Two Los Angeles County deputy district attorneys sued L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman for harassment, discrimination and retaliation for his office’s handling of the Menendez brothers’ murder case.
Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford recommended a resentencing trial for the convicted murderers while working under the purview of former DA George Gascón that Hochman, who assumed the office in December, disagreed with. The lawyers claimed in February that they were wrongfully demoted by the new DA, saying the move came in retaliation of their support to resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez last fall.
The two attorneys each filed a lawsuit against Hochman Monday, seeking economic damages and non-economic psychological damages.