Case #1:25-cv-01666 · United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Adeshina v. Combs
Closed
Sean Combs
Parties
Yinka Abosede Adeshina Plaintiff
Sean Combs
Factual Allegations
Disclaimer: allegations as pled by the plaintiff, summarized by Grok.
Plaintiff Yinka Abosede Adeshina, pro se, alleges that Sean Combs repeatedly molested and raped her when she was a young child, between 1972 and 1975 (the period she gives in her original complaint and opposition brief). She alleges Combs' mother was her babysitter and a neighbor, that Combs, then a young adult, would sit with her during the babysitting hours, that he sexually abused her and invited friends to watch and take part, that on another occasion he and three friends raped her in her apartment, and that he had sex with her in an airport bathroom when her family left for Africa. She alleges the conduct was gender-motivated and that she has suffered ongoing medical and mental-health injury and unemployment. The Amended Complaint (ECF 20, Aug. 15, 2025) invokes diversity jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. 1332; plaintiff a Florida resident, Combs a New York resident held at the MDC in Brooklyn) and demands a jury trial.
Prayer for Relief
Plaintiff seeks judgment against Combs for a letter of explanation and apology; for Combs' name to be added to the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website list; for economic and non-economic compensatory damages (no amount stated); for pre- and post-judgment interest; and for such other relief as the Court deems just and proper.
Docket
| Date | No. | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Sean Combs. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina..(nb) (Entered: 02/27/2025) | View PDF |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 2 | REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina..(nb) (Entered: 02/27/2025) | No document |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3 | PRO SE CONSENT TO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC SERVICE. The following party: Yinka Abosede Adeshina consents to receive electronic service via the ECF system. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina..(nb) (Entered: 02/27/2025) | No document |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 4 | STANDING ORDER IN RE CASES FILED BY PRO SE PLAINTIFFS (See 24-MISC-127 Standing Order filed March 18, 2024). To ensure that all cases heard in the Southern District of New York are handled promptly and efficiently, all parties must keep the court apprised of any new contact information. It is a party's obligation to provide an address for service; service of court orders cannot be accomplished if a party does not update the court when a change of address occurs. Accordingly, all self-represented litigants are hereby ORDERED to inform the court of each change in their address or electronic contact information. Parties may consent to electronic service to receive notifications of court filings by email, rather than relying on regular mail delivery. Parties may also ask the court for permission to file documents electronically. Forms, including instructions for consenting to electronic service and requesting permission to file documents electronically, may be found by clicking on the hyperlinks in this order, or by accessing the forms on the courts website, nysd.uscourts.gov/forms. The procedures that follow apply only to cases filed by pro se plaintiffs. If the court receives notice from the United States Postal Service that an order has been returned to the court, or otherwise receives information that the address of record for a self-represented plaintiff is no longer valid, the court may issue an Order to Show Cause why the case should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with this order. Such order will be sent to the plaintiffs last known address and will also be viewable on the court's electronic docket. A notice directing the parties' attention to this order shall be docketed (and mailed to any self-represented party that has appeared and has not consented to electronic service) upon the opening of each case or miscellaneous matter that is classified as pro se in the court's records. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 3/18/2024) (nb) (Entered: 02/27/2025) | No document |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 5 | ORDER GRANTING IFP APPLICATION: Leave to proceed in this Court without prepayment of fees is authorized. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 2/27/25) (yv) (Entered: 02/28/2025) | No document |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 7 | ORDER OF SERVICE: The Clerk of Court is instructed to issue a summons for Defendant, complete the USM-285 form with the address for Defendant, and deliver to the U.S. Marshals Service all documents necessary to effect service.The Clerk of Court is directed to mail an information package to Plaintiff.SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 3/24/2025) (jjc) Transmission to Pro Se Assistants for processing. (Entered: 03/24/2025) | View PDF |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 8 | SUMMONS ISSUED as to Sean Combs. (aan) (Entered: 04/02/2025) | No document |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 9 | INFORMATION PACKAGE MAILED to Yinka Abosede Adeshina 1621 Crosspointe Way Tallahassee, FL 32308, on 04/02/2025 Re: 7 Order of Service. The following document(s) were enclosed in the Service Package: a copy of the order of service or order to answer and other orders entered to date, the individual practices of the district judge and magistrate judge assigned to your case, Instructions for Litigants Who Do Not Have Attorneys, Notice Regarding Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, a flyer about the free legal assistance clinic located in the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse (only in non prisoner cases), a Motions guide, a notice that the Pro Se Manual has been discontinued, a Notice of Change of Address form to use if your contact information changes, a handout explaining matters handled by magistrate judges and consent form to complete if all parties agree to proceed for all purposes before the magistrate judge, a form for you to complete if you consent to receive filings electronically (only in nonprisoner cases). (aan) (Entered: 04/02/2025) | No document |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 10 | LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time addressed to Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil from Yinka Abosede Adeshina dated 6/16/2025. