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Litigation

Jan. 22, 2011

Family of Slain Man Sues Schwarzenegger

The parents of Luis Dos Santos filed a lawsuit against Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation over the former governor's commutation of the sentence of a man charged in Dos Santos' death.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The parents of Luis Dos Santos filed a lawsuit against Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Thursday, seeking to reverse the commuted sentence of Esteban Nunez, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dos Santos' death.


Legal experts said the family's case may be a long shot.


Nunez is the son of former state H...

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