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Denton County authorizes retention of D. Randall Montgomery for Horwitz v. City of Denton
Summary
The commissioners authorized the county judge to sign a contract to retain D. Randall Montgomery (D. Randall Montgomery & Associates PLLC) to represent Denton County in Horwitz v. City of Denton (cause number 426CV00220); the court approved an exemption from Texas Local Government Code section 262.023 if applicable and voted unanimously.
Denton County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to retain outside counsel D. Randall Montgomery of D. Randall Montgomery & Associates PLLC to represent the county in Horwitz v. City of Denton, cause number 426CV00220, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division.
The chair moved to "assign legal representation on behalf of Denton County, Texas to D. Randall Montgomery, care of D. Randall Montgomery and Associates PLLC" and to exempt the employment contract from Texas Local Government Code section 262.023 if applicable; the motion also authorized the county judge to sign the contract. Commissioner Falconer seconded the motion and the court approved it unanimously.
The action authorizes the county judge to execute the contract for employment of counsel. The transcript does not state the contract term, fee arrangement, or whether the county staff provided a memorandum of terms to the court on the record.
