LOS ANGELES—Another veteran prosecutor is suing Los Angeles County, alleging he has been defamed, denied promotions, and had his fitness to practice law questioned because he has been outspoken of District Attorney George Gascón’s reform directives. Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami’s lawsuit alleges retaliation, race discrimination, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He joins a growing number of prosecutors in recent months alleging retaliation for voicing criticism. A representative for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined on Sept. 7 to comment on the complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by Hatami, who is the prosecutor in the case of Jose Cuatro and Maria Juarez, a Palmdale couple charged with murder and torture in the death of their 4-year-old son, Noah. Hatami was one of two prosecutors in the trial of Isauro Aguirre and Pearl Fernandez, who were sentenced to death and life in prison without …