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WHEREAS, a lawsuit styled City of Fort Worth v. City of Dallas, the Dallas Fort
Worth International Airport Board and Jeffrey P. Fegan, Legend Airlines, Inc. and
Astraea Aviation Services Inc. d/b/a/ Dalfort Aviation, Cause No 48-171109-97
is pending in the 48 District Court of Tarrant County Texas and
WHEREAS a lawsuit styled City of Dallas v. Department of
Transportation Rodney Slater Secretary of Transportation. Federal Aviation
Administration Jane F. Garvey Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and City of Fort Worth, Cause No 397CV2734-T is pending in
the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division,
and
WHEREAS these lawsuits are of extraordinary importance and involve
complex civil litigation and it is necessary to retain outside counsel to assist the
City Attorney in representing the City in the suits
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS
1 That the law firm of Kelly Hart and Hallman be retained as outside
counsel pursuant to Section 3 Chapter VI of the City Charter to assist the City
Attorney in representing the City in Cause No 48-171109-97 and in Cause No
397CV2734-T
2 That, as far as practicable the compensation to be paid to the law firm
is hereby fixed in an amount not to exceed $75 000
ADOPTED this __j day of November 1997
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