Jay-Z is being dragged in a brand new federal conflict after Lillie Coley, the “God Mother” of a person claiming to be his son, says New Jersey revived void orders tied to the paternity case.

Coley submitted an pressing movement in New Jersey’s federal court docket, claiming the state reactivated invalid rulings in a long-running paternity case involving her godson, Rymir Satterthwaite. She argued these orders have been by no means legally binding and warned they now threaten her funds and property.

Satterthwaite has insisted for years that his mom informed him she had a quick relationship with Jay-Z within the early Nineties. He’s sought DNA testing since his teenage years, however the New Jersey household court docket by no means secured a pattern from the rapper.

Despite a number of filings, the case stalled for over a decade. In 2015, Satterthwaite went public, saying he wasn’t after cash; he just wanted the truth and a chance to be heard. The court docket closed the case in 2017 with out a DNA take a look at or a remaining resolution.

Coley mentioned judges repeatedly acknowledged between 2012 and 2017 that that they had no jurisdiction. She claims this was clearly recorded and by no means reversed.

Still, she mentioned the state revived the case in 2025 and despatched her a discover on November 7 threatening sanctions of as much as $50,000. She described this as the primary state motion since 2017 and mentioned it positioned her at critical danger.

Coley additionally pointed to new youngster help filings she believes are tied to Jay-Z.

She said she drafted a detailed rebuttal earlier this year but was blocked from filing it after a decide dismissed her case towards Jay-Z, with prejudice, which means it can’t be filed once more. According to her, Judge Stephen Polansky refused to just accept the response, which she mentioned defined why the case ought to stay closed and past New Jersey’s attain.

Coley informed the court docket she suffered monetary losses on account of the revived orders. She mentioned a lien value her $25,000 in the course of the sale of her residence.

She added that her second property is now in jeopardy as a result of the 2025 filings deal with the outdated rulings as enforceable, despite the fact that she maintains they have been by no means legitimate. In her court docket submitting, Coley straight tied Jay-Z to the current authorized strikes.

She wrote, “after Plaintiff filed the present action in this Court in May 2025, Defendant Shawn Corey Carter returned to New Jersey in August 2025 for the specific purpose of attempting to block Plaintiff and Mr. Satterthwaite from pursuing their California claims.”

She mentioned the state then acted on rulings she believes are void, which Jay-Z allegedly used to realize leverage in her California case.

A ruling has not but been issued.

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