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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, Michael Avenatti, lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels, speaks outside court Michael Cohen's sentencing in New York. Los Angeles prosecutors say they will hold hearings over allegations that attorney Avenatti roughed up his girlfriend. City Attorney Mike Feuer said Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 his office has declined at this point to charge Avenatti with a misdemeanor but the matter remains open. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Prosecutor to hold hearings on abuse claim against Avenatti

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, attorney Michael Avenatti speaks to the media outside the Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division after being released from police custody following his arrest on a felony domestic violence charge in Los Angeles. Los Angeles prosecutors have declined to charge attorney Avenatti with a felony for allegedly abusing his girlfriend. The Los Angeles district attorney's office said Wednesday, Nov. 21, it referred the case to city prosecutors to consider misdemeanor charges. Avenatti was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge last week after his girlfriend told police he roughed her up at his apartment. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)

Los Angeles prosecutor declines felony case against Avenatti

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

In this September 2018 photo, attorney Michael Avenatti, right, poses with Mareli Miniutti for a photo at a party in New York. Miniutti alleges that Avenatti dragged her across the floor of his Los Angeles apartment after an argument over money, according to court documents obtained Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, by The Associated Press. Avenatti, who was arrested the week before on a felony domestic violence charge, called the allegations "completely false." He's scheduled to appear in court in December 2018. (Marion Curtis/StarPix via AP)

Michael Avenatti won’t be charged with felony in Mareli Miniutti abuse allegations

By Brian Melley - Associated Press