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Michael Avenatti is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) alleging that he was mistreated during his time in federal custody and was given only one book in confinement - Donald Trump's 'The Art of the Deal'.
Avenatti, the disgraced lawyer known for his representation of adult film star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against Trump, is seeking $94 million, or $1 million for each day he says he spent in solitary confinement or lockdown while he was in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan in 2020.
He is claiming that the federal government is liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment and false arrest, and more.
According to a copy of the filing that was sent to the BOP on Wednesday, he alleges that prison officials limited his contact with friends and family, other inmates, and subjected him to harsh conditions.
Michael Avenatti claims the only book he was allowed to read in prison was his long-time foe Donald Trump's 1987 memoir Art of the Deal: Disgraced lawyer sues the Bureau of Prisons for $94m for mistreatment - $1m for each day he spent in solitary or lockdown
Michael Avenatti is seeking $94 million, or $1 million for each day he says he spent in solitary confinement or lockdown in 2020
He claims that the federal government is liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress while he was in custody
Avenatti alleges that he was only allowed to read one book during his time in jail — Trump's The Art of the Deal
He was convicted last year of attempting to extort as much as $25 million from Nike and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison
Avenatti is also charged with cheating Stormy Daniels out of $300,000
He is confined to a California residence while awaiting trial
Avenatti is suspended from practicing law in California
He claims that when he was taken into custody in January 2020, instead of being placed in with general population as he requested, he was placed in '10 South' at the MCC, an area he says is known to house terrorism suspects and the drug kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.
Avenatti also alleges that when he asked for reading material, he was initially refused, but then he was provided with only one book — Trump's 'The Art of the Deal.'