In re Google, LLC v. the State of Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00090-cv FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/13/2025 9:58 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 CLERK Dallas, Texas 75201-7932 United States FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Kristina Williams Senior Counsel 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM Direct line +1 214 855 3916 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE [email protected] January 13, 2025 Tel +1 214 855 8000 Clerk Fax +1 214 855 8200 nortonrosefulbright.com Christopher A. Prine Fifteenth Court of Appeals William P. Clements Building W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, Texas 78701 Re: In re: Google LLC, Nos. 15-24-00087, 15-24-00090 The State’s Response to Google’s January 10, 2025 Notice Dear Mr. Prine: The State of Texas writes in response to Google’s January 10, 2025 “Notice of Case Development” (“Notice”).
On January 9, 2025, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals issued an opinion reversing the Trial Court’s denial of Google’s special appearance in Cause No. 22- 01-88230-D, State of Texas v. Google, LLC, In the 377th District Court of Victoria County, Texas (the “Victoria case”). 1 The State intends to petition the Supreme Court of Texas for review of the decision issued by the Thirteenth Court of Appeals.
The mandate—effectuating the Court of Appeals’ opinion—will not issue until the
Texas v. Google, LLC, No. 13-23-00114-CV, slip op. at 18 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi – Edinburg Jan. 9, 2025).
State has exhausted its appellate remedies, and thus the Victoria case and all related proceedings remain live, pending issuance of the mandate. See In re Long, 984 S.W.2d 623, 626 (Tex. 1999) (holding that a district court clerk “was not obligated to comply with the [appellate court’s] injunction until the appeals were final and mandate issued”); In re City of Cresson, 245 S.W.3d 72, 74 (Tex. App.— Fort Worth 2008, no pet.) (“It is true that this court’s judgment is not enforceable in the trial court until it is final and mandate issues.”). At minimum, the mandate will not issue until ten days after the deadline for filing a motion for extension of time to file a petition for review (here, March 20, 2025). See Tex. R. App. P. 18.1, 53.7(f).
The Thirteenth Court of Appeals’ January 9, 2025 Opinion is unrelated to the mandamus proceeding in Cause No. 15-24-00087, In re: Google LLC, or to the trial court proceeding in Cause No. CV58999, State of Texas v. Google, LLC, In the 385th District Court of Midland County, Texas.
As argued in the State’s briefing and at oral argument, the Court should deny Relator’s Petitions.
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Maria Diaz on behalf of Kristina Williams Bar No. 24078303 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96127098 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: State of Texas Response Letter re Jurisdictional Appeal Opinion Status as of 1/13/2025 11:00 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Bryan DLauer [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Melissa Patterson [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Robyn BHargrove [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Steven JWingard [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT John W.Ellis [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Angela Goldberg [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Nanette Dinunzio 24036484 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Kevin Cullen 5208625 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Joseph Graham 24044814 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Steven Robinson 24046738 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Ronald Walker 20728300 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Christin Vasquez 24074047 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Christopher Schuelke 24008000 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Marc Collier 792418 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Jennifer Roscetti 24066685 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Judd Stone 24076720 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Julie Ann Searle 24037162 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Angie Espinoza [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Maria Williamson [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Gary Gould 24104995 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Barbara Light 24109472 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Jameson Joyce 24110070 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
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Maria Diaz on behalf of Kristina Williams Bar No. 24078303 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96127098 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: State of Texas Response Letter re Jurisdictional Appeal Opinion Status as of 1/13/2025 11:00 AM CST Case Contacts Jameson Joyce 24110070 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Ruth Adams [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Lanora Pettit 24115221 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Ralph Molina 24116780 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Steve McConnico [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Michelle Joyner [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Isabela Pena-Gonzalez 24126596 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Chason Sippel 24126753 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Zachery Newton 24126971 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Christopher Cooke 24129241 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Jordan Kadjar [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Kristina Williams 24078303 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Kevin Lie 24136085 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Toni Shah [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Shelby Hart-Armstrong [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Aaron Nielson 24140653 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Brent Webster 24053545 [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT Maria Diaz [email protected] 1/13/2025 9:58:11 AM SENT
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