Francisca Okonkwo, Administrative Law Judge, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, in Her Official Capacity and Fort Bend County v. Joshua David Heiliger, Individually, and on Behalf of the Estate of Lauren Brittane Smith, and on Behalf of Death Benefits Beneficiaries Joshua David Heiliger and Emma Destiny Heiliger

ACCEPTED 15-25-00061-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/24/2025 3:05 PM NO. 15-25-00061-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk FRANCESCA OKONKWO, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY and FORT BEND COUNTY, Appellants, v. JOSHUA DAVID HEILIGER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF LAUREN BRITTANE SMITH, DECEASED, AND ON BEHALF OF DEATH BENEFITS BENEFICIARIES JOSHUA DAVID HEILIGER AND EMMA DESTINY HEILIGER, Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 2024-78536 n-1 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS THE HONORABLE KRISTEN B. HAWKINS, PRESIDING JUDGE APPELLANT FORT BEND COUNTY’S MOTION TO STAY UNDERLYING PROCEEDINGS

Dean G. Pappas Lisa M. Teachey Texas Bar No. 15454375 Texas Bar No. 24056416 [email protected] [email protected] Mary M. Markantonis Marilyn G. Allen Texas Bar No. 12986800 Texas Bar No. 24025225 [email protected] [email protected] Dean G. Pappas Law Firm, PLLC 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77024 Telephone: 713-914-6200 Telecopier: 713-914-6201 COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT FORT BEND COUNTY

APPELLANT FORT BEND COUNTY’S MOTION TO STAY UNDERLYING PROCEEDINGS Appellant Fort Bend County requests the Court to stay the trial court proceedings in Cause No. 2024-78536 on file in the 11th District Court in Harris County, Texas,1 and the administrative contested case hearing before the Texas Department of Insurance—Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) Houston East Office, under DWC Docket No. 24229142-01-CC-HE, styled Lauren Smith vs. Fort Bend County pending the resolution of this appeal.

I. FACTS Appellant is Fort Bend County. Appellee is Joshua David Heiliger, Individually, and on behalf of the Estate of Lauren Britanne Smith, Deceased and on behalf of Death Benefits Beneficiaries Joshua David Heiliger and Emma Destiny Heiliger. Real Party in Interest is Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, PLLC.

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Francesca Okonkwo is also an Appellant in his matter.

On April 2, 2025, Judge Kristen Hawkins signed an interlocutory order, Order Granting Temporary Injunction and Setting Trial on Merits, which is the subject of

Cause No. 2024-78536 is styled In Re Joshua David Heiliger, Individually, and on behalf of the Estate of Lauren Brittane Smith, deceased, and on behalf of Death Benefits Beneficiaries Joshua David Heiliger and Ema Destiny Heiliger, Petitioner, v. Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation; Jeff Nelson, Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation, In His Official Capacity; Francesca Okonkwo, Administrative Law Judge, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, in Her Official and Individual Capacities; and Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, PLLC, Respondents. this proceeding. See Exhibit B, Order Granting Temporary Injunction and Setting Trial on Merits. The Trial Court granted a temporary injunction prohibiting Fort Bend County from enforcing a subpoena granted by the Division ALJ to obtain the medical records of Deceased Lauren Britanne Smith for use at a contested case hearing at the Division of Workers’ Compensation. See Exhibit A, January 27, 2025 Subpoena.

The Trial Court also ordered a trial on the merits during the two-week period beginning on December 1, 2025. The Trial Court issued a Docket Control Order with specific discovery deadlines, including designating Plaintiff’s experts and Defendant’s experts, August 3, 2025, and September 2, 2025, respectively. See Exhibit C, Docket Control Order.

The Division administrative contested case hearing also is set still for August 7, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. for which Appellant sought the medical records. See Exhibit D, Division notice of contested case hearing on August 7, 2025.

If the administrative contested case hearing and the trial court case are not stayed, then the relief sought by Appellant will become moot thereby depriving Appellant of the right to seek relief on the issue of the Trial Court’s jurisdiction that in turn directly affects the administrative workers’ compensation proceeding.

On April 22, 2025, Appellant filed its Notice of Accelerated Appeal of the Order Granting Temporary Injunction and Setting Trial on Merits. On June 12, 2025,

Appellant filed its Brief and on June 20, 2025, with leave of this Court, Appellant filed its Amended Brief. Appellee’s deadline to file their Response Brief is September 2, 2025. Appellant’s deadline to file a Reply Brief will be on September 22, 2025. On a date unknown at this time, the case will be submitted to the panel and the amount of time that this Court will take to consider the appeal is unknown.

