In re Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11 v. the State of Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-25-00031-CV Capitol Street, Suite 2400 FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS Houston, TX 77002-2925 AUSTIN, TEXAS +1 713-651-2600 10/17/2025 +1 713-651-2700 2:48 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK WILLIAM FILED IN M. LOGAN 15th COURTAssociate Attorney OF APPEALS AUSTIN,+1 TEXAS 713-651-2766 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM October 17, 2025 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Mr. Christopher A. Prine Clerk of the Court Fifteenth Court of Appeals P.O. Box 12852 Austin, TX 78711 Re: In re Nonparty Patient No. 1–11 No. 15-25-00031-CV In re Nonparty Patient No. 1–11 No. 15-25-00032-CV To the Fifteenth Court of Appeals: The Nonparty Patients have reviewed the Court’s October 16, 2025 opinion issued in the above-references cases. Respectfully, the Nonparty Patients believe the opinion contains three minor typographical errors. Because any correction would be purely factual and would have no impact on the Court’s reasoning or legal conclusions, the Nonparty Patients believe the Court can issue an amended opinion without a motion for panel rehearing.
Page Opinion (Emphasis Added) Comment Citation “In October 2024, the State filed suit Dr. Lau’s first name is No. 15-25-00031-CV, M.R. 24 in Collin County against Dr. Mary May.
Lau . . . .”
“The subpoenas require the Hospitals The State’s subpoenas No. 15-25-00031-CV, M.R. 48 to produce documents . . . of twenty- affected twenty-one No. 15-25-00032-CV, M.R. 52 one patients of each doctor.” patients of Dr. Lau and fifteen patients of Dr. Cooper.
“The State filed a plea to the The State’s plea to the No. 15-25-00031-CV, M.R. 421 jurisdiction asserting that sovereign jurisdiction challenged No. 15-25-00032-CV, M.R. 415 3 immunity barred the Dallas County the patients’ motion for district court from deciding Dr. Lau’s protection. motion for protection.”
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Lucy Fowler on behalf of William Logan Bar No. 24106214 [email protected] Envelope ID: 106992603 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: LETTER Status as of 10/17/2025 2:58 PM CST Associated Case Party: NonParty Patient No. 1 Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jervonne Newsome [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Thanh Nguyen [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Evan Lewis [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT William Logan [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Olivia Wogon [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: State of Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status David G. Shatto [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Rob Farquharson [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Abby Smith [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Johnathan Stone [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Ian Bergstrom [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Amy Pletscher [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT
Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Alexander Wolf 24095027 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Craig Smyser 18777575 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Nicole LeBoeuf 791091 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Cory Sutker 24037569 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
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Lucy Fowler on behalf of William Logan Bar No. 24106214 [email protected] Envelope ID: 106992603 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: LETTER Status as of 10/17/2025 2:58 PM CST Case Contacts Cory Sutker 24037569 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Drew Padley 24111325 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Martin Cohick 24134042 [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Pauline Sisson [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Emily Samuels [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Melinda Pate [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Amy Ooi [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Jackie Cooper [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Houston Docketing [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Jamie Vargo [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT David Phillips [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Hollie Albin [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Sarah McGrath [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Jonathan Hung [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Patrick Todd [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT Amy Patterson [email protected] 10/17/2025 2:48:44 PM SENT
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