Law Practice,
Bankruptcy
Mar. 14, 2019
Judge dismisses Michael Avenatti’s latest bankruptcy
A hearing in May will determine if the attorney should be sanctioned for a bad-faith filing.
Michael J. Avenatti
SANTA ANA -- A judge dismissed Michael J. Avenatti's new bankruptcy Wednesday and barred him from filing another for six months, saying a court-appointed receiver clearly has the only authority to act on behalf of the troubled attorney's law firm.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine E. Bauer also scheduled a sanctions hearing for May 8 "to find out what Mr. Avenatti thought he was doing and why he thought this was OK."
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