The Department of Justice intends to appeal the federal judge's ruling that disqualified Bill Assaly from serving as U.S. Prosecutor in Los Angeles.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
Federal Judge J. Michael Seabright ruled on October 27, 2026 that Bill Essayli, the Trump administration's acting U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, is unlawfully serving and barred him from two criminal cases. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Justice Department said it would appeal any disqualification ruling, and the post's quoted Guardian report says the DOJ intends to appeal.
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… Federal judges ruled that Republican Bill Assaly is not legally serving as the top U.S. Prosecutor in Los Angeles. Assaly was disqualified from overseeing two criminal prosecutions. The order, however, will not go into immediate effect. The Department of Justice said it intends to appeal. This ruling was a part of a long-running legal battle challenging the Trump administration's maneuvers to keep Assaly in office despite not being confirmed by the United States Senate. You know why this is? …
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Supports. The Los Angeles Times reports that Justice Department lawyer Robbins said at the October 13 hearing that the government would appeal any disqualification ruling, and that a government request for a stay pending appeal was anticipated.[1]
Supports. The ABC News/AP report says the disqualification order will not take effect until the court rules on the government's motion for a stay pending appeal, which is consistent with an appeal being pursued.[2][3]
Context. The ruling disqualified Essayli from overseeing two criminal prosecutions and found he was unlawfully serving as a 'de facto' U.S. Attorney; Essayli said he disagrees with the order.[1][3]
Context. A separate report says the DOJ has appealed a different California ruling blocking the setting aside of 20,000 ballots; that is a different ruling and does not bear on the Essayli disqualification.[4]
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- 1Judge finds L.A.’s top federal prosecutor is unlawfully ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Federal judge rules top US prosecutor in Los Angeles isn't legally ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Federal judge rules top US prosecutor in Los Angeles isn't legally servingaudacy.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4A judge halts in California Trump's maneuver to set aside 20,000 votes days before the midterms.democrata.es · not rated · cited for: context
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