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Denton County approves hiring outside counsel for Peterson v. Dockery

Denton County Commissioners Court · March 17, 2026
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Denton County unanimously approved retaining the law firm identified in the transcript as "Matthews Shields not Eden Davis and Bean LLP" to represent the county in Jake Michael Peterson v. Chief Deputy Dwayne Dockery and authorized the county judge to sign an employment contract; the transcript does not specify a numerical vote tally.

Denton County on reconvening from executive session approved a motion to retain outside counsel to represent the county in federal litigation styled Jake Michael Peterson v. Chief Deputy Dwayne Dockery (Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division). The court authorized the Denton County judge to sign an employment contract with the firm…

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