The disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein got some bad news this week when a judge approved his extradition to Los Angeles, California to be tried for more sexual assault cases.

USA Today reported that Judge Kenneth Case ruled that there is no reason to delay Weinstein’s extradition any longer, now that the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be coming to an end. Erie County Assistant District Attorney Colleen Curtin Gable had told the judge that “Los Angeles County absolutely met the requirements of the statue on detainers” which governs interstate extradition.

Weinstein’s New York lawyer Norman Effman disagreed, however, claiming that the latest paperwork submitted by Los Angeles prosecutors did not specifically list all the charges.

“What the district attorney is saying to us here is that these papers are ‘close enough, we almost have it right,’ but they don’t have it right,” Effman said. “We are challenging the paperwork because it’s not right, it’s wrong. It’s a legal technicality based on due process and constitutional right and what the statues and courts have ruled.”

Weinstein, who listened to the hearing from the state prison near Buffalo where he is serving a 23-year sentence, wanted to stay at Wende Correctional Facility to continue medical treatment for various ailments, at least until jury selection in a Los Angeles trial began.

The judge ended up “respectfully” denying Effman’s petition to block the extradition.

“If California does not pick up Mr. Weinstein in a reasonable period of time, come back to see me,” he said.

Prosecutors said that due to practical matters, Weinstein likely won’t be physically moved to Los Angeles before mid-July.

“The LA County DA’s Office indicated to our prosecutors that they would extradite Mr. Weinstein sometime between late-June and mid-July,” said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn. He added that the judge’s ruling showed that the paperwork filed by the Los Angeles prosecutors complied with the interstate law on extraditions.

Weinstein’s legal team, which includes Effman and Los Angeles lawyer Mark Werksman who listened to the hearing, fired back by claiming that this matter is not over yet.

“We are disappointed by the judge’s ruling but we are appealing his decision in New York and we have filed a Habeas Corpus petition in the Los Angeles Superior Court to prevent the Los Angeles District Attorney from transporting Mr. Weinstein to Los Angeles until he can receive the medical care he needs in New York,” said Weinstein spokesman Juda Engelmayer.

Weinstein is facing 11 felony counts of sexual assault, including forcible rape, against five women in encounters at Beverly Hills hotels. Gloria Allred, the Los Angeles lawyer who represents two of the female accusers, said she was grateful to the judge for this ruling.

“I am looking forward to seeing Mr. Weinstein finally appear in Los Angeles to be arraigned on the many charges against him,” she said.