Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee has withdrawn as an legal professional in an ongoing lawsuit towards Sean “Diddy” Combs as a result of he isn’t admitted to follow within the federal jurisdiction the place the case was filed.
On Monday, Buzbee filed a discover of movement to withdraw from the lawsuit till he is ready to follow within the Southern District of New York. Buzbee’s movement to withdraw comes after U.S. District Choose Ronnie Abrams ordered Buzbee final week to elucidate why he had not introduced up his ineligibility.
“It has come to the courtroom’s consideration that Anthony Buzbee … has not been admitted to follow within the Southern District of New York,” Abrams wrote in his order. “No later than March 18, 2025, Mr. Buzbee shall file a letter explaining why he did not notify the Court docket about this situation earlier.”
In an announcement to Houston Public Media, Buzbee mentioned his colleagues would take over the case within the interim. He mentioned he’s licensed to follow in New York state courts, however not New York’s federal courts.
“A lot of the instances we’ve got filed are in state courtroom,” he wrote. “Till that administrative situation is sorted out, my colleagues who’re formally admitted within the SDNY will proceed to push these instances whereas I proceed to march ahead within the New York State instances. We additionally might be submitting instances in Nevada and California very quickly.”
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Buzbee didn’t say whether or not the extra instances can be filed in state or federal courts in Nevada and California, or if he was admitted to follow in these jurisdictions.
Buzbee initially filed the federal lawsuit in New York in October 2024 on behalf of a John Doe who claims he was sexually assaulted by Combs.
That is considered one of a number of lawsuits filed towards Combs by dozens of alleged abuse victims. In September 2024, Buzbee introduced that he can be representing extra 50 shoppers in a sexual assault lawsuit towards Combs.
Combs is being held in a Brooklyn jail as he awaits trial on legal intercourse trafficking expenses.
In December 2024, Buzbee filed an identical lawsuit in New York on behalf of a Jane Accomplished accusing Combs and rapper Jay-Z, whose authorized title is Shawn Carter, of rape. That case was dismissed in February after the nameless sufferer withdrew her lawsuit, in line with the Related Press.
Combs’ legal professionals didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Tuesday.
