Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and John Silovsky, Wildlife Division Director v. RW Trophy Ranch, Ltd. and Robert Williams

ACCEPTED 15-24-00112-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/4/2025 4:07 PM NO. 15-24-00112-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk T EXAS P ARKS AND W ILDLIFE D EPARTMENT AND J OHN S ILOVSKY , W ILDLIFE D IVISION D IRECTOR , APPELLANTS, V. RW TROPHY RANCH LTD, AND ROBERT WILLIAMS, APPELLEES.

Transferred from the Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas, Cause No. 05-24-00582-CV, pursuant to the Supreme Court Transfer Order Issued October 21, 2024.

On Appeal from the County Court of Law No. 2, Kaufman County, Texas, Cause No. 110299-CC2, The Honorable Bobby Rich, Judge Presiding

NOTICE OF NONREPRESENTATION OF COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, JOHN SILOVSKY, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS

TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.4(c), the Court and counsel are hereby notified that the following non-lead counsel, Heather Coffee, will no longer represent the Appellants Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and John Silovsky, Wildlife Division Director. Counsel Heather Coffee will no longer be with the Office of the Attorney General. This change is neither intended to cause nor expected to result in any delay of the proceedings.

The following counsel will continue as lead counsel: H. Carl Myers State Bar No. 24046502 Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, MC 066 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel: (512) 475-2012 Fax: (512) 320-0911 [email protected]

Appellants further note the contact information below for Ian Lancaster, who will remain as additional counsel: Ian Lancaster State Bar No. 24097964 Assistant Attorney General [email protected]

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 KELLIE E. BILLINGS-RAY Chief, Environmental Protection Division __/s/ Heather Coffee_____________ HEATHER COFFEE Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24138102 [email protected] H. CARL MYERS Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24046502 [email protected] IAN LANCASTER Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24097964 [email protected] Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, MC 066 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: (512) 463-2012 Fax: (512) 320-0911 COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND JOHN SILOVSKY, WILDLIFE DIVISION DIRECTOR

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that the foregoing Notice of Nonrepresentation of Counsel was served on the following counsel of record by e-service on February 4, 2025.

Jennifer S. Riggs RIGGS & RAY, P.C.

3307 Northland Drive, Ste. 215 Austin, Texas 78731 [email protected] COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES Bruce Monning 4709 West Lovers Lane Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75209 [email protected] COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES AND AMICUS CURIAE DEER BREEDERS CORP.

__/s/ Heather Coffee_____________ HEATHER COFFEE

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.

James McCarley on behalf of Heather Coffee Bar No. 24138102 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96980526 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: State's Notice of Nonrepresentation of Counsel Status as of 2/4/2025 4:46 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Laura Courtney [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT Heather Coffee [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT Bruce Monning [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT Kimberly S.Keller [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT Ian Lancaster [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status H. CarlMyers [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: RW Trophy Ranch, Ltd. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jennifer Riggs [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT Shama Hussain [email protected] 2/4/2025 4:07:58 PM SENT