Avenatti: "considerable amount of fireworks in the coming weeks"

[jberryhill]

4. He's filing a motion for reconsideration on the stay in that case

The Stormy Daniels case is suspended pursuant to this order:

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Apr 27, 2018

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge S. James Otero: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' EX PARTE APPLICATION TO STAY CASE 38 .A status conference regarding the status of the stay is set for July 27, 2018 9:00 a.m. The parties shall file a joint report on the status of the criminal proceedings ten (10) days prior tothe conference date. (lc) (Entered: 04/27/2018)


The only thing that happened was this filing today:


May 23, 2018

Joint STIPULATION for Hearing re and Briefing on Plaintiffs Motion for Reconsideration filed by Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Avenatti, Michael) (Entered: 05/23/2018)

A link to the document is here:

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.704250/gov.uscourts.cacd.704250.54.0.pdf

STIPULATION
2.
Defendants shall have until 4:00 p.m. on Friday,
June 1, 2018, to file their
opposition to the Motion.

3.
Plaintiff shall have until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2018, to file her
reply in support of the Motion.

4.
The hearing on the Motion shall be set for Monday, June 18, 2018,
at 10:00
a.m.
or on any other day and time during the week of June 18 that is convenient for the
Court, except for Friday, June 22, 201



So tomorrow he will file a brief in the case requesting reconsideration of the order granting the stay. The other side will reply, and they've requested a hearing set for later in June.

If the stay is lifted, then the court will move forward on the motion to proceed to arbitration and the SLAPP motion on the defamation claim.