Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Shanressa Craddock

ACCEPTED 15-25-00010-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/31/2025 10:01 AM No. 15-25-00010-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE _____________________________ CLERK FILED IN In the Court of Appeals 15th AUSTIN, COURT OF APPEALS TEXAS for the Fifteenth Judicial District3/31/2025 10:01:02 AM Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk ______________________________ TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION Appellant, v. SHANRESSA CRADDOCK Appellee. ______________________________ On Appeal from the 250th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas Cause No. D-1-GN-22-007315 ______________________________ TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF ______________________________ KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas JENNIFER COOK Texas Bar No. 00789233 BRENT WEBSTER Assistant Attorney General First Assistant Attorney General General Litigation Division Office of the Attorney General RALPH MOLINA P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: (512) 475-4098 AUSTIN KINGHORN [email protected] Deputy Attorney General for Civil FAX: (512) 320-0667 Litigation Counsel for Appellant KIMBERLY GDULA Texas Health and Human Services Chief, General Litigation Division Commission 15-25-00010-CV; Texas Health and Human Services Commission. v. Shanressa Craddock HHSC’s Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant Brief Page 1 of 3 TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), Appellant, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“HHSC”), files this motion asking the Court to extend the time for HHSC to file appellant’s brief.

1. Appellant is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Appellee is Shanressa Craddock.

2. There is no specific deadline to file this motion to extend time. Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(b).

3. Appellee is unopposed to this motion.

4. The Court may grant an extension of time under Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d).

5. The current deadline to file appellant’s brief is April 7, 2025.

6. HHSC requests an additional 15 days to file appellant’s brief, extending the time until April 22, 2025.

7. No extension has been granted to extend the time to file appellant’s brief.

8. HHSC needs additional time due to the current scheduling commitments of HHSC’s counsel.

9. For these reasons, HHSC asks the Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant’s brief until April 22, 2025.

15-25-00010-CV; Texas Health and Human Services Commission. v. Shanressa Craddock HHSC’s Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant Brief Page 2 of 3 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 KIMBERLEY GDULA Chief - General Litigation Division /s/Jennifer Cook JENNIFER COOK Assistant Attorney General Texas State Bar No. 00789233 General Litigation Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel: (512) 475-4098 Fax: (512) 302-0667 [email protected] Attorney for Appellant, The Texas Health and Human Services Commission CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that I have conferred with Appellee’s counsel regarding this motion and Appellee is unopposed to this motion.

/s/ Jennifer Cook JENNIFER COOK Assistant Attorney General 15-25-00010-CV; Texas Health and Human Services Commission. v. Shanressa Craddock HHSC’s Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant Brief Page 3 of 3 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

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Victoria Gomez on behalf of Jennifer Cook Bar No. 789233 [email protected] Envelope ID: 99062773 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: 20250331_motion for extension of timeappellant brief Status as of 3/31/2025 11:27 AM CST Associated Case Party: Texas Health an Human Services Commission Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Victoria Gomez [email protected] 3/31/2025 10:01:02 AM SENT Jennifer Cook [email protected] 3/31/2025 10:01:02 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: Shanressa Craddock Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status David Beyleryan [email protected] 3/31/2025 10:01:02 AM SENT Elizabeth Ewing [email protected] 3/31/2025 10:01:02 AM SENT