Court documents reveal that one of Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorneys has stepped down from the disgraced music producer's criminal

One of Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers filed a motion to withdraw from the mogul's defense team. Anthony Ricco did not provide a reason for his request, in which he wrote, "under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs," according to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

Already swinging at the legal fences to derail his upcoming criminal trial, Diddy is now claiming the law is being used against him in a racist manner

Tony Buzbee two more lawsuits against Sean "Diddy" Combs on behalf of a man and women who claim Combs assaulted them.

As the embattled music mogul faces down a torrent of civil suits and a federal sexual abuse and racketeering case, one his lawyers, Anthony Ricco, is calling it quits. In a motion filed in New York Federal Court Friday,

Anthony L. Ricco, who is representing the rapper in his federal criminal case, filed a motion to withdraw on Friday.

One of the three main attorneys representing Sean "Diddy" Combs in his high-profile federal sex trafficking indictment has filed a motion to withdraw from the case, citing unspecified “sufficient reasons” he can no longer represent the music mogul,