United States v. Michael Avenatti

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 16 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50225

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 8:19-cr-00061-JVS-1 v. 8:19-cr-00061-JVS

MICHAEL JOHN AVENATTI, AKA

Michael J. Avenatti, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 10, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN,** District Judge.

Defendant Michael J. Avenatti was indicted on charges relating to an alleged

scheme to defraud five of his law firm clients of their settlement monies. Towards

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Edward R. Korman, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation. the end of the prosecution’s…