Civil Litigation
Feb. 5, 2019
Judge rejects Michael Avenatti’s ‘tactically abusive’ motion
The order follows a federal judge’s critique of a bankruptcy judge’s decision in the case.
Virginia Phillips, chief judge of the Central District of California, commented on a bankruptcy judge's self-recusal, saying she had never heard of a judge abstaining rather than learn a new area of law.
Calling the request "tactically abusive," a federal judge has rejected Michael Avenatti's motion to disqualify opposing counsel in his $10 million debt litigation, clearing the way for a long-awaited hearing into the troubled attorney's finances.
U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips' Friday order allows Avenatti's former partner's new partners to continue seeking t...
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