Decide Slams Lawyer Suing Diddy, Ordered To Grievance Committee

The lawyer who filed a $30 million blockbuster lawsuit towards Sean “Diddy” Combs on behalf of Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones for sexual trafficking is in some authorized bother of his personal.

Legal professional Tyrone Blackburn has been referred to the Southern District of New York’s Grievance Committee for his “disturbing” sample of deliberately submitting salacious lawsuits in Federal Courtroom.

The referral, handed down by Decide Denise Cote on Wednesday (April 3), stems from considerations over Blackburn’s strategy to submitting circumstances.

Decide Cote pointed to a sample in Blackburn’s conduct that implies an intent to leverage Federal Courtroom proceedings to draw media consideration, tarnish defendants’ reputations with sensational allegations, and coerce swift settlements.

The decide’s determination adopted a latest submitting accusing attorneys Liane Fisher and Michael J. Taubenfeldckburn of authorized malpractice.

Decide Cote claimed Blackburn was sloppy in conducting his due diligence on the districts the place the lawsuit ought to have been filed. She pointed to 5 different situations the place the lawyer proceeded together with his authorized actions anyway. 

Blackburn’s case, which purportedly failed to satisfy Rule 11 obligations — a authorized commonplace making certain claims are well-founded — turned a focus for the Courtroom’s concern.

“An affordable inference from Blackburn’s sample of conduct is that he improperly recordsdata circumstances in federal court docket to garner media consideration, embarrass defendants with salacious allegations, and stress defendants to settle rapidly,” Decide Cote wrote in her admonishment of Blackburn’s techniques.  

“No matter Blackburn’s intentions, his actions on this and prior circumstances point out a repeated failure to fulfill his Rule 11 obligations,” Decide Cote added. 

Final week, AllHipHop reported that Common Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge, a defendant in Diddy’s lawsuit, was additionally contemplating sanctioning Blackburn for violating Rule 11.

The decide’s advice and the Grievance Committee’s final determination may additionally influence the credibility of Tyrone Blackburn’s different high-profile lawsuits.

The Grievance Committee is now tasked with figuring out what motion needs to be taken towards Tyrone Blackburn, who has sued high-profile celebrities like Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Kenneth Petty, T.I and Tiny and one other Jane Doe suing Diddy for sexual assault.