In re Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas v. the State of Texas

ACCEPTED 15-24-00091-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/24/2025 1:55 PM No. 15-24-00091-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE __________________________________ CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS ___________________________________ In Re OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, Relator, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Real Party in Interest. _______________________________________ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the 139th Judicial District Court, Hidalgo County, Cause No. C-2639-24-C _______________________________________ NONREPRESENTATION NOTICE _______________________________________ David C. Garza William Powell* State Bar ID #07731400 Institute for Constitutional Advocacy Garza & Garza and Protection P.O. Box 2025 Georgetown University Law Center East St. Charles, Suite 300 600 New Jersey Ave NW Brownsville, Texas 78522-2025 Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (956) 541-4914 Telephone: (202) 662-9042 [email protected] [email protected] Ben Gifford* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center PO Box 211178 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Telephone: (202) 662-9835 [email protected] Counsel for Real Party in Interest *Admitted pro hac vice Per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.4(c), Real Party in Interest Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) hereby notifies the Court that non-lead counsel Ben Gifford will no longer represent CCRGV in this matter. Mr. Gifford is leaving the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) on January 24, 2025, to pursue another professional opportunity and will be unable to continue his representation. CCRGV will continue to be represented by William Powell at ICAP and David Garza at Garza & Garza.

By: /s/ William Powell William Powell* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 662-9042 [email protected] Ben Gifford* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center PO Box 211178 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Telephone: (202) 662-9835 [email protected] David C. Garza State Bar ID #07731400 Garza & Garza P.O. Box 2025 East St. Charles, Suite 300 Brownsville, Texas 78522-2025 Telephone: (956) 541-4914 [email protected] Certificate of Service I hereby certify that on the 24th day of January 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served on the following counsel by the electronic filing system: Levi T. Fuller via e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701 Matthew T. Kennedy via e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701 /s/ William Powell WILLIAM POWELL 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.

Envelope ID: 96576370 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Nonrepresentation Notice of Ben Gifford Status as of 1/24/2025 2:19 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Levi Fuller 24087548 [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Matthew Kennedy 24092619 [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT David Garza 7731400 [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Pauline Sisson [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Zoann Willis [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Ryan Baasch [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Ben Gifford [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Joseph Mead [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT William Powell [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Seth Wayne [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT Cecilia Paz [email protected] 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT