Cohen: Avenatti Shouldn't Be At Court Hearing Due To 'Inaccurate Statements'

[DonViejo]

By Summer Concepcion | May 19, 2018 10:36 am

Michael Cohen fired back Friday on why Michael Avenatti should stay out of his federal court hearing next week.

U.S. Judge Kimba Wood ruled Wednesday that Cohen had to respond to Avenatti’s motion to intervene at a status conference related to the criminal investigation into Cohen’s financial dealings. Wood wrote that Cohen “should include citations to any legal authorities that support his position.”

Citing Avenatti’s “tangential relationship” to the legal dispute, Cohen’s legal team argued in a court filing Friday that Avenatti should be barred from the court hearing due to the “inaccurate statements” he has said about Cohen in violation of court rules.

Although Avenatti publicly released “factually accurate information” on Cohen’s confidential banking transactions, Cohen’s legal team said Avenatti “had no lawful source.”

“Avenatti appears to be primarily focused on smearing Mr. Cohen publicly in his efforts to further his own interest in garnering as much media attention as possible,” Cohen’s lawyers said in the filing, citing Avenatti’s numerous national television appearances.

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[OldHippieChick]

1. Every law school has

someone who graduates last. (And I don't mean Avenatti)

[manor321]

2. I think Avenatti will win this one

As Avenatti has himself said, this NY case is not critical to his case, which is going on in CA. However, I don't think Cohen will be able to exclude Avenatti. They're just whining, really.