Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Texas Attorney General, and the State of Texas v. Fiel Houston, Inc.

ACCEPTED 15-24-00110-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/8/2025 2:09 PM No. 15-24-00110-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk KEN PAXTON, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas, and State of Texas, Appellants, v. FIEL Houston, Inc. Appellee.

On Appeal from the 127th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas Cause No. 2024-43394, Hon. Ravi K. Sandill

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW FATIMA L. MENENDEZ AS COUNSEL IN THE CASE

Appellee FIEL Houston, Inc. (“Appellee FIEL”) respectfully submits this unopposed Motion to withdraw Ms. Fátima L. Menéndez as counsel in this case. Ms. Menéndez ended her employment with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) on April 1, 2025. At MALDEF, Appellee will continue to be represented by Nina Perales and Sabrina Rodriguez.

Accordingly, Appellee respectfully requests leave to withdraw Fátima L.

Menéndez as counsel in this case.

Dated: April 8, 2025 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Fatima L. Menendez Nina Perales State Bar No. 24005046 Fatima L. Menendez State Bar No. 24090260 Sabrina Rodriguez State Bar No. 24119505 Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (MALDEF) Broadway, Suite 300 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Telephone: (210) 224-5476 Facsimile: (210) 224-5382 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] By: /s/ Carlos R. Soltero Carlos R. Soltero Texas State Bar No. 00791702 MAYNARD NEXSEN 2500 Bee Caves Rd., Building 1, Suite 150 Austin, Texas 78746 Telephone (512) 422-1559 Facsimile (512) 359-7996 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT- APPELLEE FIEL HOUSTON, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that, on March 31, 2025 counsel for Appellee FIEL Houston, Inc., conferred with Appellants’ counsel regarding the instant motion. Counsel for Appellants indicated that they do not oppose the motion.

_/s/ Fatima L. Menendez Fatima L. Menendez Attorney for Appellee FIEL Houston, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of this document was filed and served via the Court’s electronic filing system to all counsel of record on April 8, 2025.

_/s/ Fatima L. Menendez Fatima L. Menendez Attorney for Appellee FIEL Houston, Inc.

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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.

Carmen Leija on behalf of Fatima Menendez Bar No. 24090260 [email protected] Envelope ID: 99415773 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: APPELLEE???S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW FATIMA L. MENENDEZ Status as of 4/8/2025 2:14 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Pauline Sisson [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Scott Froman [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Ryan Baasch [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Abby Smith [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Matthew T.Kennedy [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Isabel Pina [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Nina Perales [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Sabrina Rodriguez [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Carlos Soltero [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Carmen Leija [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Fatima L.Menendez [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Emily Samuels [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT Melinda Pate [email protected] 4/8/2025 2:09:17 PM SENT