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Law Practice,
Bankruptcy

Oct. 11, 2018

Avenatti agrees to continue obeying bankruptcy orders, but jurisdictional questions remain

The potential presidential candidate represented himself at a hearing Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott in Santa Ana.

SANTA ANA -- Michael Avenatti said Wednesday he'll continue adhering to a bankruptcy judge's order regarding $10 million he owes a former law firm partner while his firm's case moves to district court, despite ongoing jurisdictional arguments.

"There's never been an issue as to whether these orders were going to be respected even if the bankruptcy court abstained," Avenatti told U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott. "This was not us...

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