In their quest to get paid, three Houston lawyers working as court-appointed special prosecutors in the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked Texas’ highest criminal court to compel a Dallas appeals court to vacate an order that’s holding up their pay.
Houston lawyers Brian Wice, Kent Schaffer and Nicole DeBorde filed a motion on Sept. 19 asking the Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) to grant their writ of mandamus. They want the CCA to compel the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas to vacate its Aug. 21 order that directs Judge George Gallagher to vacate his Jan. 4 order to pay them about $205,000.
