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A Dallas County judge has dismissed a civil suit challenging the fees being paid to special prosecutors handling the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
In a one-page order issued Thursday, Dallas County Court at Law Judge Mark Greenberg ruled that his court has no jurisdiction in the case.
Jeffory Blackard, who lives in Hopkins County but pays taxes in Collin County as a landowner, had filed suit against the Collin County commissioners, the county auditor and the three Houston attorneys appointed to prosecute Paxton over alleged securities violations. Blackard sought to prevent the county from continuing to pay the $300 per hour fees to special prosecutors.
During a hearing last week, attorneys for the defendants argued that the civil case was the wrong venue to challenge any future payments. With his ruling on Thursday, Greenberg agreed.
Blackard’s attorney Edward Greim said his legal team is disappointed but noted that the case is far from over. The team plans to appeal Greenberg’s ruling and is looking at other options to stop what Greim called the millions of dollars in taxpayer money being spent with no oversight.
Judge dismisses suit challenging special prosecutors’ fees in Paxton criminal case
I really wish people paid attention to how much of tax payers money is spent on this crap.
In a one-page order issued Thursday, Dallas County Court at Law Judge Mark Greenberg ruled that his court has no jurisdiction in the case.
Jeffory Blackard, who lives in Hopkins County but pays taxes in Collin County as a landowner, had filed suit against the Collin County commissioners, the county auditor and the three Houston attorneys appointed to prosecute Paxton over alleged securities violations. Blackard sought to prevent the county from continuing to pay the $300 per hour fees to special prosecutors.
During a hearing last week, attorneys for the defendants argued that the civil case was the wrong venue to challenge any future payments. With his ruling on Thursday, Greenberg agreed.
Blackard’s attorney Edward Greim said his legal team is disappointed but noted that the case is far from over. The team plans to appeal Greenberg’s ruling and is looking at other options to stop what Greim called the millions of dollars in taxpayer money being spent with no oversight.
Judge dismisses suit challenging special prosecutors’ fees in Paxton criminal case
I really wish people paid attention to how much of tax payers money is spent on this crap.