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (jca) (Entered: 06/16/2025) | View PDF |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 11 | ORDER granting 10 Letter Motion for Extension of Time. Granted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 7/1/2025) (tg) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | No document |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 12 | MARSHAL'S PROCESS RECEIPT AND RETURN OF SERVICE EXECUTED Summons and Complaint served. Sean Combs served on 7/1/2025, answer due 7/22/2025. Service was accepted by Sean John Combs. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (jjc) (Entered: 07/18/2025) | No document |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 13 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Erica Ashley Wolff on behalf of Sean Combs..(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 07/22/2025) | No document |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 14 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Michael Tremonte on behalf of Sean Combs..(Tremonte, Michael) (Entered: 07/22/2025) | No document |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 15 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Michael Bass on behalf of Sean Combs..(Bass, Michael) (Entered: 07/22/2025) | No document |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 16 | LETTER MOTION for Conference to discuss Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Complaint addressed to Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil from Erica A. Wolff dated July 22, 2025. Document filed by Sean Combs..(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 07/22/2025) | No document |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 17 | SCHEDULING ORDER granting in part and denying in part 16 Letter Motion for Conference. Having reviewed both Plaintiff's Complaint and Defendant's pre-motion letter, the Court concludes that a pre-motion conference is not necessary in this case. Defendant's request to file a motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The Court also sua sponte grants Plaintiff leave to amend the Complaint before any such motion is filed. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, if Plaintiff wishes to amend, she must file the amended complaint by August 15, 2025. Plaintiff is on notice that this will be her last opportunity to amend the complaint to cure any deficiency identified in the pre-motion letter, and failure to file an amended complaint by the deadline will be considered a waiver of the opportunity to do so. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff files an amended complaint, Defendant must respond by August 29, 2025. If Defendant responds with a motion to dismiss, Plaintiff must file an opposition by September 29, 2025. The Court is setting a long deadline for Plaintiff's opposition because she is pro se. Plaintiff is on notice that if she fails to oppose the motion to dismiss by the deadline, this case may be dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. Any reply by Defendant is due October 6, 2025. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Plaintiff does not file an amended complaint, Defendant shall file its contemplated motion to dismiss by August 22, 2025. Plaintiff must file an opposition by September 29, 2025. As noted above, failure to file a timely opposition may result in dismissal for failure to prosecute. Any request for an extension must be filed on ECF at least 48 hours before the deadline. The Clerk of Court respectfully is requested to terminate docket entry 16. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 7/24/2025) (tg) (Entered: 07/24/2025) | No document |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 18 | LETTER from Yinka Abosede Adeshina dated July 24, 2025 re: letter in response to defendant. Document filed by Sean Combs..(ks) (Entered: 07/24/2025) | View PDF |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 19 | LETTER addressed to Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil from Erica A. Wolff dated July 25, 2025 re: Response to Plaintiff's Letter (ECF No. 18). Document filed by Sean Combs..(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 07/25/2025) | No document |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 20 | AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL amending 1 Complaint against Sean Combs with JURY DEMAND.Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. Related document: 1 Complaint..(ks) (Entered: 08/15/2025) | View PDF |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 21 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - PROPOSED CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF DEFAULT. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (km) Proposed document to be reviewed and processed by Clerk's Office staff (No action required by chambers). Modified on 8/25/2025 (km). (Entered: 08/25/2025) | No document |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 22 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - DECLARATION of Yinka Abosede Adeshina in Support re: 21 Proposed Clerk's Certificate of Default. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (km) Modified on 8/25/2025 (km). (Entered: 08/25/2025) | No document |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 23 | MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. Document filed by Sean Combs..(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 08/29/2025) | No document |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 24 | DECLARATION of Erica A. Wolff in Support re: 23 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint.. Document filed by Sean Combs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A).