Government,
Criminal,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 30, 2020
LA prosecutors sue DA Gascón over orders
“Respondent George Gascón, within weeks of his investiture as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney, has issued Special Directives that are not merely radical, but plainly unlawful,” states the complaint signed by Eric M. George, a partner with Browne George Ross O’Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP in Century City.
An organization representing his own deputies is suing to stop Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón from dropping sentence enhancements, and asks for an order declaring the DA's directives unlawful.
"Respondent George Gascón, within weeks of his investiture as Los Angeles County's District Attorney, has issued Special Directives that are not merely radical, but plainly unlawful," states the complaint filed by Eric M. George, a...
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