LOS ANGELES—A lawsuit to issue an injunction against LA District Attorney George Gascón from hiring “unqualified” deputy public defenders is closer to setting a trial date, according to an April 20 ruling from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff.
The lawsuit, filed by the Association of Deputy District Attorneys in October of 2021, alleges Gascón hired three “unqualified political cronies” of the LA County Public Defenders’ office early last year who were “political supporters” of his election campaign in 2020.
The association claims it has “standing to sue on behalf of its members who have … been adversely affected” by Gascón’s “unlawful promotion” of unqualified public defenders rather than those who are qualified within their ranks.
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