Los Angeles ? Chris Brown’s attorney says the R&B singer has completed nearly 300 hours of community service since being sentenced for beating Rihanna.

Brown appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday morning to offer a judge an update on his community service and domestic violence counseling. Attorney Mark Geragos says Brown is expected to complete his counseling in October.

He’s completed roughly 20 percent of the community labor work he’s required to perform.

Brown was sentenced last year to five years of probation and six months of community labor for the February 2009 attack on his ex-girlfriend.

The 21-year-old singer is due back in court on Aug. 26 for another update, and a judge has requested a formal probation report on his progress.

Sealed testimony request opposed

Los Angeles — Roman Polanski’s request for access to sealed transcripts of testimony by a former prosecutor detailing alleged misconduct should be rejected because of the director’s fugitive status, prosecutors argued Thursday in a court filing.

Polanski’s attorneys have asked a judge to unseal testimony taken earlier this year by the original prosecutor handling the case, Roger Gunson. They have said it will help their efforts to fight Polanksi’s extradition from Switzerland, where he remains under house arrest.

Deputy District Attorney David Walgren wrote in Thursday’s filing that the request should be denied because Polanski has repeatedly refused to return to Los Angeles for sentencing.

He said allegations of misconduct in the case can and should be dealt with at Polanski’s sentencing.

A hearing on Polanski’s motion is scheduled for Monday afternoon.