Court will be in session:
A Los Angeles federal judge ruled that disgraced attorney, Tom Girardi, is “competent to stand trial” according to the LA Times.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, Erika Jayne‘s 84-year-old estranged husband will have to “answer charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients as part of a long-running fraud scheme at his law firm.”
“The order was placed under seal until lawyers for both sides have a chance to identify information in it, such as health or other sensitive records, that they want kept confidential.”
“The ruling was a victory for prosecutors and for legions of Girardi’s former clients who feared that their erstwhile lawyer’s dementia diagnosis would forestall a jury trial and accountability for the now-84-year-old.”
🚨🚨 SEALED Order Finding Defendant Competent to Stand Trial as to Defendant Thomas Vincent Girardi by Judge Josephine L. Staton.
“The Court issues the present order provisionally under seal. Within five court days of the entry of this order, the parties are to identify those… pic.twitter.com/A10XlUd4ju— Ronald Richards (@RonaldRichards) January 2, 2024
