Damon Dash is being accused of ignoring court orders in a lawsuit brought against him by filmmaker Josh Webber.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Damon Dash was handed a default judgment by Judge John F. Walter in his ongoing lawsuit with filmmaker Josh Webber. This came after Dash, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella, violated several court orders. Walter noted that Dash had failed to adhere to basic courtroom procedures, such as not submitting important legal documents, avoiding court-ordered mediation, and ignoring deadlines.

To address the damages caused by Dash's actions, Walter gave Webber and his legal team until March 3 to submit proof. Initially, Webber had won a judgment of $805,000, which included interest and attorney fees. However, this amount could potentially increase depending on the evidence presented by his legal team next month.

The root of this legal drama can be traced back to a longstanding dispute over the movie, Dear Frank. Dash was originally involved in the project but was later removed due to allegations of unprofessional behavior on set. Despite this, Dash continued to promote the film as his own, even attempting to sell it under a different title, The List, as reported by AllHipHop.

This latest development comes just two months after author Edwyna Brooks, who had previously won a judgment against Dash in 2020, returned to court to collect the money owed to her. In her case, Brooks claimed that Dash had been hiding his assets to avoid paying her. The New York Post reported that Brooks had initially won a $300,000 copyright infringement case against Dash. She alleged that he had marketed and sold a film project based on one of her characters, a female crime boss from her book series, Mafietta.

In response, Dash had countersued but ultimately lost. However, he has yet to pay the judgment owed to Brooks, which has now accumulated close to $100,000 with interest. According to Brooks' attorney, Chris Brown, who is also handling Webber's case, Dash and his company, Poppington LLC, attempted to conceal his assets by transferring them to another company not involved in the lawsuit.

It is worth noting that this recent judgment against Dash is not an isolated incident. In fact, it follows a trend of legal troubles for the entrepreneur. In addition to his ongoing disputes with Webber and Brooks, Dash also lost control of his shares in Roc-A-Fella Records in a separate case. The shares now belong to the state of New York.

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