(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 08/29/2025) | No document |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 25 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 23 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. . Document filed by Sean Combs..(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 08/29/2025) | No document |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 26 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - REQUEST FOR CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF DEFAULT. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (tp) (Entered: 09/08/2025) | No document |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 27 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - PROPOSED CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF DEFAULT. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (km) Proposed document to be reviewed and processed by Clerk's Office staff (No action required by chambers). Modified on 9/24/2025 (km). (Entered: 09/16/2025) | No document |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 28 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - DECLARATION of Yinka Abosede Adeshina in Support re: 27 Proposed Clerk's Certificate of Default. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (km) Modified on 9/24/2025 (km). (Entered: 09/16/2025) | No document |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 29 | PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINT re: 23 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. Document filed by Yinka Abosede Adeshina. (sgz) (Entered: 09/29/2025) | No document |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 30 | REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 23 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. . Document filed by Sean Combs..(Wolff, Erica) (Entered: 10/06/2025) | No document |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 31 | OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS re: 23 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. filed by Sean Combs. The Court is cognizant of the Second Circuit's admonition to "liberally construe pleadings and briefs submitte d by pro se litigants, reading such submissions to raise the strongest arguments they suggest." McLeod, 864 F.3d at 156 (quoting Bertin, 478 F.3d at 491). The Court has already given Plaintiff leave to amend, afforded her a lengthy briefing sch edule to accommodate her pro se status, and liberally construed her submissions, including accepting as true supplemental factual assertions in her briefing. Plaintiff's submissions, however, do not suggest that she has a viable claim against De fendant, which might emerge if she has another opportunity to refine her pleading further. Moreover, Plaintiff has already asserted, and the Court has amply addressed, a number of theories for how she might be able to recover damages for misconduct t hat allegedly took place more than fifty years ago. The Court is not required to fabricate other possible novel claims on her behalf, id., and no amount of solicitude for her pro se status can justify requiring Defendant to submit to discovery about fifty-year-old alleged misconduct, see CTS, 573 U.S. at 7-9. Even if the allegations of truly grotesque conduct by Defendant are true, Plaintiff's claims are time-barred. Bd. of Regents, 446 U.S. at 487. As such, this case is dismissed with prej udice.For the reasons stated above, Defendant's motion to dismiss [ECF No. 23] is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court respectfully is requested to terminate the motion at docket entry 23 and to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 3/19/2026) (sgz) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing. | View PDF |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 32 | CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: 31 Opinion & Oeswe. in favor of Sean Combs against Yinka Abosede Adeshina. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion and Order dated March 13, 2026, Defendant's motion to dismiss is GRANTED; accordingly, case is dismissed with prejudice and the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Tammi M Hellwig on 3/23/2026) (Attachments: # 1 Notice of right to appeal) (nd) | View PDF |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 33 | ORDER: Nevertheless, to accommodate Plaintiff's pro se status, the Court will deem her letter a motion for reconsideration. Defendant shall file his opposition by April 16, 2026. Plaintiff shall file any reply by April 23, 2026. Failure timely to file a reply will be deemed a waiver of the opportunity to do so. Any request for an extension must be filed on ECF at least three business days before the scheduled deadline. The parties are on notice that failure to comply with court orders, the Court's Individual Rules, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may result in sanctions, including: monetary sanctions; preclusion of claims, evidence, and motion practice; and dismissal for failure to prosecute. SO ORDERED. ( Responses due by 4/16/2026, Replies due by 4/23/2026.) (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 4/2/2026) (tg) | View PDF |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 34 | Opposition Brief | No document |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 35 | Miscellaneous Relief | No document |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 36 | Response in Opposition to Motion | No document |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 37 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT granting in part, denying in part 35 Motion. ENDORSEMENT: This request for a 90-day extension of time to file a reply brief to a motion for reconsideration is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff shall file her reply no later than May 8, 2026. Plaintiff may not submit "evidence," which the Court cannot consider in this posture. The Clerk of Court respectfully is requested to terminate ECF No. 35. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 4/24/2026) (tg) Modified on 4/24/2026 (tg). | View PDF |
| May 11, 2026 | 38 | Reconsideration | No document |
Attorneys
Erica A. Wolff
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
Michael Tremonte
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs
Michael Bass
Sher Tremonte
for Sean Combs