However, it is unlikely that this appeal will be decided prior to the August 7, 2025, contested case hearing, the Trial Court discovery deadline or the December 1, 2025, trial date.

II. ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY This Court has authority to grant a stay of the trial court proceedings and the administrative proceedings pending the resolution of a petition for writ of mandamus and the appeal of an interlocutory order. Tex. R. App. P. 29.3, 52.10.

A stay is warranted in this matter because Appellant is likely to prevail on its appeal and Appellant will suffer irreparable injury if the stay is not granted.

Appellant is seeking relief from this Court to prevent the Trial Court from exercising jurisdiction over a discovery issue before a workers’ compensation administrative proceeding.

The Trial Court has exceeded its judicial authority by impermissibly interfering with the discovery process in a matter pending before the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation. In denying Fort Bend's Plea to the Jurisdiction and enjoining the ALJ's deposition subpoena, the District Court is allowing the claimant in this workers' compensation dispute to forego the correct legal process at the administrative level in clear violation of the Texas Legislature's statutory scheme for conducting workers' compensation disputes. The Texas Legislature has granted exclusive jurisdiction to the Division to decide workers' compensation disputes in the first instance, which impliedly requires that the agency has whatever powers crucial to fulfill its express function. This power necessarily and statutorily includes the power to promulgate discovery. The Texas Workers' Compensation Act ("Act") specifically provides the process to enforce discovery subpoenas during a workers' compensation dispute. 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 142.12(g), Tex. Gov’t Code § 2001.201.

The prescribed statutory provisions for enforcing a subpoena at a workers' compensation contested case hearing mandate that the ALJ or the party requesting the subpoena must seek a district court's permission to enforce a subpoena. Id. A district court's subject matter jurisdiction over administrative hearing subpoenas is not and cannot be invoked solely by the person subject to the subpoena or any other person affected by the subpoena - such as Mr. Heiliger. The Act requires the person affected by the subpoena to challenge the subpoena at the administrative level. Id. Once the challenge is made to the subpoena, the Act requires the ALJ or the party requesting the subpoena to proceed under Government Code § 2001.201 to seek district court enforcement of the subpoena. This failsafe, which ensures the ALJ does not abuse her discretion, has not occurred in this matter. Accordingly, the District Court's subject matter jurisdiction has not been properly engaged.

This Motion seeks a stay of all the underlying proceedings in the Trial Court and at the Texas Department of Insurance—Division of Workers’ Compensation so that upon resolution of this appeal, if Appellant prevails, it may seek to enforce the administrative subpoena.

If the underlying proceedings are not stayed, irreparable harm will occur.

Appellant will be irreparably injured by being deprived its right to follow the legislatively dictated procedure to enforce an administrative subpoena. Appellant will be prejudiced by having to meet the Trial Court’s deadlines. Appellant will be prejudiced by having to proceed with the contested case hearing. Appellant is seeking relief from this Court to determine whether the Trial Court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear a temporary restraining order/temporary injunction regarding an administrative subpoena. If Appellant must respond to discovery deadlines, proceed with the contested case hearing before the Division and the Trial Court’s temporary injunction continues to trial, Appellant’s appeal will be moot.

III. PRAYER For the foregoing reasons, the Appellant Fort Bend County requests this Court to stay the proceedings in the Texas Department of Insurance—Division of Workers’

Compensation, Houston East Office under DWC Docket No. 24229142-01-CC-HE and in the 11th District Court of Harris County, Texas under Cause No. 2024-78536.

Respectfully submitted, DEAN G. PAPPAS LAW FIRM, PLLC By: /s/ Mary M. Markantonis Dean G. Pappas Texas Bar No. 15454375 [email protected] Mary M. Markantonis Texas No.12986800 [email protected] Lisa M. Teachey Texas Bar No. 24056416 [email protected] Marilyn J. Allen Texas Bar No. 24025225 [email protected] 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77024 Telephone: 713-914-6200 Telecopier: 713-914-6201 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT FORT BEND COUNTY

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that on the 23rd and 24th days of July, 2025, I complied with Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(a) and I have conferred with opposing counsel for Francesca Okonkwo, Administrative Law Judge, Joshua Heiliger, Individually, et al, and Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, PLLC in this case on the foregoing Motion to Stay Underlying Proceedings by email and they are unopposed.

