Tekashi 6ix9ine’s legal professionals plan to withdraw as his counsel following months of poor communication and unpaid payments.
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, the Meloni & McCaffrey legislation agency knowledgeable U.S. District Choose Hector Gonzalez about their intent to cease representing 6ix9ine (a.ok.a. Daniel Hernandez). Legal professional Robert Meloni detailed the problems along with his consumer, recounting how he not often spoke with 6ix9ine.
“From June 2021 till March 2022, I had sporadic communications straight with Mr. Hernandez, and primarily communicated with him by way of texts,” Meloni wrote. “Originally of the illustration, till March 2022, I communicated nearly completely with Justin Kobay, the enterprise supervisor for Mr. Hernandez and his firms every time I wanted to seek the advice of with somebody about this motion or the opposite issues I used to be dealing with for Mr. Hernandez. Mr. Kobay would act as a liaison. Nonetheless, Mr. Kobay resigned as enterprise supervisor for Mr. Hernandez in March 2022.”
After Kobay’s resignation, Meloni stated he was often capable of talk about issues with 6ix9ine’s brother Oscar Hernandez. 6ix9ine’s brother stopped responding to Meloni’s calls, emails and texts in September.
“There may be now a complete breakdown in communication between Mr. Hernandez and the Agency,” Meloni defined. “Mr. Hernandez’s final communication with me happened in early March 2022 regarding one of many different litigations. Lastly, I simply realized that Mr. Hernandez modified his cellphone quantity, which he didn’t inform me himself. He didn’t present me along with his new cellular quantity.”
Meloni struggled to signify 6ix9ine, spending months attempting to find his consumer. And to make issues worse, the controversial rapper allegedly hasn’t paid for any authorized companies since December 2021.
“Mr. Hernandez’s refusal or lack of ability to speak with the Agency makes it unimaginable for the Agency to proceed its illustration as a result of, amongst different issues, we’re unable to get Mr. Hernandez’s enter on discovery choices or strategic choices required through the course of the litigation,” Meloni wrote. “Furthermore, Mr. Hernandez, who has not made a fee to the agency since December 2021, has a considerable excellent steadiness for this matter and 4 different litigations, and has not indicated an intent or means to make a fee sooner or later.”
The lawyer proposed processing the withdrawal by way of e mail as a result of lack of ability to find 6ix9ine.
“As a result of the Agency has no present bodily handle for Mr. Hernandez, the Agency plans to request that the Court docket allow service of the Agency’s anticipated movement by means of e mail to Mr. Hernandez’s brother Oscar Hernandez,” Meloni wrote. “The Agency will ship a replica of this letter to Oscar Hernandez as properly.”
The Meloni & McCaffrey agency was dealing with a number of ligations involving 6ix9ine. These instances included a trademark battle with an artist who makes use of the stage identify SIX9.
