Overview
- U.S. Circuit Judge Beth Robinson approved an expedited briefing calendar with Combs’ opening brief due Dec. 23, the government’s by Feb. 20, and a reply by March 13, positioning oral argument as early as April 2026.
- Combs is serving a 50‑month sentence at low‑security FCI Fort Dix following his Oct. 30 transfer, with a projected release date of May 8, 2028 that could shift with credits or programs.
- His appellate team says they will challenge the Mann Act’s application to the case and argue legal errors at sentencing, including alleged reliance on acquitted conduct.
- The first published images from Fort Dix showed Combs in the yard speaking with fellow inmates; former NBA player Sebastian Telfair’s publicist confirmed he appears in some of the photos.
- TMZ reports Combs’ first prison work assignment is in the laundry, and 50 Cent publicly mocked the new photos in an Instagram post.