Jay-Z has landed a legal win in the ongoing paternity dispute over Rymir Satterthwaite, who has long demanded Hov take a DNA test because he claims the rapper is his biological father.
Lillie Coley, who previously served as the legal guardian for Satterthwaite, filed an application for a temporary restraining order as part of the ongoing paternity case. Coley accused Hov of filing a motion to impose sanctions against her “as a form of retaliation” against her. The restraining order would have put a pause on all attempts to enforce any sanctions against her, which she claimed were only being attempted by Jay-Z’s legal team because she has advocated for Satterthwaite, who alleges that the Roc Nation founder is his father, ever since his mother passed away.
Per legal documents obtained by Complex, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett rejected the attempt to block the sanctions hearing, clearing the way for Hov to continue efforts to penalize Coley for her “decades-long harassment.” Coley has repeatedly accused Jay-Z of dodging requests for him to take DNA testing to prove whether he is or isn’t the father of Satterthwaite.
The denial from the judge came not long after Satterthwaite dropped a separate paternity lawsuit against Hov. The billionaire and rapper has denied being related to him and called the claims baseless. Satterthwaite and Coley were barred for filing new lawsuits in New Jersey in 2022 after multiple failed attempts to take the paternity case to court.
"I have not stopped my fight,” Satterthwaite said earlier this year after dropping the case. “I did withdraw my case, but it's for a reason. It's not because I'm stopping it or I'm going to refile. It's just a lot going on behind closed doors [...] I have not gotten any DNA test. I have not gotten a settlement. It is not over.”