ACCEPTED 15-24-00102-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 11:58 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 11:58:00 AM March 7, 2025 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Fifteenth Appellate District Clerk Court of Appeals Fifteenth Court of Appeals W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, Texas 78701 Re: VACATION LETTER; Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and Brittaney Sharkey, Solely in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners v. Shawn Messonnier DVM, Case No. 15-24-00102-CV Dear Clerk: Please note that the undersigned attorney is scheduled for vacation from Wednesday, October 8, 2025, through and including Friday October 24, 2025.

I respectfully request that any hearings, trials, or discovery deadlines not be scheduled during this period.

Thank you for your courtesy and cooperation in this matter.

/s/ Ted A. Ross Ted A. Ross Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24008890 OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DIVISION P. O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4191 Email: [email protected] Cc: J. Kirk Bryant & Donald A. Ferrill, via e-service P os t Of fic e Box 12548 , Aust in, Texa s 7 8 7 1 1 - 2 5 4 8 • ( 5 1 2 ) 4 6 3 - 2 1 0 0 • www. texa satto r neyg eneral .gov Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

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Jeff Lutz on behalf of Ted Ross Bar No. 24008890 [email protected] Envelope ID: 98197988 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: 2025 0307 Messonnier Vacation Ltr Oct 2025 Status as of 3/7/2025 12:15 PM CST Associated Case Party: Shawn Messonnier Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status J. KirkBryant [email protected] 3/7/2025 11:58:00 AM SENT

Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Donald Ferrill [email protected] 3/7/2025 11:58:00 AM SENT Joe Bryant 3280550 [email protected] 3/7/2025 11:58:00 AM SENT Jeff Lutz [email protected] 3/7/2025 11:58:00 AM SENT Ted Ross [email protected] 3/7/2025 11:58:00 AM SENT