Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

Ruzel Love, Jr. v. Felicia Moss and University of Texas Medical Branch

Ruzel Love, Jr. v. Felicia Moss and University of Texas Medical Branch
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided August 25, 2025
Ruzel Love, Jr. v. Felicia Moss and University of Texas Medical Branch

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00077-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS No. 15-25-00077-CV 8/25/2025 2:09 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE In the Court of Appeals CLERK FILED IN for the Fifteenth District of Texas 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS At Austin, Texas 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM ____________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk RUZEL LOVE, JR., Appellant, v. FELICIA MOSS AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, Appellees. ____________________________________ On Direct Appeal from the 278th Judicial District Court of Walker County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2230739 ____________________________________ NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEES ____________________________________ KEN PAXTON BRIANA M. WEBB Attorney General of Texas Acting Chief, Law Enforcement Defense BRENT WEBSTER ABIGAIL K. CARTER* First Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Division RALPH MOLINA Texas State Bar No. 24126376 Deputy First Assistant Attorney General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station AUSTIN KINGHORN Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Deputy Attorney General of *Attorney of Record Civil Litigation Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Appellees Felicia Moss and University of Texas Medical Branch, through the Attorney General of Texas, files this Notice of Attorney Appearance in the above-referenced case. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) gives this Court notice that Assistant Attorney General Jacob I. Pons is no longer employed by the Law Enforcement Defense Division of the OAG and the above case has been reassigned.

Assistant Attorney General Abigail K. Carter is the new lead attorney-in- charge for Appellee Walton. Please add Assistant Attorney General Abigail K.

Carter to any future notifications of filings in this matter.

Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS BRENT WEBSTER FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL RALPH MOLINA DEPUTY FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL AUSTIN KINGSHORN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL LITIGATION BRIANA M. WEBB ACTING DIVISION CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE DIVISION /s/Abigail K. Carter ABIGAIL K. CARTER Assistant Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Attorney-in Charge Texas State Bar No. 24126376 Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 (512) 463-2080 / Fax (512) 936-2109 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES FELICIA MOSS AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Abigail K. Carter, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, certify that a true copy of the above and foregoing has been served by placing it in United States Mail, postage prepaid, certified mail on August 25, 2025, addressed to: Ruzel Love, Jr., TDCJ No. 02359351 Via CMRRR: 7009 2250 0003 9939 8419 TDCJ – East Texas Treatment Facility Industrial Drive Henderson, TX 75652 Plaintiff-Appellant Pro Se /s/Abigail K. Carter ABIGAIL K. CARTER Assistant Attorney General 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.

Nicholas Larkin on behalf of Abigail Carter Bar No. 24126376 [email protected] Envelope ID: 104804633 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Appellate AIC Love Status as of 8/25/2025 2:24 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Carson Young [email protected] 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT Carson Young [email protected] 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT Abigail Carter [email protected] 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT Abigail Carter [email protected] 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT Nicholas Larkin [email protected] 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT Nicholas Larkin [email protected] 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.