A federal judge in Maryland has denied a request by Christopher Blake Griffith to move his legal fight with Stefon Diggs out of Commanders country. Griffith, who accuses the NFL receiver of drugging and sexually assaulting him, argued that local fans could not judge Diggs fairly.
Judge Denies Griffith’s Request to Move the Diggs Case
Baller Alert reported the ruling on November 11 at 23:21 UTC, citing TMZ. The judge decided that living near the Washington Commanders does not automatically make a juror biased toward Diggs. The report adds that jury selection offers the stage to screen out biased people. The case stays in federal court in Maryland, and Baller Alert refers to its Southern Division, which covers Prince George’s County and five other counties.
None of the sources reviewed names the judge, the case number or the exact date of the order. That limits what can be confirmed from public reporting tonight. The docket itself will carry those details. The ruling does not decide what happened between the two men. Baller Alert makes that point directly. The decision only settles where a jury, if the case reaches one, would come from.
Griffith Argued Commanders Fans Could Taint the Jury
Griffith filed the venue request in September. TMZ reported it on September 16. According to TMZ, the papers argued that jurors could include season-ticket holders, stadium workers and fans with a stake in Diggs staying on the team. The filing cited the ordinary tendency to give a hometown figure the benefit of the doubt.
Diggs signed with the Commanders in August, according to Baller Alert, after a season with the New England Patriots. HotNewHipHop adds that Diggs grew up in Maryland and played college football at the University of Maryland. Those local ties fed Griffith’s argument.
Diggs’s lawyer, Mitch Schuster, told TMZ in September that Diggs would oppose the motion. Diggs himself called the request a “sideshow,” according to TMZ. Baller Alert quotes Schuster saying jurors from the Southern Division could objectively decide the factual issues. The judge’s ruling matches that position.
The Allegations and Diggs’s Denials
Griffith alleges that Diggs drugged him and engaged in unwanted sexual behavior at Diggs’s Rockville, Maryland home on May 22, 2023, according to Complex. Griffith also alleges that people connected to Diggs later attacked him in Los Angeles to keep him quiet. Diggs denies any assault and denies any role in arranging an attack. These remain allegations, and no court has ruled on them.
Complex reports that Diggs’s brother, Darez Diggs, pleaded no contest to felony assault charges over the Los Angeles attack. Diggs denies involvement. Griffith’s lawyer, Jake Lebowitz, has said his client is the victim of unwanted sexual advances from Diggs, according to Complex. Diggs sued Griffith for defamation in November 2025, according to Complex. Griffith filed counterclaims that accuse Diggs of drugging and sexual misconduct. None of the sources reviewed lists the damages Diggs seeks.
What the Court Has Already Ordered in the Diggs Case
The venue ruling follows a series of orders that went against Diggs on discovery. On June 3, a judge ordered Diggs to give a “truthful, complete, and non-evasive” answer about his relationship with Griffith, according to Complex. Diggs had described Griffith only as an acquaintance. The order also required fuller answers about their May 2023 contact and the names of people at the Rockville home that month. HotNewHipHop reports the deadline as June 17.
The same order spared Diggs from questions about any past possession or distribution of controlled substances, according to Complex. Baller Alert adds that a July order required Griffith to produce his full Instagram message history with Diggs along with travel records from the weekend in question.
The sequence of events runs as follows. A judge issued the discovery order on June 3, and Diggs had until mid-June to answer. A July order then directed Griffith to hand over his message history and travel records. Diggs signed with the Commanders in August. Griffith asked to move the case on September 16, and the judge rejected the request in a ruling reported on November 11. The case has moved through discovery fights, a team change and a venue dispute in about five months.
Complex notes that Diggs was acquitted in May on assault charges tied to an unrelated incident with a former chef. That case has no link to Griffith. No trial date or upcoming deadline appears in the reporting reviewed. Watch the docket for a motion for reconsideration, a summary judgment schedule, or any sign of settlement talks. Griffith’s side has not said whether it will challenge the venue decision.
