Overview
- Lil Durk’s bid to dismiss the case or disqualify prosecutors was denied by U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald, who also refused an evidentiary hearing.
- Defense lawyers argued prosecutors concealed four threatening voicemails to Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue and a threat to a prosecutor, a claim the government disputed as factually inaccurate.
- Prosecutors said Durk’s team was told about the threats in October 2025, and the judge said there was no evidence the messages influenced judicial decisions.
- Fitzgerald called the defense motion baseless and noted no one has suggested Durk was tied to the threats, keeping pretrial proceedings on course.
- The case stems from a 2022 Los Angeles attack that targeted Quando Rondo and killed his cousin Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson; Durk remains in federal custody with five co-defendants and a trial slated for late April 2026.