Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. the Neiman Marcus Group

9/5/2025 3:47 PM Velva L. Price District Clerk Travis County Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005004 D-1-GN-24-005004 Rosa Oneal THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, LLC, § IN THE DISTRICT FILED IN COURT Plaintiffs, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN, TEXAS v. § 9/8/2025 9:43:29 AM § TRAVIS COUNTY, A.

CHRISTOPHER TEXAS PRINE Clerk KELLY HANCOCK, ACTING TEXAS § COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC § ACCOUNTS, § Defendants. § 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF ADMINSTRATIVE APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: Defendant Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Defendant), respectfully appeals the Court’s interlocutory order denying Defendant’s Plea to the Jurisdiction entered on August 18, 2025. Defendant exercises his right to seek an accelerated appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.1(a) (“Appeals from interlocutory orders (when allowed by statute) . . . are accelerated appeals.”); TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014(a)(8).

Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

The Neiman Marcus Group, LLC v. Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Defendants’ Notice of Administrative Appeal Page 1 of 2 KIMBERLY GDULA Chief for General Litigation Division /s/ Terri M. Abernathy ___________________________ TERRI M. ABERNATHY Assistant Attorney General Texas State Bar No. 24062894 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS General Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone (512) 979-5354 Fax (512) 320-0667 Email [email protected] Counsel for Defendant 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 in compliance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21a on this the September 5, 2025, to: Sinead O’Carroll State Bar No. 24013253 Reeves & Brightwell LLP 3103 Bee Cave Rd., Ste 240 Austin, TX 78746 Phone (512) 334-4500 Email [email protected] Jameel S. Turner, [email protected] Ohio State Bar No. 0078251 John P. Miller, [email protected] Ohio State Bar No. 0097161 Bailey Cavalier LLC West Broad Street, Suite 2100 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone (614) 224-3155 Admitted Pro Hac Vice Counsel for Plaintiffs /s/ Terri M. Abernathy ___________________________ Terri M. Abernathy Assistant Attorney General The Neiman Marcus Group, LLC v. Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

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Raymond Abarca on behalf of Terri Abernathy Bar No. 24062894 [email protected] Envelope ID: 105276145 Filing Code Description: Notice of Appeal Filing Description: NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL Status as of 9/8/2025 8:31 AM CST Associated Case Party: GLENN HEGAR TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Terri Abernathy [email protected] 9/5/2025 3:47:36 PM SENT

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