Overview
- U.S. Circuit Judge Beth Robinson approved the defense motion to expedite the case.
- The schedule sets Combs’ opening brief for Dec. 23, 2025, the government’s response for Feb. 20, 2026, and a reply for Mar. 13, 2026, with argument as early as April 2026.
- Prosecutors did not oppose the expedited timetable, according to the filings.
- Combs was sentenced in October to about 50 months, fined $500,000, and ordered five years of supervised release after convictions on two Mann Act transportation counts and acquittals on racketeering and sex-trafficking charges.
- He is housed at low-security FCI Fort Dix with a Bureau of Prisons projected release date of May 8, 2028, with potential earlier release for good behavior under First Step programs.