FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Avenatti speaks to the media outside United States Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Avenatti on Tuesday withdrew his request to subpoena Nike Inc in connection with the federal criminal case accusing the embattled lawyer of extortion, after the company said prosecutors already possessed all the documents he sought.
The withdrawal came fewer than 24 hours after prosecutors called the subpoena a "fishing expedition" unrelated to the extortion case, which the U.S. Department of Justice announced in March. Avenatti has pleaded not guilty.
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