June 14, 2021
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti and federal prosecutors are duking it out over what evidence should be included in his upcoming embezzlement trial, with the government arguing Monday that the jury should hear about Avenatti's wealth and use of embezzled funds.
June 08, 2021
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti on Monday renewed an effort to postpone his upcoming embezzlement trial by accusing California federal prosecutors of concealing that a key government witness suffers from PTSD.
May 10, 2021
California federal prosecutors on Monday criticized celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti's request to delay his trial stemming from allegations including the embezzlement of client funds, calling it a bad faith attempt at delaying justice in one of the multiple criminal cases the avowed Donald Trump foe faces.
April 07, 2021
Michael Avenatti's embezzlement trial in July will likely last at least 15 days, a California federal judge said Wednesday during a status hearing, indicating that the disgraced attorney should be able to stay in home confinement to aid his defense preparation.
March 16, 2021
Michael Avenatti can stay in home confinement until the end of May and leave the residence to get his COVID-19 vaccinations, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, after the disgraced attorney pointed out the continuing risks of the coronavirus in the Golden State.
March 15, 2021
Golden State prosecutors urged a California federal judge Monday to reject Michael Avenatti's bid to hold them in contempt over a discovery dispute, saying the disgraced attorney offers no evidence and copied "nearly word for word" a motion from an unrelated case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
January 21, 2021
Federal prosecutors in California have requested a delay to an upcoming embezzlement trial for disgraced celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, saying the COVID-19 pandemic makes a February date unsafe.
January 06, 2021
The California federal judge overseeing Michael Avenatti's embezzlement case indicated Wednesday that the embattled attorney's trial will likely be pushed to July to allow him sufficient time to prepare for a spring trial in New York over accusations he stole proceeds from Stormy Daniels' book deal.
January 03, 2021
After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic swiped numerous important trials off the table, 2021 is widely hoped to bring broad vaccine availability and a return to the courtroom for many who have been awaiting their days in court.
November 13, 2020
Embattled celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti has been granted a two-month extension to his home confinement by a California federal judge, making it his fourth coronavirus-related extension.