Jay-Z closed the ebook on a 10-year paternity battle in Los Angeles federal court docket by profitable outright dismissal after which selecting to not pursue legal professional charges towards Rymir Satterthwaite, the person who claimed to be his son.

According to newly filed court docket data, the Hip-Hop mogul let a court-imposed deadline move with out requesting reimbursement for authorized prices.

Earlier this week, the decide formally shut down the case, confirming that no additional motion could be taken and that the window to hunt charges had expired.

The final filing came weeks after U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett tossed the lawsuit with prejudice on November 4, effectively blocking any future attempt to revive the same claims in federal court.

The case was introduced by paralegal Lillie Coley, the authorized guardian and godmother of New Jersey resident Satterthwaite. Coley alleged that Jay-Z had averted paternity testing for years and manipulated the authorized system to dodge accountability.

Her grievance mirrored Satterthwaite’s long-standing declare that his late mom, Wanda, had a relationship with the rapper within the early Nineteen Nineties.

They argued Wanda was underage on the time, which they stated made the state of affairs extra severe. Before touchdown in California, the case had already bounced via New Jersey courts for years.

Wanda initially tried to carry a paternity go well with there, however judges dominated the state didn’t have jurisdiction to compel Jay-Z to take part. Later filings by Coley and Satterthwaite accused New Jersey officers of protecting a high-profile defendant and mishandling their claims.

Earlier this yr, Satterthwaite filed his personal federal case, solely to withdraw it with prejudice in July. Coley continued with her separate Los Angeles lawsuit, which Judge Garnett ultimately dismissed.

By mid-2025, the court docket had grown weary. A July 31 order gave Jay-Z 30 days to file for legal professional charges or threat the case being closed for good. A brand new order confirmed that the billionaire had by no means filed that movement, and the court docket closed the matter.

Jay-Z’s authorized workforce had beforehand argued the claims have been a part of a “decades long” sample of harassment and emphasised that a number of courts had already rejected them.

Still, he declined to pursue a monetary penalty towards Satterthwaite, successfully sparing him from a doubtlessly large authorized invoice.

As for Rymir Satterthwaite, he appears to wish to maintain poking the bear and doesn’t appear to be getting the court docket’s message as he continues to blast Jay-Z and the authorized system.

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