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Criminal

Aug. 27, 2019

Judge sets May trial date in Avenatti’s California criminal case

The scheduling comes after the rejection of defense motion to compel discovery

SANTA ANA -- A U.S. judge on Monday set a May 19, 2020 trial date for attorney Michael J. Avenatti in his California criminal case after rejecting his request to access prosecutor files as a broad "fishing expedition."

Prosecutors wanted a February trial, but Avenatti's lawyer, sole practitioner H. Dean Steward, said he doesn't believe he can be prepared by then, given his schedule for other cases and the huge amount of discovery in...

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