Special Prosecutors Expected to Seek Writ of Mandamus in Paxton Case Pay Dispute
The state's highest criminal court will get a chance to decide whether the special prosecutors appointed in the criminal cases against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be paid the $300-an-hour rate they were promised.
August 22, 2017 at 05:00 PM
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The state's highest criminal court will get a chance to decide whether the special prosecutors appointed in the criminal cases against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be paid the $300-an-hour rate they were promised.
Kent A. Schaffer, one of the three special prosecutors in Texas v. Paxton, said the trio will file for a writ of mandamus with the Court of Criminal Appeals to vacate the Fifth Court of Appeals decision Monday to void the judge's order authorizing an approximately $205,000 payment.
“It's not over yet,” said Schaffer, a partner in Bires Schaffer & DeBorde in Houston.
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