Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
Criminal
Sep. 23, 2025
DOJ: Essayli can remain acting US attorney; indictment should stand
The Justice Department urged a federal judge to reject a bid to toss an indictment, arguing the Federal Vacancies Reform Act allows Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli in Los Angeles to serve without having been first assistant when the vacancy arose.
Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles should be allowed to remain in office, and a criminal indictment should not be dismissed, because a 1998 federal law does not require him to have been first assistant at the time the last Senate-approved U.S. attorney resigned, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney argued.
The brief, filed Friday, was the first defense by the government against a federal public defender's motion to disqualify charges against his client on t...
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