Damon Sprint has been summoned to federal courtroom in Manhattan after failing to show over key possession paperwork tied to a $4 million judgment.
The choose has grown impatient and warned Sprint that he may very well be arrested if he doesn’t comply by the tip of the month.
U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose Robert W. Lehrburger issued the order after Sprint and his firm, Poppington LLC, missed a July 10 deadline to submit certificates proving their possession in a number of companies and copyrights.
The paperwork was required so the U.S. Marshal may promote the property at a public public sale to assist fulfill the judgment. As of July 14, the courtroom confirmed that Sprint and Poppington had not complied with the order.
Lehrburger famous this was a part of a “sample of non-compliance and delay” and scheduled a listening to for July 31 at 10 A.M., the place Sprint should personally clarify why he shouldn’t face sanctions.
If Sprint fails to seem, the courtroom could problem a warrant for his arrest and impose monetary penalties. Nevertheless, he can keep away from the listening to altogether by submitting the required paperwork by July 30.
The authorized battle stems from a years-long dispute with filmmaker Josh Webber over the 2019 movie “Expensive Frank.”
Sprint was faraway from the mission however later claimed possession, prompting Webber and Muddy Water Photos to sue for defamation and copyright infringement.
In 2022, a choose ordered Sprint to pay $805,000 for failing to adjust to courtroom deadlines and refusing to take part in mediation.
The state of affairs escalated after Sprint made defamatory remarks about Webber on the Earn Your Leisure podcast. This resulted in a $4 million default judgment in 2025.
To get better the damages, the courtroom accredited the sale of Sprint’s pursuits in a number of corporations, together with Sprint Movies Inc., Bluroc LLC, Blakroc LLC, Lebanon Enhancements LLC, Ocean East Enhancements LLC and 1996 Songs LLC. Poppington LLC was additionally ordered handy over copyright certificates for a number of movies.
Webber’s authorized crew confirmed Sprint’s attorneys had not delivered the paperwork.
Earlier this week, they despatched a letter to the courtroom, requesting an arrest warrant and asking that the disputed property be transferred to the U.S. Marshal for public sale.
Sprint beforehand bought his one-third share of Roc-A-Fella Data for somewhat over $1 million in December 2024, however the proceeds didn’t cowl the total judgment as a consequence of excellent obligations to the state of New York, which bought the asset.
The courtroom is now attempting to implement the remaining steadiness by asset liquidation.
The public sale shall be carried out by the U.S. Marshal, with any leftover funds returned to Sprint after the judgment is happy.
Associated
