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Denton County approves hiring outside counsel for Peterson v. Dockery
Summary
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 identified in the transcript as "Matthews Shields not Eden Davis and Bean LLP."
The motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner Falconer. Chair called for the vote and said, "All in favor say I." The motion "carried unanimously," according to the proceeding; the transcript does not include a numerical tally of votes.
The agenda language read that the contract would be exempt from the competitive-bidding requirement established by the Texas Local Government Code section 262.023, "if applicable," and that the judge should be authorized to execute the employment contract. The action records the county's selection of outside counsel for representation in the listed federal case; the transcript itself uses an inconsistent spelling for the law firm name.
The court moved immediately to the next agenda item after the approval. The transcript does not record additional discussion about the firm's scope of work, fee terms, or a vote count; those details should appear in the county's contract records or subsequent minutes.
