United States of America v. Combs
Defendant: SEAN COMBS, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, PD and Love
Appellee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Amicus Curiae: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, DOUGLAS A. BERMAN, JOHN BLUME and JOHN GLEESON, -
Case Number: 25-2623
Filed: October 22, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 9, 2026 Filing 74 CASE, before WJN, SALM, BAKER, HEARD. [Entered: 04/09/2026 10:17 AM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 73 ATTORNEY, Nicole Westmoreland, for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 04/03/2026 09:12 AM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 72 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 04/03/2026 09:04 AM]
March 16, 2026 Filing 71 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 03/16/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/16/2026 04:28 PM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 70 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 03/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/13/2026 07:02 PM]
February 24, 2026 Filing 69 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 02/24/2026 11:49 AM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 68 SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:58 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 67 SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:52 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 66 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:46 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 65 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:28 AM]
February 19, 2026 Filing 64 ARGUMENT NOTICE, to attorneys/parties, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 02/19/2026 03:34 PM]
February 12, 2026 Filing 63 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to file oversized brief at docket entry 62, on behalf of Appellee, United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 02/12/2026 02:44 PM]
February 11, 2026 Filing 62 MOTION, to file oversized brief, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. Service date 02/11/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/11/2026 06:02 PM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 61 ATTORNEY, Jason Anthony Driscoll for Appellant Sean Combs, TERMINATED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 09:26 AM]
February 5, 2026 Filing 60 LETTER, dated 02/05/2026, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, RECEIVED. Service date 02/05/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/05/2026 04:41 PM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 59 CASE CALENDARING, :for argument on: 4/9/2026, SET. [Entered: 02/02/2026 12:20 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 58 SEALED APPENDIX, volume 5 of 5, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/24/2025 by US Mail. [Entered: 01/14/2026 01:12 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 57 SEALED BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/24/2025 by US Mail. [Entered: 01/14/2026 01:10 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 56 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to seal document at docket entry 31, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, by AJN, FILED. [Entered: 01/12/2026 09:37 AM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 55 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, informing Court of proposed due date 02/20/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 01/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/09/2026 01:11 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 54 ATTORNEY, Olga I. Zverovich for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 01/08/2026 03:12 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 53 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 01/08/2026 02:21 PM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 52 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 51, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Douglas A. Berman, John Blume, John Gleeson, FILED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 11:59 AM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 51 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Amici Curiae Law Professors, FILED. Service date 12/31/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/31/2025 10:46 AM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 50 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 46, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Douglas A. Berman, John Blume, John Gleeson, FILED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 09:23 AM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 49 ATTORNEY, Lisa A. Mathewson for Amicus Curiae Douglas A. Berman, Amicus Curiae John Blume, Amicus Curiae John Gleeson, ADDED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 09:10 AM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 48 NEW PARTY, Amici Curiae Douglas A. Berman, John Blume, John Gleeson , ADDED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 09:07 AM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 47 ATTORNEY, Richard D. Willstatter for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 08:50 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 46 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Amici Curiae Law Professors, FILED. Service date 12/30/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/30/2025 06:21 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 45 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of on behalf of Amici Curiae Law Professors, FILED. Service date 12/30/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/30/2025 06:17 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 44 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/30/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/30/2025 03:53 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 43 ATTORNEY, John D. Cline for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 12/30/2025 09:34 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 42 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on behalf of appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/30/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/30/2025 09:23 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 41 NEW PARTY, Movant National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 12/30/2025 09:22 AM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 40 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, FILED. Service date 12/29/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:55 PM]
December 24, 2025 Filing 39 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, for Sealed Appendix vol 5 on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/24/2025 02:15 PM] [Edited: 12/29/2025 09:02 AM]
December 24, 2025 Filing 38 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, for sealed brief, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/24/2025 02:07 PM] [Edited: 12/29/2025 09:05 AM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 37 APPENDIX, volume 4 of 5, (pp. A-769 - A-926), on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:49 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 36 APPENDIX, volume 3 of 5, (pp. A-521 - A-768), on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:46 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 35 APPENDIX, volume 2 of 5, (pp. A-251 - A-520), on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:44 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 34 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 5, (pp. A-1 - A-250), on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:41 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 33 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:38 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 32 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:35 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 31 MOTION, to seal document, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:31 PM]
December 22, 2025 Filing 30 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to file oversized brief of not more than 16,000 words, at docket entry 28, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, by ECL, FILED. [Entered: 12/22/2025 12:22 PM]
December 22, 2025 Filing 29 CASE CALENDARING, for the week of 04/06/2026, PROPOSED. [Entered: 12/22/2025 12:18 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 28 MOTION, to file oversized brief, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/09/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/09/2025 06:24 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 27 ATTORNEY, Madison Reddick Smyser for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 11/12/2025 09:03 AM]
November 10, 2025 Filing 26 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 11:23 PM]
November 3, 2025 Filing 25 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to expedite appeal at docket entry 24, briefing shall proceed on the proposed schedule: Appellants opening brief and appendix due 12/23/2025; the Governments brief due 02/20/2026; Appellants reply brief due 03/13/2026; and oral argument shall be held as early as April of 2026, subject to the approval of the Presiding Judge, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, by BR, FILED. [Entered: 11/03/2025 10:47 AM]
October 29, 2025 Filing 24 MOTION, to expedite appeal, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 10/29/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/29/2025 03:31 PM]
October 27, 2025 Filing 23 ATTORNEY, Mary Christine Slavik for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:42 PM]
October 27, 2025 Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:30 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 21 NEW CASE MANAGER, Jessica McKenzie, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 04:17 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 20 ATTORNEY, Christopher D. Johnson for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:49 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 19 FORM B, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 10/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:49 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:45 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 17 ATTORNEY, Jason Anthony Driscoll for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:44 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 16 ATTORNEY, Theodore Sampsell-Jones for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:42 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:39 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:35 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 13 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 10/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:31 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 12 ATTORNEY, Emily A. Johnson for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 12:35 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 12:26 PM]
October 24, 2025 Filing 10 ATTORNEY, Meredith Foster for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 08:30 AM]
October 23, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/23/2025 10:25 PM]
October 23, 2025 Filing 8 ATTORNEY, Mitzi Steiner for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/23/2025 10:22 AM]
October 23, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/23/2025 10:04 AM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 6 CRIMINAL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, OPENED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 11:00 AM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 5 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:56 AM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, district court receipt #43991, FILED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:49 AM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT AMENDED JUDGMENT, dated 10/16/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:47 AM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 10/15/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:45 AM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CRIMINAL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:44 AM]

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Defendant: SEAN COMBS
Represented By: Alexandra A.E. Shapiro
Represented By: Christopher D. Johnson
Represented By: Jason Anthony Driscoll
Represented By: Theodore Sampsell-Jones
Represented By: Nicole Westmoreland
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Defendant: Puff Daddy
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Defendant: P. Diddy
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Defendant: Diddy
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Defendant: PD
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Defendant: Love
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Appellee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Represented By: Mitzi Steiner
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Represented By: Emily A. Johnson
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Amicus curiae: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
Represented By: Richard D. Willstatter
Represented By: John D. Cline
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Amicus curiae: DOUGLAS A. BERMAN
Represented By: Lisa A. Mathewson
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Amicus curiae: JOHN BLUME
Represented By: Lisa A. Mathewson
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Amicus curiae: JOHN GLEESON, -
Represented By: Lisa A. Mathewson
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