File #: ID 25-839    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Closed Session Report
File created: 4/21/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/6/2025 Final action:
Title: Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consult with the City's attorneys on the legal status, expenses, strategy and options for resolution of litigation in Case No. 15-25-00030, styled "In Re City of Denton. Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of Denton; Brian Beck, Mayor Pro Tem of Denton; Vicki Byrd, Paul Meltzer, Joe Holland, Brandon Chase McGee, and Chris Watts, Members of the City Council of Denton; Sara Hensley, City Manager of Denton; and Doug Shoemaker, Chief of Police of Denton, in their official capacities, Relators," pending in the 15th Court of Appeals, on Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the 481st Judicial District Court Denton County, Texas, Trial Court Case No. 24-1005-481; where public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or otherwise compromise the City's leg...
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Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.

 

Consult with the City’s attorneys on the legal status, expenses, strategy and options for resolution of litigation in Case No. 15-25-00030, styled “In Re City of Denton. Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of Denton; Brian Beck, Mayor Pro Tem of Denton; Vicki Byrd, Paul Meltzer, Joe Holland, Brandon Chase McGee, and Chris Watts, Members of the City Council of Denton; Sara Hensley, City Manager of Denton; and Doug Shoemaker, Chief of Police of Denton, in their official capacities, Relators,” pending in the 15th Court of Appeals, on Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the 481st  Judicial District Court Denton County, Texas, Trial Court Case No. 24-1005-481; where public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or otherwise compromise the City’s legal position in pending litigation.

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