The onetime billionaire Bad Boy Entertainment founder has pleaded not guilty.
His trial in downtown Manhattan is set for May 5, 2025.
They said Combs third motion requesting a witness gag order also should be denied as extraordinarily overbroad relief.
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They described it as nothing more than another attempt to force the government to prematurely disclose its witness list.
Combs camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the governments filing.
A pretrial hearing in the criminal case is set for Dec. 18.
She said such a format has the benefit of affording more protection to witnesses.
The deluge of civil claims started when Venturafiled her graphic sex-trafficking complaintlast November.
