Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. James Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, J. Mark Penley, and Ryan M. Vassar

ACCEPTED 15-25-00085-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/3/2025 3:42 PM NO. 15-25-00085-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Appellant, v. James Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, J. Mark Penley, and Ryan M. Vassar, Appellees.

On Appeal from the 250th District Court of Travis County, Texas Trial Court No. D-1-GN-20-006861

APPELLANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL

William S. Helfand Texas State Bar No. 09388250 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77046 Telephone: 713.659.6767 Facsimile: 713.759.6830 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

159582910.3 In the interest of the public, Appellant, Office of the Attorney General of Texas (OAG) moves under Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(1) to dismiss this appeal. In support, OAG shows the following: 1. OAG filed its Notice of Appeal in the 250th District Court of Travis County in Case No. D-1-GN-20-006861 on May 2, 2025.

2. This Court has authority to grant this motion under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1).

PRAYER For the reasons above, Appellant OAG respectfully requests that this Court grant this motion and dismiss this appeal.

Respectfully submitted, LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP /s/ William S. Helfand William S. Helfand Texas State Bar No. 09388250 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77046 Telephone: 713.659.6767 Facsimile: 713.759.6830 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

159582910.3 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on all counsel of record through the Court’s electronic filing system on the 3rd day of July, 2025.

/s/ William S. Helfand William S. Helfand

159582910.3 3 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.

Dawn Garrard on behalf of William Helfand Bar No. 9388250 [email protected] Envelope ID: 102768239 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellant's Motion to Dismiss Appeal Status as of 7/3/2025 3:45 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Gregory Sapire 791601 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Joseph Knight 11601275 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Thomas Turner 24043967 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Scott Deshazo 24011414 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Laura Goodson 24045959 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Don Tittle 20080200 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Thomas Nesbitt 24007738 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Carlos Soltero 791702 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Dawn Garrard [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Roger Topham 24100557 [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT sean wood [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Erika Corona [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT William S.Helfand [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT Joey AChavez [email protected] 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT