Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided March 18, 2025
State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00120-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/18/2025 2:22 PM No. 15-24-00120-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, et al., Appellees

On Appeal from the 165th District Court of Harris County, Texas Cause No. 2024-63919, Hon. Ursula Hall, Presiding Judge

APPELLEES’ NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF LEAD COUNSEL AND UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5, Appellees give notice that Grant B. Martinez is designated as lead counsel on appeal, substituting in for Jonathan G.C. Fombonne. Mr. Fombonne will have no further involvement in the case. Please direct all further communications regarding this case to: Grant B. Martinez State Bar No. 24104118 [email protected] Yetter Coleman LLP Main Street, Suite 4100 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 632-8000 Fax: (713) 632-8002 Dated: March 18, 2025 Respectfully submitted,

CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE Harris County Attorney /s/ Jonathan G.C. Fombonne JONATHAN G.C. FOMBONNE Deputy County Attorney and First Assistant State Bar No. 24102702 [email protected] Office of The Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress Plaza, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 274-5101 Fax: (713) 755-8924 Counsel for Appellees

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was forwarded to all counsel of record on March 18, 2025 via the Court’s electronic filing system.

/s/ Jonathan G.C. Fombonne Jonathan G.C. Fombonne

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that on March 13, 2025, I conferred via email with Ben Mendelson and Biff Farrell, counsel for appellant, who confirmed that appellant does not oppose this motion.

/s/ Jonathan G.C. Fombonne Jonathan G.C. Fombonne

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.

Andrea Mintzer on behalf of Jonathan Fombonne Bar No. 24102702 [email protected] Envelope ID: 98590995 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellees' Notice of Substitution of Lead Counsel and Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Status as of 3/18/2025 3:56 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Delonda Dean [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Yetter Coleman [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Christopher Garza 24078543 [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Edward Swidriski 24083929 [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Jonathan Fombonne 24102702 [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Eleanor Matheson 24131490 [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Nicole A.Myette [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Christian Menefee 24088049 [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Toni Shah [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Ryan Cooper 24123649 [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT William Farrell [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Athena Leyton [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Ben Mendelson [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Grant Martinez [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Lily Hann [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT Andrea Mintzer [email protected] 3/18/2025 2:22:35 PM SENT

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