ACCEPTED 15-25-00082-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/23/2025 1:12 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE No. 15-25-00082-CV CLERK In the Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Judicial District FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Austin, Texas 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk State of Texas, Appellant, v. Arity 875, LLC, Appellee.

On Appeal from the 457th Judicial District Court, Montgomery County MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF LEAD COUNSEL

TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS: Under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5, Appellant the State of Texas hereby gives notice that Assistant Attorney General Rick Berlin has left the employment of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Counsel requests that the Court permit the removal of Mr. Berlin as lead counsel for the Appellant in this matter, and requests the Court allow Deputy Division Chief for Consumer Protection Jennifer M. Roscetti to substitute as lead counsel.

Please send future communications relating to this appeal to: Jennifer M. Roscetti Deputy Division Chief, Consumer Protection State Bar No. 24066685

[email protected] Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 Telephone: (512) 475-4183 Fax: (512) 473-8301 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Jennifer M. Roscetti KEN PAXTON JENNIFER M. ROSCETTI Attorney General of Texas Deputy Division Chief, Consumer Protection BRENT WEBSTER State Bar No. 24066685 First Assistant Attorney General [email protected] RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division AUSTIN KINGHORN P.O. Box 12548 Deputy Attorney General for Austin, Texas 78711 Civil Litigation Telephone: (512) 463-2185 JOHNATHAN STONE Fax: (512) 473-8301 Chief, Consumer Protection Division Counsel for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Microsoft Word reports that this document contains 419 words, excluding exempted text.

/s/ Jennifer M. Roscetti Jennifer M. Roscetti Deputy Division Chief, Consumer Protection CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 23, 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document, Motion for Substitution of Lead Counsel was served via the Court’s electronic filing system, on Defendants Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Arity LLC, and Arity Services, LLC, by and through their attorneys of record: W. Reid Wittliff Jake Sommer, Pro Hac Vice State Bar No. 00791951 Kelsey Harclerode, Pro Hac Vice WITTLIFF CUTTER PLLC ZWILLGEN PLLC Baylor St. 1900 M Street NW, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78703 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (512) 960-4866 Telephone: (202) 296-3585 Facsimile: (512) 960-4869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] Sudhir V. Rao, Pro Hac Vice ZWILLGEN PLLC Madison Ave., Suite 1504 New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (646) 362-5590 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS /s/ Jennifer M. Roscetti Jennifer M. Roscetti Deputy Chief, Consumer Protection Division 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.

Zoann Willis on behalf of Jennifer Roscetti Bar No. 24066685 [email protected] Envelope ID: 109415190 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion to Substitution Lead Counsel_152500082 Status as of 12/23/2025 1:14 PM CST Associated Case Party: State of Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Daniel Zwart [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Kaylie Buettner [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Zoann Willis [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Meredith Spillane [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Zeilic Contreras [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Carlos Fernandez [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Madeline Fogel [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Richard RMcCutcheon [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Jennifer Roscetti [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT

Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jonathan Hung [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Eric Shinabarger [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT W. Reid Wittliff [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Jake Sommer [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Kelsey Harclerode [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Sudhir V. Rao [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Sean Wieber [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT Kevin Simpson [email protected] 12/23/2025 1:12:10 PM SENT