Government,
Criminal
Feb. 9, 2021
Judge enjoins LA DA’s ‘unlawful’ directives
Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant held that absent a preliminary injunction, deputy DAs would be forced to put their careers on the line by following special directives which have already been criticized by dozens of trial court judges in the two months since they took effect.
Several directives Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón issued on his first day in office have forced his prosecutors to violate the law, their oaths of office and their ethical and professional obligations, a superior court judge ruled Monday.
Judge James C. Chalfant ruled in favor of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County, a union representing more than 800 of Gascón's line prosecutors, g...
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