Colorado Community Media: A Douglas County judge on May 20 denied a preliminary injunction request made by Rep. Robert Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, former Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas and Lone Tree resident Julie Gooden.

District Court Judge Robert Lung found there were no violations of Colorado’s Open Meetings Law during the Douglas County Commissioners’ advanced planning meetings and elected officials luncheons. 

On April 22, Marshall, Thomas and Gooden filed a lawsuit against the Douglas County Commissioners claiming that the board had discussed public matters, like home rule, in a series of “behind closed doors” and “without public notice” meetings. 

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