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Civil Litigation,
Bankruptcy

Sep. 18, 2019

US judge halts Avenatti art sale

An injunction issued Tuesday prohibits the Orange County sheriff’s department from selling art linked to Michael Avenatti’s bankrupt firm.

US judge halts Avenatti art sale
Attorney Michael Avenatti addresses the media earlier this year in Santa Ana.

SANTA ANA -- Amid allegations of a new financial scheme, a U.S. judge on Tuesday prohibited the sale of high-end artwork once belonging to indicted attorney Michael J. Avenatti as his receiver-controlled law firm returned to bankruptcy.

The injunction from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine E. Bauer was issued just as a 30-day stay authorized by a family law judge in Ave...

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