/s/ Mary M. Markantonis

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this Motion to Stay Underlying Proceedings, including any and all exhibits, was served on counsel of record by using the Court's e-filing system and on The Honorable Kristen B. Hawkins via email to her Court Coordinator, Jackie Struss, on the 24th day of July 2025, addressed as follows: Via eFile through the electronic filing manager Russell L. Morris Pablo A. Franco Andrew W. Bruce McBryde Franco, PLLC 11000 Richmond Avenue, Suite 350 Houston, Texas 77042 Attorneys for Joshua Heiliger, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Lauren Brittane Smith, Deceased, and on Behalf of Death Benefits Beneficiaries Joshua David Heiliger and Emma Destiny Heiliger, Appellee Via eFile through the electronic filing manager Ken Paxton Brent Webster Ralph Molina James Lloyd Ernest C. Garcia Sherlyn Harper Office of the Attorney General of Texas Travis Street, Suite 1520 Houston, Texas 77002 James Z. Brazell Assistant Attorney General, Administrative Law Division P.O. Box 12548, Capital Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Attorneys for Francesca Okonkwo, Administrative Law Judge in her official capacity, Appellant

Via eFile through the electronic filing manager La Veme Chang Lovett Blvd. Houston, Texas 77006 Attorney for Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, PLLC, Real Party in Interest

/s/ Mary M. Markantonis

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DI visf(!JI' <>.(Work~rs1 C<,1t1pensatiort 3/20/2025 3:29 PM Marilyn Burgess - District Cler1c Harris County Envelope No. 98704339 By: Anais Aguirre Filed: 3/20/2025 3:29 PM Pgs-5 CAUSE NO: 2024-78536 In re Joshua David Heiliger, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFTINJX TRILX Individually, and on behalf of § the Estate of Lauren Brittane § Smith, deceased, and on § behalf of Death Benefits § Beneficiaries Joshua David § Heiliger and Emma Destiny § Heiliger § Petitioner, § § v. § § Texas Department of § 11 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Insurance; Francesca § Okonkwo, Administrative § Law Judge; Greater Houston § Psychiatric Associates, PLLC, § et al. § Respondents. § § § Fort Bend County, § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Intervenor § ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AND SETTING TRIAL ON MERITS

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: On this day, the Court considered Petitioner's Fourth Amended Verified Original Petition and Application Temporary Injunction ("Application") filed by Petitioner, Joshua David Heiliger, individually, and on behalf of the Estate of Lauren Brittane Smith, deceased, and on behalf of Death Benefits Beneficiaries Joshua David Heiliger, and Emma Destiny Heiliger.

Having considered the Application, the briefs filed by the parties, if any, and all evidence presented at the hearing before the Court, as well as taking judicial notice of the Court's file, the Court FINDS Petitioner's Verified Application for Temporary Injunction describes the alleged harm complained about and establishes t the claimed harm is imminent, that it is irreparable, and

Page 1 of5 EXHIBIT I 0 that Petitioner is without an adequate remedy at law, authorizing the Court to grant this order. The Court finds clear evidence, absent immediate restraint, Petitioner will suffer imminent and irreparable injury, and that these risks are imminent because the harm sought to be avoided relates to the disclosure of privileged and confidential records.

Specifically, the Court finds that:

(1) Petitioner has asserted valid causes of action against Respondents; (2) Petitioner has demonstrated a probable right to relief or recovery; and (3) If not restrained, Respondents will, in all likelihood, continue their actions against Petitioner, which will probably cause immediate and irreparable injury, for which there is no adequate remedy at law, including the impairment or loss of statutory and constitutional rights and privileges, and that remedy by appeal would be ineffective because, once revealed, the documents, and information contained therein, cannot be subsequently protected; and, (4) That any resulting damages from an improper disclosure cannot be measured by any pecuniary standard.

Accordingly, the Court finds it necessary to preserve the status quo and safeguard Petitioner from imminent and irreparable harm by issuing this temporary injunction order against Respondents.

IT IS FURTHER THEREFORE ORDERED that a temporary injunction issue, and shall be effective and binding upon the signing of this order, without the need for issuance or service of a writ of injunction, pending trial of this cause on the merits, or the dismissal of this lawsuit as a or fu rther order of this Court result of this lawsuit as a result of settlement or releas1t{estraining :R!osrrnneon~a OhonlrV;o &MS

Page 2 of5 Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, PLLC, as well as any individuals or entities in active concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of the Order by personal service or otherwise, as follows:

(a) Disclosing, in any manner, Lauren Smith's mental health records containing privileged communications, or the privileged communications contained therein, from Greater Houston Psychiatric Associates, PLLC, and/or Dr. John Marcellus; or copying, production, or osure of Lauren Smith's privileged mental health rec

