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 1/17/2025 5:42 PM No. 15-24-00091-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT FILED IN OF APPEALS for the Fifteenth Judicial District1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM AUSTIN, TEXAS

Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

In re Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, Relator.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the 139th Judicial District Court, Hidalgo County NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF LEAD COUNSEL

Please take notice that Johnathan Stone, Division Chief, representing the Of- fice of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, is substituted for Matthew T.

Kennedy as lead counsel on behalf of Appellant in the above-captioned cause. Mr. Stone’s contact information is as follows: Johnathan Stone Division Chief State Bar No. 24071779 [email protected] Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division P. O. Box 12548 (MC-010) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: (512) 936-2613 Fax: (512) 473-8301 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 /s/ Johnathan Stone JOHNATHAN STONE Chief, Consumer Protection Division State Bar No. 24071779 /s/ Matthew T. Kennedy Matthew T. Kennedy Deputy Chief, Consumer Protection State Bar No. 24092619 ROB FARQUHARSON Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24100550 DAVID SHATTO Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24104114 Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 [email protected] [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected] Telephone: (512) 936-2613 Facsimile: (512) 473-8301 ATTORNEYS FOR TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 17th day of January 2025, a copy of the foregoing document was served to all counsel of record in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

/s/ Johnathan Stone JOHNATHAN STONE Chief, Consumer Protection Division

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Pauline Sisson on behalf of Johnathan Stone Bar No. 24071779 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96380899 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 20250117 Substitution of Lead Counsel Stone Status as of 1/21/2025 7:04 AM CST Associated Case Party: Office of the Attorney General Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Levi Fuller 24087548 [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Matthew Kennedy 24092619 [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Pauline Sisson [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Zoann Willis [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Ryan Baasch [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status David Garza 7731400 [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Ben Gifford [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Joseph Mead [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT William Powell [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT Seth Wayne [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: J.R."Bobby"Flores Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Cecilia Paz [email protected] 1/17/2025 5:42:33 PM SENT