Thread by @meghanncuniff

Here's Judge Jesse Furman's order today reiterating what was said in court on Friday: Michael Avenatti is to turn himself into the U.S. Marshals in the Central District of California by 5 p.m. today.

It's a busy day for Avenatti. Not only is he to be in jail as of tonight, his reply brief is due in his 9th Circuit appeal. Attorney Howard Srebnick (from @Nike trial) is representing him pro bono, and Srebnick got a deadline extension last week.

https://twitter.com/meghanncuniff/status/1487249033697583108

Srebnick's extension request cited in part the Stormy Daniels trial, but I'm not sure Avenatti has had much time since then to work with Srebnick on this reply brief.

Regarding 9th Circuit appeal, here's Avenatti's opening brief, filed back in December.
"Beginning then and continuing through August 2021 - a period of 29 months - the government repeatedly and knowingly withheld critical Brady material from defendant." bit.ly/3GziZKf

Here's @USAO_LosAngeles' answering brief. "Had defendant asked for any Tabs data (as he asked for Quickbooks data) by name, the filter team would have been able to locate it and would have produced it to the defense and to the prosecution team..." bit.ly/31LtpYO

I’ve confirmed Avenatti will be turning himself in here at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana, California, by 5 pm. He hasn’t come through yet, but security is expecting him. Quiet day around here otherwise.

Here's Avenatti's recently filed application with Judge Selna to be housed at the Santa Ana jail. "Housing me at the MDC will make this process practically impossible and substantially interfere with my ability to mount a defense in this case." bit.ly/35XybUM

The request encompasses the tricky jurisdiction issues in Avenatti's cross-country judicial saga. It says @USAO_LosAngeles doesn't think Selna has jurisdiction, but Avenatti writes: "Judge Furman’s Order is silent as to where defendant is to be housed..." bit.ly/35XybUM

Under Selna's most recent custody order in the California case, Avenatti was released from jail to home confinement because of his COVID risk. I wonder if Selna will say he needs to formally request his COVID release be rescinded in order for Selna to say which jail he can go to?

Avenatti's reply brief to @USAO_LosAngeles in his 9th Circuit appeal is in. It keeps with a theme heard in last summer's trial: "Zero. That is the number of times the government offers any explanation or remorse for its numerous misrepresentations..." bit.ly/34hBHJf

https://twitter.com/meghanncuniff/status/1490842062207422465