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in lieu of requiring Petitioner to execute and file a new bond for issuance of the temporary injunction, the $500.00 cash deposit filed by Petitioner and accepted by the Harris County District Clerk on or about November 13, 2024, in connection with the Temporary Restraining Orders signed in this lawsuit is hereby deemed extended in conformity with the law to the period during which the Temporary Injunction is in effect.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this injunction shall remain in force and effect until the two-week docket starting on further order of the Court. Trial on the merits in this matter is set for Dec. 1 , 2025 at _ _a.Hl.:!~.Hl v;1kiek is !l fFi!ll time Mere th1t!! tel\ (}0~ monl:hs ft urn the date of the miginal filing of Hti3 l'ft'l@eediAg.

Signed: ~c'/{J__ 4/2/2025 Judge's Signatu re

Page 3 of5 Russell . Morris State Bar o. 24099150

Pablo A. Franco State Bar No. 241 25 MCBRYDE FRANC Houston, TX 77042 (713) 223-7699 (512) 691-9072 [facsimile] [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER

Page4 ofS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that the foregoing document to which this certificate is attached was served, prepaid and/or facsimile and/or EFILE, on the date below upon each listed party or, if of record in this cause, that party's named attorney of record at the respective last known address as follows: VIA E-FILE: Lisa M. Teachey Dean G. Pappas Law Firm, PLLC 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 100 Houston, TX 77024 [email protected] ATTORNEY FOR INTERVENOR VIAE-FILE: Sherlyn Haiper Office of the Attorney General of Texas Travis Street, #1520 Houston, TX 77002 [email protected] James Z. Brazell Assistant Attorney General, Administrative Law Division P.O. Box 12548, Capital Station Austin, TX 78 711-2548 james@[email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT, FRANCESCA OKONKWO, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE VIAE:FILE: LaVerne Chang Suzan Cardwell Cardwell & Chang, PLLC Lovett Blvd. Houston, TX 77006 [email protected] [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR RESPONDENT, GREATER HOUSTON PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, PLLC

Date: March 20, 2025 Isl Russell Morris Russell Morris

Page 5 ofS Case No. 202478536 DCORX HEILIGER, JOSHUA (INDIVIDUALLY * IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF * vs . HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS * TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE * 11th JUDICIAL DISTRICT * SCHEDULING AND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER The Court enters the following Order to control the schedule of this case. Unless otherwise specified, the following items must be completed by the dates listed below. If no date is listed, the item is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure .

1. JOINDER. All parties must be added and served, whether by amendment or third-party practice. The party causing the ioinder must provide a copy of this Scheduling and Docket Control Order at the time of service to the joined party.

2. EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION. Parties must designate expert witnesses and furnish the information set forth under Rule 194.2(f) as follows: (a) 8/3/2025 Experts for parties seeking affirmative relief. (b) 9/2/2025 All other experts.

3. 11/17/2025 MEDIATION. Parties must complete mediation. The parties' failure to mediate will not be grounds for continuance of trial.

4. 11/1/2025 DISCOVERY. Parties must complete all discovery. Parties seeking discovery must serve requests sufficiently far in advance of the end of the discovery period so that the deadline for responding will be within the discovery period.

5. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. Parties must set for hearing all motions or pleas, that if granted by the Court would dispose of all or part of the case, as follows : (a) No-evidence motions for summary judgment may only be heard after this date. (b) 11/3/2025 All dispositive motions or pleas must be heard.

6. 11/3/2025 CHALLENGES TO EXPERT TESTIMONY. All motions to exclude expert testimony must be heard. This Order does not include exclusion based on Rule 193.6.

7. PLEADINGS. Parties must file all amendments and supplements to pleadings. This Order does not preclude the prompt filing of pleadings directly responsive to any timely filed pleadings .

8. 11/14/2025 DOCKET CALL. Parties must be prepared to discuss all aspects of trial with the Court at TIME : 09 :00 AM. Failure to appear will be grounds for dismissal for want of prosecution.

9. 12/1/2025 TRIAL. This case is set for trial on this date. If not assigned by the second Friday following this date, the case will be reset.

EXHIBIT I C SIGNED Signed: 2/18/2025

LISA MARIE TEACHEY KRISTEN BRAUCHLE HAWKINS 8588 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 100 24056416 JUDGE, 11TH DISTRICT COURT HOUSTON, TX 77024 Date Generated: 2/18/2025 Jcvoo2 c-::r=,,. ~ -co,m_ Division o.f W:orkers' pensation Injured employee: LAUREN SMITH DWC claim/docke:t #,: :24229142-~-~.l;J..E_ ..

