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Denton County court ends outside counsel in multiple cases, assigns D. Randall Montgomery & Associates
Summary
Denton County commissioners unanimously terminated outside counsel in two pending suits involving county public-health and sheriff’s-office matters and assigned D. Randall Montgomery & Associates, PLLC to represent the county; the court also authorized the county judge to sign employment contracts exempted under Texas Local Government Code §262.023.
Denton County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to end outside legal representation in multiple pending lawsuits and to assign D. Randall Montgomery & Associates, PLLC as replacement counsel, the court’s chair said.
The chair moved to terminate Blaze and Hightower LLP as counsel for Denton County Public Health in a case styled SF v. Denton County, listed in the record as cause number 42300864 ALM and pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. “All in favor say aye,” the chair said; after an affirmative voice vote the chair added, “Motion carries unanimously.”
The court then moved to assign D. Randall Montgomery & Associates, PLLC to represent the county in that federal matter. The chair told the court the proposed contract with D. Randall Montgomery…
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