Cecile Erwin Young, in Her Official Capacity as the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.; And Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. v. Cook Children's Health Plan, Texas Children's Health Plan, Superior Health Plan, Inc., and Wellpoint Insurance Company
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00114-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/1/2025 2:00 PM No. 15-24-00114-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT FILED IN OF APPEALS for the Fifteenth Judicial District10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM AUSTIN, TEXAS
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Cecile Erwin Young, in her Official Capacity as the Clerk Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.; and Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc., Appellants, v. Cook Children’s Health Plan, Texas Children’s Health Plan, Superior Health Plan, Inc., and Wellpoint Insurance Company, Appellees.
On Appeal from the 353rd Judicial District Court, Travis County NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL Per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.2, Appellant Cecile Erwin Young, in her Official Capacity as the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Hu- man Services Commission, gives notice that Assistant Attorney General Mohmed Patel and Assistant Solicitor General Jeffrey Stephens will appear as counsel in this matter. Mr. Scanlon will remain as lead counsel. Mr. Patel’s and Mr. Stephens’ con- tact information and bar numbers appear below.
Mohmed I. Patel Jeffrey A. Stephens Assistant Attorney General Assistant Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel.: (512) 463-0596 Tel.: (214) 290-8890 Fax: (512) 474-2697 Fax: (512) 474-2697 State Bar No. 24146823 State Bar No. 24117441 [email protected] [email protected]
Respectfully submitted.
Ken Paxton William R. Peterson Attorney General of Texas Solicitor General Brent Webster William F. Cole First Assistant Attorney General Principal Deputy Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General Cory A. Scanlon P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Assistant Solicitor General Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel.: (512) 936-1700 Jeffrey A. Stephens Fax: (512) 474-2697 Assistant Solicitor General /s/ Mohmed I. Patel Mohmed I. Patel Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24146823 [email protected] Counsel for Appellant Cecile Erwin Young
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Victor Hernandez on behalf of Mohmed Patel Bar No. 24146823 [email protected] Envelope ID: 106319747 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 20251001 Appearance Patel and Stephens MedicaidPR v2 Status as of 10/1/2025 2:04 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Michaelle Peters [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Julie Wright [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Amanda DoddsPrice [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Maria Williamson [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Mandy Patterson [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Michelle Joyner [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT William FCole [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Abril Rivera [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Nancy Villarreal [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Cory Scanlon [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT David Johns [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Jessie Johnson [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Stacey Jett [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Victor Hernandez [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Cook Children's Health Plan Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Karen Burgess 796276 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Anna Baker 791362 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Amy Warr 795708 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Juliana Bennington [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
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Victor Hernandez on behalf of Mohmed Patel Bar No. 24146823 [email protected] Envelope ID: 106319747 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 20251001 Appearance Patel and Stephens MedicaidPR v2 Status as of 10/1/2025 2:04 PM CST Associated Case Party: Cook Children's Health Plan Juliana Bennington [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Jonathan Hawley [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM ERROR Trisha Marino [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Katie Dolan-Galaviz [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Perkins Docketing Team [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Matthew Gordon [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Texas Children's Health Plan Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Mark Emery 24050564 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Warren Huang 796788 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Paul Trahan 24003075 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Susan Harris 6876980 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Thomas Coulter 4885500 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Kayla Ahmed [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Wellpoint Insurance Company Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Robert Johnson 10786400 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Michelle Ku 24071452 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Kristin Hernandez [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Stacey Obenhaus [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
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Victor Hernandez on behalf of Mohmed Patel Bar No. 24146823 [email protected] Envelope ID: 106319747 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 20251001 Appearance Patel and Stephens MedicaidPR v2 Status as of 10/1/2025 2:04 PM CST Associated Case Party: Wellpoint Insurance Company Stacey Obenhaus [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Benjamin Grossman [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Superior Healthplan Inc. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Richard Phillips 24032833 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT J McCaig 24070083 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Karen Walker [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Tiffany Roddenberry [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Victoria Gomez [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Jennifer Cook [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Cheryl LaFond 24104015 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Jason R.LaFond [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
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Victor Hernandez on behalf of Mohmed Patel Bar No. 24146823 [email protected] Envelope ID: 106319747 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 20251001 Appearance Patel and Stephens MedicaidPR v2 Status as of 10/1/2025 2:04 PM CST Associated Case Party: Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Joseph Knight 11601275 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Cecile Erwin Young, Texas Health and Human Services Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Cory Scanlon 24104599 [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Jeffrey Stephens [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT Mohmed Patel [email protected] 10/1/2025 2:00:56 PM SENT
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