McKinney v. Combs

District Court, S.D. New York

McKinney v. Combs

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------X

CRYSTAL MCKINNEY, O R D E R Plaintiff, 24 Civ. 3931 (NRB) - against -

SEAN COMBS a/k/a “P. DIDDY,” BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT LLC d/b/a BAD BOY RECORDS, BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC., and SEAN JOHN CLOTHING LLC,

Defendants.

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WHEREAS on May 21, 2024, plaintiff filed a Complaint against defendants raising a single cause of action under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (“VGMVPL”) (ECF No. 1); and WHEREAS defendants’ request to move to dismiss primarily on statute of limitations grounds was granted on October 1, 2024 (ECF No. 28); and WHEREAS defendants’ motion to dismiss is pending before this Court, (ECF Nos. 32–40); and WHEREAS there are at least two pending appeals before the Second Circuit raising statute of limitations issues similar to defendants’ pending motion to dismiss, see Parker v. Alexander, No. 24 Civ 4813 (LAK),

2025 WL 268436

(S.D.N.Y. Jan. 22, 2025); Doe v. 1 Black, No. 23 Civ. 6418 (JGLC),

2024 WL 4335453

(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2024); and WHEREAS the Circuit’s decision on this potentially dispositive issue of law will be binding; and WHEREAS the Court wrote to the parties on April 8, 2025, proposing a stay until the Circuit resolves the pending appeals (ECF No. 48); and WHEREAS neither party has objected to the Court’s proposal; it is hereby ORDERED that a formal stay is imposed until the Circuit’s resolution of the pending appeals.

DATED: New York, New York April 24, 2025 LO —, ? ff ( . fe _—_—_—— , Mirna Kicerd Uuchuskes NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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