Case #25-2623 · United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit

USA v. Combs (Appeal)

Filed October 22, 2025 Appeal of USA v. Combs (No. 1:24-cr-00542)
Status
Open
Next court date
None on file
Last filing
Apr 9, 2026No. 74 · CASE, before WJN, SALM, BAKER, HEARD. [Entered: 04/09/2026 10:17 AM]
Parties
Defendant
Sean Combs Appellant
Docket
Date No. Description
Oct 21, 2025 1 NOTICE OF CRIMINAL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:44 AM] No document
Oct 21, 2025 2 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 10/15/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:45 AM] No document
Oct 21, 2025 3 DISTRICT COURT AMENDED JUDGMENT, dated 10/16/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:47 AM] No document
Oct 21, 2025 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, district court receipt #43991, FILED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:49 AM] View PDF
Oct 21, 2025 5 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 10:56 AM] No document
Oct 22, 2025 6 CRIMINAL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, OPENED. [Entered: 10/22/2025 11:00 AM] No document Attachment B
Oct 23, 2025 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/23/2025 10:04 AM] No document
Oct 23, 2025 8 ATTORNEY, Mitzi Steiner for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/23/2025 10:22 AM] No document
Oct 23, 2025 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/23/2025 10:25 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 10 ATTORNEY, Meredith Foster for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 08:30 AM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 12:26 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 12 ATTORNEY, Emily A. Johnson for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 12:35 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 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] No document
Oct 24, 2025 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:35 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:39 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 16 ATTORNEY, Theodore Sampsell-Jones for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:42 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 17 ATTORNEY, Jason Anthony Driscoll for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:44 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:45 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 19 FORM B, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 10/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:49 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 20 ATTORNEY, Christopher D. Johnson for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:49 PM] No document
Oct 24, 2025 21 NEW CASE MANAGER, Jessica McKenzie, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 10/24/2025 04:17 PM] No document
Oct 27, 2025 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:30 PM] No document
Oct 27, 2025 23 ATTORNEY, Mary Christine Slavik for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:42 PM] No document
Oct 29, 2025 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] View PDF
Nov 3, 2025 25 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to expedite appeal at docket entry 24, briefing shall proceed on the proposed schedule: Appellant’s opening brief and appendix due 12/23/2025; the Government’s brief due 02/20/2026; Appellant’s 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] View PDF
Nov 10, 2025 26 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 11:23 PM] No document
Nov 12, 2025 27 ATTORNEY, Madison Reddick Smyser for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 11/12/2025 09:03 AM] No document
Dec 9, 2025 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] No document
Dec 22, 2025 29 CASE CALENDARING, for the week of 04/06/2026, PROPOSED. [Entered: 12/22/2025 12:18 PM] No document
Dec 22, 2025 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] No document
Dec 23, 2025 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] No document
Dec 23, 2025 32 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:35 PM] View PDF
Dec 23, 2025 33 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 12/23/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:38 PM] No document
Dec 23, 2025 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] View PDF
Dec 23, 2025 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] No document
Dec 23, 2025 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] View PDF
Dec 23, 2025 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] View PDF
Dec 24, 2025 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] No document
Dec 24, 2025 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] No document
Dec 29, 2025 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] No document
Dec 30, 2025 41 NEW PARTY, Movant National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 12/30/2025 09:22 AM] No document
Dec 30, 2025 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] View PDF
Dec 30, 2025 43 ATTORNEY, John D. Cline for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 12/30/2025 09:34 AM] No document
Dec 30, 2025 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] No document
Dec 30, 2025 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] View PDF
Dec 30, 2025 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] No document
Dec 31, 2025 47 ATTORNEY, Richard D. Willstatter for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 08:50 AM] No document
Dec 31, 2025 48 NEW PARTY, Amici Curiae Douglas A. Berman, John Blume, John Gleeson , ADDED. [Entered: 12/31/2025 09:07 AM] No document
Dec 31, 2025 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] No document
Dec 31, 2025 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] No document
Dec 31, 2025 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] View PDF
Dec 31, 2025 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] No document
Jan 8, 2026 53 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 01/08/2026 02:21 PM] No document
Jan 8, 2026 54 ATTORNEY, Olga I. Zverovich for Appellee United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 01/08/2026 03:12 PM] No document
Jan 9, 2026 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] No document
Jan 12, 2026 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] No document
Jan 12, 2026 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] No document
Jan 12, 2026 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] No document
Feb 2, 2026 59 CASE CALENDARING, :for argument on: 4/9/2026, SET. [Entered: 02/02/2026 12:20 PM] No document
Feb 5, 2026 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] No document
Feb 6, 2026 61 ATTORNEY, Jason Anthony Driscoll for Appellant Sean Combs, TERMINATED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 09:26 AM] No document
Feb 11, 2026 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] No document
Feb 12, 2026 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] View PDF
Feb 19, 2026 64 ARGUMENT NOTICE, to attorneys/parties, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 02/19/2026 03:34 PM] View PDF
Feb 20, 2026 65 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:28 AM] View PDF
Feb 20, 2026 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] View PDF
Feb 20, 2026 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] View PDF
Feb 20, 2026 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] No document
Feb 24, 2026 69 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 02/24/2026 11:49 AM] View PDF
Mar 13, 2026 70 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Sean Combs, FILED. Service date 03/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/13/2026 07:02 PM] View PDF
Mar 16, 2026 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] View PDF
Apr 3, 2026 72 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Sean Combs, FILED. [Entered: 04/03/2026 09:04 AM] View PDF
Apr 3, 2026 73 ATTORNEY, Nicole Westmoreland, for Appellant Sean Combs, ADDED. [Entered: 04/03/2026 09:12 AM] No document
Apr 9, 2026 74 CASE, before WJN, SALM, BAKER, HEARD. [Entered: 04/09/2026 10:17 AM] No document