Robert Wayne Mitchell v. Bryan Collier in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

ACCEPTED 15-24-00033-cv FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/16/2025 3:33 PM No. 15-24-00033-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS FIFTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 1/16/2025 3:33:11 PM AUSTIN CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk ROBERT WAYNE MITCHELL, Appellant, V. BRYAN COLLIER IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Appellee. th ON APPEAL FROM THE 298 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. DC-23-04417

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT-APPELLEE BRYAN COLLIER

Defendant-Appellee Bryan Collier files this Notice of Appearance of Counsel. Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) Vishal V. Iyer has been assigned to this case, as Jordan D. Ninh is no longer employed with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Defendant-Appellee Bryan Collier requests that AAG Vishal Iyer be substituted as attorney-in-charge, and that all electronic notices be sent to him at the contact information in his signature block below, and that Jordan D.

Ninh be removed from future electronic notices in this case.

Respectfully submitted, Ken Paxton Attorney General of Texas Brent Webster First Assistant Attorney General Ralph Molina Deputy First Assistant Attorney General James Lloyd Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation Shanna E. Molinare Division Chief Law Enforcement Defense Division /s/ Vishal V. Iyer Vishal V. Iyer Texas Bar No. 24106134 Assistant Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711–2548 p: (512) 463–2080 e: [email protected] Counsel for Defendant-Appellee

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served upon counsel for the appellant as indicated below, in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure as follows: Taj A. Warren [email protected] Counsel for Appellant Robert Wayne Mitchell /s/ Vishal V. Iyer Vishal V. Iyer Assistant Attorney General Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Jill Couey on behalf of Vishal Iyer Bar No. 24106134 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96320367 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 20250116_Notice of Appearance for Defendant Appellee Status as of 1/16/2025 4:12 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Vishal Iyer [email protected] 1/16/2025 3:33:11 PM SENT James Rheams [email protected] 1/16/2025 3:33:11 PM SENT