Janice Smalls Combs, mom of Sean “Diddy” Combs, secured a authorized victory final week when a California federal choose dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed towards her. The choice marked a transparent reduction for the Combs household because the case was formally closed.
The swimsuit was introduced by Deon Greatest, also referred to as Deon D1 Greatest, who has operated beneath the names End Line Leisure and Dee Mac Music. He accused Janice Combs and her publishing corporations of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act whereas additionally submitting a number of state regulation claims related to Sean Combs.
On September 19, Choose Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court docket for the Central District of California dismissed the case in its entirety. The federal RICO claims have been dismissed with prejudice, stopping them from being refiled. The state regulation claims have been dismissed with out prejudice, leaving Greatest the choice to pursue them in state court docket, though many near the Combs household doubt that can occur.
The court docket additionally dominated that Greatest “shall take nothing” from the lawsuit. Janice Combs Publishing, LLC, and Janice Combs Publishing Holdings, Inc. have been granted the correct to recuperate authorized prices. The end result serves as a reminder of the steep requirements plaintiffs should meet to succeed with racketeering claims in federal court docket.
Whereas the door stays open for Greatest to aim state stage claims, the judgment represents a serious reduction for Combs and her corporations. Neither aspect has issued a public assertion, although sources near Combs’ authorized group have indicated quiet satisfaction with the ruling.
