Choose Slams Lawyer Suing Diddy, Ordered To Grievance Committee

The lawyer who filed a $30 million blockbuster lawsuit in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs on behalf of Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones for sexual trafficking is in some authorized hassle 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 Court docket.

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

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

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

Choose 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 cases the place the lawyer proceeded along with his authorized actions anyway. 

Blackburn’s case, which purportedly failed to satisfy Rule 11 obligations — a authorized commonplace guaranteeing claims are well-founded — grew to become a focus for the Court docket’s concern.

“An inexpensive inference from Blackburn’s sample of conduct is that he improperly recordsdata circumstances in federal courtroom to garner media consideration, embarrass defendants with salacious allegations, and strain defendants to settle rapidly,” Choose 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,” Choose 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 choose’s suggestion and the Grievance Committee’s final determination may additionally impression 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 in opposition to 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.