Doe v. Combs et al

Filing 43

ORDER granting 42 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled for Friday, February 14, 2025, is ADJOURNED sine die. Discovery in this matter is STAYED pending resolution of Defendants' forthcoming motions to dismiss. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 1/29/2025) (tg)

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USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: DATE FILED: 1/29/2025 BY ECF The Honorable Valerie E. Caproni United States District Judge 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 Re: January 28, 2025 MEMO ENDORSED Doe v. Combs, et. al., Case No. 24-cv-08024 (VEC) Dear Judge Caproni: We write jointly on behalf of the Plaintiff in this action and defendants Sean Combs, Daddy’s House Recordings Inc., CEOpCo, 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, and Bad Boy Productions LLC (the “Combs Defendants”) and defendant Bad Boy Records, LLC. The undersigned parties respectfully request that the Court’s previously ordered deadline to submit a case management plan, currently scheduled for February 6, 2025, and initial pretrial conference, currently scheduled for February 14, 2025, be adjourned pending resolution of Defendants’ anticipated motions to dismiss. See ECF #20. Per the stipulated deadline approved in the Court’s prior order (ECF #30), Defendants intend to a file motions to dismiss the Complaint on or before March 11, 2025. All parties believe that it will be more efficient to defer discovery pending resolution of the anticipated motions to dismiss. If these motions are successful, they may result in complete dismissal of this action in its entirety or against certain defendants, which could significantly alter the scope of discovery that needs to be conducted. Discovery in this matter is further complicated by the impending criminal trial of Defendant Sean Combs, which is scheduled to begin before Judge Subramanian on May 5, 2025. See USA v. Combs, Case No. 24-cr-00542 (S.D.N.Y.). The parties agree that it is impractical to proceed with various aspects of fact discovery involving Mr. Combs until this criminal trial is concluded. Deferring a case schedule pending the motions to dismiss will therefore have the added benefit of allowing time for the criminal matter to conclude. Plaintiff made one prior request to adjourn this conference on service-related grounds (ECF #19), which resulted in a rescheduling from January 10, 2025 to February 14, 2025. Hon. Valerie E. Caproni January 28, 2025 Page 2 of 2 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Mark Cuccaro Mark Cuccaro SHER TREMONTE LLP 90 Broad Street, 23rd Fl. New York, New York 10004 T: 212.202.2600 mcuccaro@shertremonte.com Counsel for the Combs Defendants /s/ Antigone Curis Antigone Curis CURIS LAW, PLLC 52 Duane Street, 7th Fl. New York, NY 10007 (646) 335-7220 antigone@curislaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff John Doe /s/ Donald S. Zakarin Donald S. Zakarin PRYOR CASHMAN, LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 212-326-0108 dzakarin@pryorcashman.com Counsel for Defendant Bad Boy Records, LLC Application GRANTED. The Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled for Friday, February 14, 2025, is ADJOURNED sine die. Discovery in this matter is STAYED pending resolution of Defendants' forthcoming motions to dismiss. SO ORDERED. 1/29/2025 HON. VALERIE CAPRONI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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