ACCEPTED 03-14-00713-CV 7303800 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/9/2015 9:33:19 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK

FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS JOSEPH D. HUGHES 10/9/2015 9:33:19 AM(512) 936-1729 ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL [email protected] JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk October 9, 2015 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING The Honorable Jeffrey D. Kyle, Clerk T HIRD C OURT OF A PPEALS P.O. Box 12547 Austin, Texas 78711-2547 Re: Cause No. 03-14-00713-CV; Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. CGG Veritas Services (U.S.), Inc. Dear Mr. Kyle: The above-referenced case is scheduled for oral argument on November 18, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. before Chief Justice Rose and Justices Pemberton and Field.

Please accept this letter as written confirmation that I will be presenting argument on behalf of Appellants Glenn Hegar and Ken Paxton.

Please let me know if you need any further information.

Sincerely,

/s/ Joseph D. Hughes Joseph D. Hughes Assistant Solicitor General JDH/sr cc: James F. Martens (via File&ServeXpress) Dannielle V. Ahlrich (via File&ServeXpress) Amanda G. Taylor (via File&ServeXpress) Lacy L. Leonard (via File&ServeXpress) P os t O f f i c e B ox 1 2 5 4 8 , Au s t i n , Texa s 7 8 7 1 1 - 2 5 4 8 • ( 5 1 2 ) 4 6 3 - 2 1 0 0 • www. t exa s a t t or n eygen er a l. gov