The Durango Herald: Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Suzanne Carlson ruled this past Wednesday that attorneys fees sought by Durango resident John Simpson and Pagosa Springs attorney Matt Roane against the city of Durango were “overstated.”

The ruling came after Simpson filed a motion for a ruling on legal costs and attorney fees related to an open records lawsuit about 2021 draft city financial documents he won in February.

Carlson sided with Simpson in her ruling against the city of Durango early this year. But she said in her latest ruling the legal fees Simpson and Roane requested are “overstated considering the expertise of (Simpson’s) attorney.”

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