Date of injury: 04/10/202'3 t"<l:,:l,t:f·V ED- J PO Box 12050, t0aif t09e: Hf\<, [Ausiiri, TX 78711 ·1800-252-7031 tdLtexas,gov/wc Employer: Fort Bend County Insurance carrier: Fort Bend CountyJLJN 4 2025 lnsurance -carrierdai'm #: 6000068 Date: 6/4/2025 Dean (3; ·pamis Law Rnn, Pl.LC

Fort Bend County _ J:ackSbh St Richmond 1 TX 77469-,31.08 Box-Nbr;. 29

Your contested ca-se hearing is rescheduled.

The hearing that was seheduled with the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers- Compensation (DWC) for 6/9/202!?, at 10:30 .a,m. is changed to the date, time, and pJace: p~le>w.

Place: Division of Workers' Co_mpeosation

Your hearing will TDI-DJV. WO~l<,ERS' (:OMP.ENSATION be held ~t:' -5425 POLI(, S_UITE 130 ELIAS RAMIREZ BUILDING HOUSTON, TX 77023 (aoo> 2s2-10~,

Need help? :• Go to www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/emp.loyee/dispute.html-to l~arn more about dispute resolution. • lfyou want an attorney and n.eed help finding one, call the State Bar of Texas at 800-252--96:9,0. • lfyo.u do not have an attorney.and want help frorn an ombLJdsman, go to www.oi ec.texas.gov or call the. Office of Injured Employee Counsel at 866-3'93-64]2, ext. 44186.

Qµestions? • Call 8.00-252-7031, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.rn., Central time.

EXHIBIT • Gb to wWW.tdi:texas.gov/wc to learn more about workers~ compensation.

J) DRQ.5-LCCH (RE!v, 05/20,25) Page 1 :Of4 How to exchange your information with DWC and the other parties: You are responsible for sending your information securely. Whqtyou send to DWC must-also be sent to the other parUes.

Hearing exhibits should be sent to DWC and the other parties at least three days before the hearing.

Hearing exhibits may be sent to OWC by: • Email: CCH. [email protected] (Use an underscore between CCH and Exhibits.)

• Fax: 512-804-4011 o Br~ak your documents i;ntQ separate sections of le$S than 40 pages e·Z!ch. o Fax each section separately with a rnver page. o Each cover page should include: ■ the DWC :claim number; and ■ the number of each section. For example, Section 1 of 3, Section .2 of 3, ar1d so on.

• Mail: Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers! Compensation Hearings, Mail Code HRG PO Box 12050 Austin, TX 78711-2050 • Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP): An SFTP acco.unt is a secure, electronic way to _upload your documents. • o If yo·u want ah SFTP attount, contact DWC at [email protected] a To lea'rn more, go to www.tdi.texas:gov/wc/carrier/efileoptions.html

DR05-l:.CCH (Rev. 05/2025) Page 2 of 4 We s~nt a copy of this-letter to: Fort Bend Cownty MARILYN JO ALLEN Jacks.on St Dean G Pappas Law Firrn PLLC Richmond, TX 77469-3108 8588 Katy Fwy Ste 100 Houston, TX 77024-1-813

Russell L Morris EMMA D HEILIGER McBryde Frcmc:o PLLC 5804 SPRING RIVER LANE 1lO00 Ri.chmond Ave Ste <350 FL}LSHEAR, TX 77441 Houston, TX 770'42-6702

JOSHUA D HEILIGER 5_ SPRING RIVER LANE FULSHEAR, TX 77441

DROS-LCCH (Rev. 05/2025) Pag~ 3 of-4 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.

Hope Furlow on behalf of Mary Markantonis Bar No. 12986800 [email protected] Envelope ID: 103556268 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: APPELLANT FORT BEND COUNTY'S MOTION TO STAY UNDERLYING PROCEEDINGS Status as of 7/24/2025 3:11 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Lisa Teachey 24056416 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Laverne Chang 783819 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Marilyn Allen 24025225 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Mary Markantonis 12986800 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Dean Pappas 15454375 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Andrew Bruce 24113627 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Russell Morris 24099150 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Hope Burnett-Furlow [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Pablo Franco 24121625 [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Catherine Hughes [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Sherlyn Harper [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT James Z.Brazell [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT Meridith Fischer [email protected] 7/24/2025 3:05:45 PM SENT