The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11

ACCEPTED 15-25-00023-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/6/2025 4:50 PM Cause No. DC-25-01823 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK Nonparty Patient No. 1, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FILED IN Nonparty Patient No. 2, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS Nonparty Patient No. 3, § AUSTIN, TEXAS Nonparty Patient No. 4, § 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM Nonparty Patient No. 5, § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Nonparty Patient No. 6, § Nonparty Patient No. 7, and § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Nonparty Patient No. 8, § Plaintiffs, § § v. § § The State of Texas, § Defendant. § 95TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT THE STATE OF TEXAS’S NOTICE OF APPEAL Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 25.1(a) and 26.1(b), Defendant the State of Texas gives notice of an appeal of the trial court’s oral denial of Defendants’ Plea to the Jurisdiction and Plea in Abatement on March 6, 2025.

The State is entitled to an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.014(a)(8), which allows for an immediate appeal from an order that denies a plea to the jurisdiction.

The State appeals to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. This is an accelerated appeal as provided by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.1. This is not a parental termination or child protection case, as defined in Rule 28.4.

Pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.014(b), all further proceedings in this court are stayed pending resolution of the State’s appeal. This interlocutory appeal meets all the prerequisites for the automatic stay to apply. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014(a)(8), (b), (c)(1). Pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 6.001, as governmental officers, Defendants are not required to file a supersedeas bond for court costs. The State’s appeal is therefore perfected upon the filing of the notice of appeal.

Dated: March 6, 2025 Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation /s/ Johnathan Stone JOHNATHAN STONE Chief, Consumer Protection Division State Bar No. 24071779 ROB FARQUHARSON Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24100550 Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 [email protected] [email protected] Telephone: (512) 463-2185 Facsimile: (512) 473-8301 ATTORNEYS FOR TEXAS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 6th day of March 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 State Bar No. 24071779

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Pauline Sisson on behalf of Johnathan Stone Bar No. 24071779 [email protected] Envelope ID: 98170563 Filing Code Description: Copy of Notice of Appeal Filing Description: 20250306 States Notice of Appeal Status as of 3/7/2025 9:05 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Johnathan Stone [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Rob Farquharson [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT David G. Shatto [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT David Walsh 791874 [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Abby Smith [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Christopher Molak [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Ian Bergstrom [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Amy Pletscher [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT David Phillips [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Jamie Vargo [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Houston Docket [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Thanh Nguyen [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Evan Lewis 24116670 [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Olivia Wogon [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Jervonne Newsome 24094869 [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT William Logan 24106214 [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Pauline Sisson [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Emily Samuels [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT Melinda Pate [email protected] 3/6/2025 4:50:15 PM SENT