| Safety of Avenatti Cited By
MCC Warden Who Redacts 2 Lines Why In Solitary
Confinement
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Thread
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 22 – With the trial of
Michael Avenatti set to start
on January 27, it was decided
on Wednesday that Stormy
Daniel vs Trump can be brought
up in opening statements, and
in all probability even more
during cross-examination of
government witness Gary
Franklin. Live tweeted thread
here.
Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
among other things asked for
an explanation from the
Metropolitan Correctional
Center why Avenatti must be in
solitary confinement, which is
hindering access to his
lawyers and the discovery
information to prepare for
trail.
Later on
January 22 the US Attorney's
Office answered: "Dear Judge
Gardephe: The Government
respectfully submits the
attached letter from the
Warden of the Metropolitan
Correctional Center (“MCC”)
pursuant to the Court’s order
during the conference in this
case held earlier today,
January 22, 2020, directing
the MCC to provide an
explanation regarding the
defendant’s housing
assignment. Two sentences in
the version filed on ECF are
redacted at the request of the
MCC, because they set forth
sensitive and non-public
information. Respectfully
submitted, GEOFFREY S. BERMAN
United States Attorney By:
Matthew D. Podolsky."
Attached
was a redacted letter from MCC
Warden M. Licon-Vitale that
states "We have serious
concerns for Mr. Avenatti's
safety, should we be placed in
a general population house
unit -- follow by more than
two full lines redacted.
Are they
concerned that other inmates
in the MCC will read the
letter on PACER? Inner City
Press will have more on this.
Earlier Judge
Gardephe declined to postpone
the trial for a week. He told
Avenatti's lawyers that if
they have a problem accessing
him in the MCC jail as they
have complained, to raise it
to him again.
As the more
than four hour final pre-trial
conference went on, more and
more bold-face names were
raised by Avenatti's lawyers:
David Boies (not in). Colin
Kaepernick (in, but only as "a
prominent football player").
Even R. Kelly. Inner City
Press live tweeted the
proceeding, here.
More on Patreon here.
The trial will have a soft
beginning on January 27, with
a questionnaire being
distributed to prospective
jurors. The trial should take
two and a half weeks, Judge
Gardephe said. The case is US
v. Avenatti, 19-cr-373
(Gardephe).
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