A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday set a “hard and fast” April 21 trial date in a criminal case accusing Michael Avenatti of stealing $300,000 from his former client, the adult film star known as Stormy Daniels.

U.S. District Judge Deborah A. Batts of the Southern District of New York said the April trial date would give Avenatti and his attorney, Dean Steward, time to file a range of expected motions, including one to dismiss the indictment for vindictive prosecution. The trial, she said, would last about two weeks.