Approval of Attorney Fee Contract with Rebecca LeGrand and LeGrand Law, PLLC to provide representation to: 1) Dallas ...

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2025-1401 Approval of Attorney Fee Contract with Rebecca LeGrand and LeGrand Law, PLLC to provide representation to: 1) Dallas County District Clerk Felica Pitre, Dallas County Sheriff Sheriff Marian Brown, and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department in Anu Otaro Iru’pa vs. U.S. Department of Commerce et al, Cause No. 1:25-CV-03731, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and; 2) Dallas County in a suit against the U.S. Health & Human Services Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regarding the cessation of Dallas County Health & Human Services grant funding On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 2, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve the Attorney Fee Contract with Rebecca LeGrand and LeGrand Law, PLLC to provide representation to 1) Felica Pitre (Dallas County District Clerk), Sheriff Marian Brown (Dallas County Sheriff), and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department in Anu Otaro Iru’pa vs. U.S. Department of Commerce et al , Cause No. 1:25-CV-03731, pending in the District Court for the United States of America, District of Columbia, and; 2) Dallas County in a suit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia against the U.S. Health & Human Services Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the cessation of Dallas County Health & Human Services grant funding. The Commissioners Court exempts this contract from the requirements of Texas Local Government Code Section 262.023 under Texas Local Government Code Section 262.024(a)(4), and authorizes the Dallas County Judge to sign on behalf of Dallas County. Done in open Court December 2, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman