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County attorney briefs commission on two lawsuits and ongoing property tax legislation
Summary
The county attorney notified the commission of two pending lawsuits—Kevin Payne v. Missoula County and Darren Webster v. Nurse Kelkey et al.—and staff discussed several active property tax bills in the legislature, including versions containing homestead exemptions and graduated rates.
The county attorney briefed the Missoula County Commission on two pending civil matters and upcoming deadlines. The county must file an answer in Kevin Payne v. Missoula County (DB 25 AD) in state district court by May 5; county counsel indicated the response will likely be a motion to dismiss. The briefing said Payne alleges wrongful arrest, racial profiling, and defamation; the attorney noted related underlying criminal matters and that one felony charge had been dismissed previously by the county attorney’s office.
The second notice involved Darren Webster v. Nurse Kelkey and Sergeant Boughton (case CV24165) in federal district…
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