With Sean “Diddy” Combs dealing with a slew of felonies, his legal professionals are doing the whole lot they’ll to take some weight off their already hefty load. Of their latest try, Combs’ attorneys are going after Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee with main allegations.
Buzbee is representing dozens of individuals accusing Diddy of sexual assault. And of these, 22 circumstances had been filed in federal court docket for the Southern District of New York, the place Buzbee reportedly has no authorized jurisdiction. Usually, this wouldn’t be that a lot of a problem, as legal professionals get permission to follow in several states fairly typically. This follow is called “professional hac vice admission,” in keeping with USA Immediately.
…However right here’s the issue: Diddy’s legal professionals say the Texan has been engaged in “egregious misconduct” that ought to forestall him from showing in that district, in keeping with the movement obtained by TMZ. Extra particularly, Diddy’s staff is alleging Buzbee filed the lawsuits in opposition to the disgraced rap mogul earlier than getting a choose’s official permission, which he’s not imagined to do.
Now, Diddy and his legal professionals filed a movement formally opposing Buzbee’s request to characterize one other New York shopper regardless of not being licensed there, in keeping with ABC 13. The movement, which was filed Tuesday (Feb. 25), claims Buzbee hasn’t tried to get the choose’s approval in lots of his circumstances and nonetheless filed the fits. On one event, the movement alleged the lawyer was even denied admission to the Southern District of New York, in keeping with TMZ.
Combs’ movement additionally referenced Shawn “Jay-Z” Combs’ defamation lawsuit in opposition to Buzbee saying Hov and his staff already uncovered this alleged misconduct by the Texas lawyer. Jay-Z’s swimsuit got here in response to each rappers being accused of a 2000 rape of a young person. The Buzbee-filed civil swimsuit has been dismissed with prejudice, The Root beforehand reported.
On Sunday, proper earlier than Diddy’s movement, Buzbee took to Instagram to clear his title. He wrote “Let me be clear. I’m licensed to follow legislation in New York. I’m in good standing with the state bar and have at all times been.”
He even went so far as to submit a duplicate of a 2019 court docket clerk’s certification of his licensure to follow in New York state. He has not responded to the brand new movement.