NY Judge in Avenatti Case Endorses DOJ Taint Teams Despite Mistrial in California

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U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman on Thursday rejected a bid by Michael Avenatti to halt DOJ review of a newly accessed iPad in his wire fraud case involving ex-client Stormy Daniels. Distinguishing the case from the recent mistrial in California, the judge dismissed an oft-cited Fourth Circuit opinion criticizing the DOJ’s privilege-review teams and said courts in his Second Circuit “have long blessed such procedures.”