Feb. 3, 2026
Judge halts Avenatti jet dispute after automatic bankruptcy stay
A federal judge paused litigation over Michael Avenatti's seized private jet and related insurance proceeds, deferring to an automatic bankruptcy stay as multiple creditors battle over millions of dollars.
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter halted a complex legal battle Monday involving imprisoned former attorney Michael Avenatti, a seized private jet, and millions of dollars in insurance proceeds.
Carter chose to accept an automatic bankruptcy stay, effectively pausing motions for default judgment and intervention that had brought several competing creditors to a standstill. This pause is the latest development in a long-running dispute centered on a 2016 HondaJet HA-420, which f...
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