USA v. Girardi

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:23-cr-00047

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Josephine L. Staton

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  1. May 31, 2024

    Girardi Not Famous Like Avenatti, Feds Say In Panning Jury Form

    Prosecutors pushed back Friday on Tom Girardi's request to ask prospective jurors in his California federal fraud trial if they have seen his wife's television show or reports about his law firm's scandal, saying Girardi's fame is not similar to convicted attorney Michael Avenatti's, whose case included a written juror questionnaire.

  2. May 20, 2024

    Girardi Wants To Probe Jurors' 'Real Housewives' Exposure

    Public defenders for Tom Girardi want to ask prospective jurors in his upcoming fraud trial whether they have seen his wife's reality television show and news reporting about his law firm's massive scandal, according to a recent motion in Los Angeles federal court.

  3. March 26, 2024

    Girardi Fraud Trial Moved To Aug. 6

    A California federal judge has agreed to postpone disgraced California plaintiffs attorney Tom Girardi's trial to Aug. 6, setting the proceedings to begin 16 months later than originally required at the outset of the case.

  4. March 22, 2024

    Feds, Girardi Agree To Delay Trial More Than 2 Months

    Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi's criminal trial could now be pushed back from May to August, after prosecutors and Girardi's defense attorneys filed a mutual request for a few more weeks of preparation in the closely watched case.

  5. January 10, 2024

    Girardi's Criminal Trial Set For May As 2025 Bid Rejected

    A California federal judge on Wednesday set Tom Girardi's criminal trial for May 21, pushing aside the disbarred attorney's request to hold the proceedings until 2025 while telling his attorneys that they should have been prepared for the court's recent order that Girardi is competent to stand trial. 

  6. January 09, 2024

    Girardi Wants 2025 Trial As Feds Push For Earlier Date

    If federal prosecutors have their way, former celebrity attorney Tom Girardi will stand trial for wire fraud in about two months. Girardi, however, would rather wait until next year.

  7. January 05, 2024

    Girardi '​​​​​​​Exaggerating His Symptoms,' Unsealed Order Says

    A Los Angeles federal judge concluded that disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is "exaggerating his symptoms" to back a claim that he has dementia, finding that he is competent to face trial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from his clients, according to an order unsealed Friday.

  8. January 02, 2024

    Girardi Competent To Face Criminal Charges, Judge Rules

    Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi's claim that he has dementia will not spare him from facing trial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from his clients, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  9. December 04, 2023

    Girardi Courtroom Profanity Is Proof Of Competency, Feds Say

    Prosecutors have asked a California federal judge to find disbarred attorney Tom Girardi, 84, competent to stand trial following a dementia diagnosis, citing a moment during a September cross-examination in which the attorney lashed out against the prosecution as proof of "his appreciation of this case and the allegations lodged against him."

  10. November 20, 2023

    Girardi Says 'Severe' Impairment Means He Can't Stand Trial

    Disgraced attorney Thomas Girardi is not faking his mental decline and is unfit to stand trial in a criminal case alleging that he stole tens of millions of dollars from his own vulnerable clients, according to the public defenders representing him in California federal court.