Article: City of Las Cruces, N.M., Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought by Newspaper.

By Steve Ramirez, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 10--The city of Las Cruces has filed motions in District Court seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Las Cruces Sun-News, or if heard, that it be conducted without a jury trial.

The motions were filed in late March by Matthew Holt, a Las Cruces lawyer who is representing the city. The Sun-News, with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, filed a lawsuit in New Mexico's 3rd Judicial Court in late February accusing the Las Cruces City Council of violations of the state's Open Meetings Act.

In the city's motion, Holt and Deputy City Attorney ...

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