Cecile Erwin Young, in Her Official Capacity as the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.; And Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. v. Cook Children's Health Plan, Texas Children's Health Plan, Superior Health Plan, Inc., and Wellpoint Insurance Company
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00114-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS No. 15-24-00114-CV 2/25/2025 5:25 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN In the Court of Appeals for the 15th AUSTIN, COURT OF APPEALS TEXAS Fifteenth District of Texas 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Cecile E. Young, in her official capacity as Executive Commissioner of Texas Health & Human Services Commission, Appellant, v. Cook Children’s Health Plan, Texas Children’s Health Plan, Superior HealthPlan, Inc., and Wellpoint Insurance Company, Appellees. ______________________________________________ Appeal from the 455th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-24-003839, Hon. Laurie Eiserloh, Presiding ______________________________________________ Amended Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Attorney ______________________________________________ 1. Appellee Superior HealthPlan, Inc. (“Superior”) requests that the Court allow one of its attorneys, Meghan McCaig, to withdraw as counsel of record for Superior in this case.
2. Ms. McCaig is leaving Holland & Knight LLP. Karen D. Walker, Tiffany Roddenberry, and Richard B. Phillips, Jr. of Holland & Knight LLP will continue to be counsel of record on behalf of Superior.
3. Counsel for the appellants and for the other appellees have stated that they not oppose the relief requested.
4. Accordingly, Superior respectfully requests that the Court enter an order allowing Meghan McCaig to withdraw as counsel of record for Superior in this case.
Respectfully submitted, Holland & Knight LLP By: /s/ Richard B. Phillips, Jr. Richard B. Phillips, Jr. Texas Bar No. 24032833 [email protected] One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 15500 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 964-9500 (telephone) (214) 964-9501 (facsimile) Karen D. Walker Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming Florida Bar No. 982921 D.C. Bar No. 90004390 [email protected] Tiffany Roddenberry Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming Florida Bar No. 92524 [email protected] S. Calhoun Street, Suite 600 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 425-5612 (telephone) (850) 224-8832 (facsimile) ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE SUPERIOR HEALTHPLAN, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that counsel for Superior conferred by email with counsel for all other parties regarding this motion. They all indicated that their clients are not opposed to the withdrawal of Ms. McCaig as counsel for Superior.
By: Richard B. Phillips, Jr. Richard B. Phillips, Jr.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of this document was served on all counsel of record in this case by efiletexas.gov on February 25, 2025.
By: Richard B. Phillips, Jr. Richard B. Phillips, Jr.
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.
Richard Phillips on behalf of Richard Phillips Jr. Bar No. 24032833 [email protected] Envelope ID: 97789808 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Amended Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Meghan McCaig as Counsel for Superior HealthPlan, Inc. Status as of 2/26/2025 7:06 AM CST Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Victoria Gomez [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Jennifer Cook [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Troy Sager [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Cook Children's Health Plan Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Perkins Docketing Team [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Karen Burgess 796276 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Amy Warr 795708 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Juliana Bennington [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Reina A.Almon-Griffin [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Trisha Marino [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Katie Dolan-Galaviz [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Matthew Gordon [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Jonathan Hawley [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM ERROR
Associated Case Party: Texas Children's Health Plan Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Warren Huang 796788 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Paul Trahan 24003075 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Susan Harris 6876980 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT 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.
Richard Phillips on behalf of Richard Phillips Jr. Bar No. 24032833 [email protected] Envelope ID: 97789808 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Amended Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Meghan McCaig as Counsel for Superior HealthPlan, Inc. Status as of 2/26/2025 7:06 AM CST Associated Case Party: Texas Children's Health Plan Susan Harris 6876980 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Thomas Coulter 4885500 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Superior Healthplan Inc. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Richard Phillips 24032833 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT J McCaig 24070083 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Karen Walker [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Tiffany Roddenberry [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Wellpoint Insurance Company Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Robert Johnson 10786400 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Michelle Ku 24071452 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Kristin Hernandez [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Benjamin Grossman [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Stacey Obenhaus [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Cheryl LaFond 24104015 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT 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.
Richard Phillips on behalf of Richard Phillips Jr. Bar No. 24032833 [email protected] Envelope ID: 97789808 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Amended Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Meghan McCaig as Counsel for Superior HealthPlan, Inc. Status as of 2/26/2025 7:06 AM CST Associated Case Party: Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc. Cheryl LaFond 24104015 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Jason R.LaFond [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Joseph Knight 11601275 [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Michaelle Peters [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Julie Wright [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Amanda DoddsPrice [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT David Johns [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Michelle Joyner [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Abril Rivera [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT Jessie Johnson [email protected] 2/25/2025 5:25:16 PM SENT
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