LOS ANGELES—District Attorney George Gascón will testify next month in a pretrial deposition related to a veteran prosecutor’s lawsuit alleging he was demoted from a prestigious position for speaking out against Gascón’s sentencing recommendation directives.
Deputy District Attorney John Lewin’s legal team had argued in court papers filed previously with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steve Cochran that the county’s top prosecutor was stalling at agreeing to a deposition date. The same lawyers sought a court order compelling Gascón to appear for the questioning.
However, the attorneys in the case told the judge on Sept. 23 that the disagreement was resolved and that Gascón will be deposed on Oct. 9 and again, if necessary, on Oct. 31….