Civil Litigation
May 17, 2021
US judge denies Avenatti's effort to delay Santa Ana trial
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana said Thursday Avenatti’s argument that publicity surrounding his June sentence for trying to extort $25 million from Nike could taint the pool of prospective jurors was insufficient.
Embattled plaintiff attorney Michael Avenatti must face fraud allegations in California only weeks after being sentenced on blackmail convictions in New York, a federal judge ruled.
Making a number of arguments, including that publicity surrounding his June sentence for trying to extort $25 million from Nike could taint the pool of prospective jurors, Avenatti tried to delay his wire fraud trial in Santa Ana. Because of the pandemic...
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