in Withdrawal Bid
N.Y. Sup. Ct. · Index No. 151935/2025 · Proposed Judgment Filed Oct. 16, 2026 · Withdrawal Motion Returnable Oct. 23
In Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV LLC and Ample, LLC, Index No. 151935/2025 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty.), the defendants’ lawyers on Oct. 16 submitted a proposed judgment that would make Sean “Diddy” Combs pay $477,700.50 in attorneys’ fees, with 9 percent annual interest and immediate execution. The docket now lists a judgment signed by the court and sent to the County Clerk. A day earlier, Combs’s own lawyers at Sher Tremonte LLP filed a letter backing their pending request to withdraw. (ECF Nos. 172–175.)
The Proposed Judgment
Justice Phaedra F. Perry-Bond awarded the fees on Oct. 6 under Civil Rights Law § 70-a, about 48 percent of the $990,292 the defendants had sought (see Dispatch 17). Her order directed defense counsel to “submit a proposed judgment to the Court reflecting the $477,700.50 awarded” within ten days of entry. (ECF No. 170 at 8.) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed the proposal on Oct. 16.
The three-page document recites the case’s history from the Feb. 12, 2025 complaint through the Oct. 6 award. Its operative paragraph would order that NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV LLC and Ample, LLC “shall recover from Plaintiff Sean Combs” the $477,700.50, “with post-judgment interest on such total sum accruing at the statutory rate of 9% per annum from the date of entry of this judgment through the date of payment and satisfaction of judgment, and that Defendants have immediate execution thereon.” It lists Combs’s address, “upon information and belief,” as the Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix, N.J. The lines for the judge’s signature and the clerk’s entry are blank. (ECF No. 173 at 1–3.)
In a supporting affirmation, defense partner Connor S. Sullivan states that the proposal seeks the $477,700.50 and that the defendants “are not seeking costs or expenses in this action.” (ECF No. 174 ¶¶ 2–3.)
A Signed Judgment, Not Yet Posted
The docket entry for the judgment, ECF No. 175, describes it as signed by the court and sent to the County Clerk. It carries no filing date, and no document has been posted with it. Whether the court adopted the proposed terms, including the interest rate and immediate execution, cannot be confirmed until the signed judgment appears.
Sher Tremonte’s Letter
On Oct. 15 Sher Tremonte lawyers Michael Tremonte, Erica Wolff and Benjamin J. Shack Sackler wrote to Justice Perry-Bond about the firm’s application to withdraw as Combs’s counsel, which the court set for submission on Oct. 23 with no appearance. They call to the court’s attention, “as supplemental authority,” Judge Valerie Caproni’s Oct. 13 decision in Kelly v. Combs, which they say “granted Sher Tremonte LLP’s motion to withdraw as counsel in a similar matter involving Mr. Combs” and granted a retaining lien “pending submission of supporting documentation.” The letter quotes Judge Caproni as agreeing that Combs’s “lack of payment and the breakdown in attorney-client relationship ‘are sufficient to justify Sher Tremonte’s withdrawal.’” The decision is attached. (ECF No. 172 at 1; see the earlier Dispatch.)
The firm’s underlying motion says Combs “has deliberately disregarded his obligation to pay Sher Tremonte’s legal fees and expenses” (ECF No. 167 at 2; see Dispatch 16). Those are the firm’s statements, not findings. The docket shows no answering papers on the motion.
What Remains
The court has not ruled on the withdrawal motion. The signed judgment is awaiting its posting and entry. Combs’s appeal of the April 20 dismissal (No. 2026-03017) is pending in the First Department.
Counsel and Sources
Sean Combs is represented by Sher Tremonte LLP, which has moved to withdraw. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV LLC and Ample, LLC are represented by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Katie Townsend and Connor S. Sullivan of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Source: ECF Nos. 167, 170 and 172–175 on the Combs v. NBCUniversal docket.
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- p. 8 — Decision and Order on Mot. Seq. 003 (Perry-Bond, J.), Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 6, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 170), p. 8 -- "ORDERED that within ten days of entry, counsel for defendants shall submit a proposed judgment to the Court reflecting the $477,700.50 awarded in their favor and against plaintiff"
- p. 3 — [Proposed] Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 173), p. 3 -- "shall recover from Plaintiff Sean Combs, who, upon information and belief, is currently incarcerated at Federal Correction Institution, Fort Dix at 5756 Hartford & N. Pointville Road, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 08640, the amount of $477,700.50"
- p. 3 — [Proposed] Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 173), p. 3 -- "with post-judgment interest on such total sum accruing at the statutory rate of 9% per annum from the date of entry of this judgment through the date of payment and satisfaction of judgment, and that Defendants have immediate execution thereon."
- p. 3 — [Proposed] Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 173), p. 3 -- "JUDGMENT signed and entered on this ... Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond ... CLERK"
- p. 1 — [Proposed] Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 173), p. 1 -- "on February 12, 2025, Plaintiff Sean Combs commenced this action by filing the Summons and Complaint against Defendants NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV LLC, and Ample, LLC"
- p. 2 — [Proposed] Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 173), p. 2 -- "on October 6, 2026, the Court issued an Order granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and awarding Defendants $477,700.50 in attorneys’ fees against Plaintiff pursuant to Civil Rights Law section 70-a, Dkt. 170"
- p. 1 — Affirmation of Connor S. Sullivan in Support of Defendants' Proposed Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 174), p. 1 -- "Defendants’ Proposed Judgment seeks $477,700.50 in attorneys’ fees pursuant to this court’s Decision and Order dated October 6, 2026"
- p. 1 — Affirmation of Connor S. Sullivan in Support of Defendants' Proposed Judgment, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 16, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 174), p. 1 -- "Defendants are not seeking costs or expenses in this action."
- p. 2 — Affirmation of Michael Tremonte in Support of Order to Show Cause re Withdrawal, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Sept. 18, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 167), p. 2 -- "has deliberately disregarded his obligation to pay Sher Tremonte’s legal fees and expenses"
- p. 1 — Letter of Sher Tremonte LLP re supplemental authority, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 15, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 172), p. 1 -- "write regarding our pending application by order to show cause to withdraw as counsel"
- p. 1 — Letter of Sher Tremonte LLP re supplemental authority, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 15, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 172), p. 1 -- "to respectfully bring to the Court’s attention as supplemental authority in support of the Motion, Judge Caproni’s October 13, 2026 decision in Kelly v. Combs, No. 24-CV-8024 (VEC), 2026 WL 3061748 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 13, 2026), which granted Sher Tremonte LLP’s motion to withdraw as counsel in a similar matter involving Mr. Combs."
- p. 1 — Letter of Sher Tremonte LLP re supplemental authority, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 15, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 172), p. 1 -- "granted the request for a retaining lien pending submission of supporting documentation"
- p. 1 — Letter of Sher Tremonte LLP re supplemental authority, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 15, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 172), p. 1 -- "defendant’s lack of payment and the breakdown in attorney-client relationship “are sufficient to justify Sher Tremonte’s withdrawal from this matter.”"
- p. 1 — Letter of Sher Tremonte LLP re supplemental authority, Combs v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC et al., Index No. 151935/2025 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty., Oct. 15, 2026) (NYSCEF Doc. No. 172), p. 1 -- "A copy of Judge Caproni’s decision in Kelly is attached hereto as Exhibit A."