USA v. Girardi
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2:23-cr-00047
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June 28, 2024
Girardi Wins Bid To Offer Mental Condition Testimony At Trial
Tom Girardi's defense team can call a doctor to testify at his upcoming trial as to a potential "mental condition" that they say might indirectly have bearing on his intent to defraud clients, a California federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting prosecutors' argument that the testimony is irrelevant.
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June 28, 2024
Girardi's Ch. 7 Evidence Fight May Raise Novel Issues
Tom Girardi told a California federal judge that FBI agents violated his constitutional rights by obtaining evidence from his law firm's bankruptcy trustee without a search warrant, an argument that, if successful, could hamstring prosecutors in his upcoming wire fraud trial and shake up law enforcement's dealings with trustees.
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June 21, 2024
Girardi Wants To Block Evidence Of Ex-Clients' Injuries At Trial
At the upcoming fraud trial of disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, his defense attorneys want to exclude any mention of the horrific injuries suffered by the clients he allegedly stole from, while prosecutors want to introduce evidence that he allegedly spent $25 million to fund the lavish lifestyle of his celebrity ex-wife.
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May 31, 2024
Girardi Not Famous Like Avenatti, Feds Say In Panning Jury Form
Prosecutors pushed back Friday on Tom Girardi's request to ask prospective jurors in his California federal fraud trial if they have seen his wife's television show or reports about his law firm's scandal, saying Girardi's fame is not similar to convicted attorney Michael Avenatti's, whose case included a written juror questionnaire.
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May 20, 2024
Girardi Wants To Probe Jurors' 'Real Housewives' Exposure
Public defenders for Tom Girardi want to ask prospective jurors in his upcoming fraud trial whether they have seen his wife's reality television show and news reporting about his law firm's massive scandal, according to a recent motion in Los Angeles federal court.
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March 26, 2024
Girardi Fraud Trial Moved To Aug. 6
A California federal judge has agreed to postpone disgraced California plaintiffs attorney Tom Girardi's trial to Aug. 6, setting the proceedings to begin 16 months later than originally required at the outset of the case.
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March 22, 2024
Feds, Girardi Agree To Delay Trial More Than 2 Months
Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi's criminal trial could now be pushed back from May to August, after prosecutors and Girardi's defense attorneys filed a mutual request for a few more weeks of preparation in the closely watched case.
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January 10, 2024
Girardi's Criminal Trial Set For May As 2025 Bid Rejected
A California federal judge on Wednesday set Tom Girardi's criminal trial for May 21, pushing aside the disbarred attorney's request to hold the proceedings until 2025 while telling his attorneys that they should have been prepared for the court's recent order that Girardi is competent to stand trial.
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January 09, 2024
Girardi Wants 2025 Trial As Feds Push For Earlier Date
If federal prosecutors have their way, former celebrity attorney Tom Girardi will stand trial for wire fraud in about two months. Girardi, however, would rather wait until next year.
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January 05, 2024
Girardi 'Exaggerating His Symptoms,' Unsealed Order Says
A Los Angeles federal judge concluded that disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is "exaggerating his symptoms" to back a claim that he has dementia, finding that he is competent to face trial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from his clients, according to an order unsealed Friday.