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Board authorizes retention of outside counsel in Lee v. County of Alameda, 24CV079355
Summary
After closed-session deliberations the Board voted 5–0 to authorize County Counsel to retain the law firm Fagan, Friedman & Fullfrost LLP to represent Alameda County in Lee v. County of Alameda, Superior Court case no. 24CV079355.
Following the budget deliberations and a closed session, Alameda County officials reported that the Board of Supervisors authorized County Counsel to retain outside counsel in a pending lawsuit.
In a closed-session report to the public, County Counsel said: "In closed session today in the matter of Lee v County of Alameda et al, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, case number 24CV079355, the board of supervisors authorized on a vote of 5 0, the county counsel to retain the law firm of Fagan, Friedman, and Fullfrost, LLP, and to sign and execute a retention agreement on behalf of the county for their services in connection with this litigation."
The Board recorded a unanimous 5–0 vote to authorize the retention. No further details about the retention agreement or litigation strategy were provided in open session.
