Members of the public may participate in a lottery Monday morning to possibly obtain a seat in the Van Nuys courtroom for a status conference involving the Menendez brothers, it was announced Thursday, Nov. 21. Erik and Lyle Menendez are not expected to attend the hearing.

Just 16 public seats are available for the hotly anticipated hearing of the Menendez brothers, who are hoping a judge will downgrade their charges from first-degree murder to a lesser charge.

Members of the public will be able to attend an upcoming court hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murder of their parents, with a lottery deciding who takes 16 seats in the courtroom.

Those looking to watch in court as the Menendez brothers appear for a hearing on Monday will have to take a number. The Los Angeles Superior Court will be holding a lottery for 16 seats that are open to the public,

The Menendez Brothers are scheduled to have a hearing next week. Some of those seats will be available to the public through the lottery.

A public lottery will decide who gets access to Monday’s highly anticipated courtroom hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. To address the high public interest,