State of Texas, the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Mike Novak, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the TFC, and Rolland Niles, in His Official Capacity as Deputy Executive Commissioner for the System Support Services Division of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Broadmoor Austin Associates, a Texas Joint Venture
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-25-00013-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/24/2025 3:24 PM No. 15-25-00013-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK In the Court of Appeals FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifteenth Judicial District AUSTIN, TEXAS ______________________________ 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk S TATE OF T EXAS , THE T EXAS F ACILITIES C OMMISS ION , THE T EXAS H EALTH AND H UM AN S ERVICES COM MISS ION , M IKE N OVAK , IN HIS O FFICIAL C APACITY AS E XECUTIVE D IR ECTOR OF THE TFC, AND R OLLAND N ILES , IN HIS O FF ICIAL C APACITY AS D EPUTY E XEC UTIVE C OMMISS IONER FOR THE S YSTEM S UPPORT S ERVICES D IVISION OF T HE T EXAS H EALTH AND H UMAN S ERVICES C OMM ISS ION , Appellants, v. B ROADM OOR A USTIN A SSOCIATES , A T EXAS J OINT V ENTURE , Appellee. ______________________________ On Appeal from the 455th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas Cause No. D-1-GN-23-007899 ______________________________ APPELLANT’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW AND NOTICE OF LEAD COUNSEL ______________________________
Appellants, State of Texas, The Texas Facilities Commission, The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Mike Novak, in his Official Capacity as Executive Director of the TFC, and Rolland Niles, in his Official Capacity as Deputy Executive Commissioner for the System Support Services Division of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, would show the Court the following: 1. The current counsel on behalf of Appellants is Alyssa Bixby-Lawson.
2. Ms. Bixby-Lawson has accepted a position outside of the division handling this matter and requests to withdraw from this case. Appellants designate Jennifer Cook as new lead counsel. Ms. Cook is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas and is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas. Ms. Cook’s contact information is as follows:
JENNIFER COOK Assistant Attorney General General Litigation Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548/Mail Stop 019-1 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel: (512) 475-4098 Fax: (512) 302-0667 [email protected]
3. Appellants respectfully request that the Court remove Ms. Bixby- Lawson as counsel of record and attorney-in-charge for this cause.
4. The undersigned has conferred with counsel for Appellee, who indicated they are unopposed to the withdrawal of Ms. Bixby-Lawson and substitution of Ms. Cook as counsel in charge of Appellants.
PRAYER Appellants request that Ms. Cook be added to all future correspondence and notifications of filings in this matter and be substituted as lead counsel, and that Ms. Bixby-Lawson be removed as counsel of record.
Respectfully submitted.
KEN PAXTON Attorney General BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation KIMBERLY GDULA Chief, General Litigation Division /s/ Alyssa Bixby-Lawson Alyssa Bixby-Lawson Texas Bar No. 24122680 Assistant Attorney General General Litigation Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: (210) 270-1118 Fax: (512) 320-0667 [email protected] Counsel for Appellants
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE On April 24, 2025, the undersigned conferred with lead counsel for Appellee, who stated they are unopposed to the relief requested.
/s/ Alyssa Bixby-Lawson ALYSSA BIXBY-LAWSON
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served electronically through the electronic-filing manager on April 24, 2025 to all counsel of record.
/s/ Alyssa Bixby-Lawson ALYSSA BIXBY-LAWSON
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.
Victoria Gomez on behalf of Alyssa Bixby-Lawson Bar No. 24122680 [email protected] Envelope ID: 100058902 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: 20250424_MTW and Sub Broadmoor Status as of 4/24/2025 4:08 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Michaelle Peters [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Angela Goldberg [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Susie Smith [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Jason R.LaFond [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Kemp Kasling [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Angie Espinoza [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: State of Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Victoria Gomez [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Alyssa Bixby-Lawson [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Broadmoor Austin Associates, a Texas Joint Venture Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Sara W.Clark [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT Casey Dobson [email protected] 4/24/2025 3:24:59 PM SENT
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