"The Third Court of Appeals mandate has been received by the 277th District Court stating that the action taken by the City of Georgetown was disciplinary and subject to civil service thus stating that Officer Hoskins was entitled to a civil service hearing to review the grounds for termination. Please note that those grounds were letters from the Williamson County District Attorney and Williamson County County Attorney that have since been rescinded." Stacey Mathews is the 277th District Court judge.
After her second firing in 2013, Officer Hoskins-Brown filed a law suit against the City, the police chief, the city manager, and the civil service director to have her reinstated as a police officer. The Federal Lawsuit pending against the City and Chief Nero has a scheduling order in place and a status hearing scheduled for April 14, 2016.
It has also been pointed out that Georgetown is obligated to pay the legal fees for Hoskins-Brown in the amount of $43,000 so far. Adding that amount to the City's outside council fees of $83,136.63, the total spent by the city is or will be $125,136.63, not including city staff time.
The status hearing set a trial date of September 11, 2017. Meanwhile the city's motion to dismiss has been partially granted, but mostly dismissed. The claim of defamation has been dismissed due to the statute of limitations, however both the City and Chief had their claims of qualified immunity denied.
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