All Star Imports, Inc. D/B/A World Car Mazda North// Mazda Motor of North America, Inc. A/K/A Mazda Motor of America, Inc. v. Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and Mazda Motor of North America, Inc. A/K/A Mazda Motor of America, Inc.// Cross-Appellee, All Star Imports, Inc. D/B/A World Car Mazda North

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided August 5, 2025·No. 15-24-00017-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

15-24-00017-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/5/2025 4:38 PM

No. 15-24-00017-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

FOR THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

Clerk

ALL STAR IMPORTS, INC. d/b/a WORLD CAR MAZDA NORTH,

Appellant/Cross-Appellee,

v.

MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC.,

Appellee/Cross-Appellant,

v.

BOARD OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES,

Appellee/Cross-Appellee.

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LAW FIRM AFFILIATION AND ADDRESS

TO THE CLERK AND ALL PARTIES:

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1, please take

notice that Jeffrey L. Oldham, counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee All

Star Imports, Inc. d/b/a World Car Mazda North, is now affiliated with

Jackson Walker L.L.P. and has the following new contact information:

Jeffrey L. Oldham Jackson Walker L.L.P.

joldham@jw.com

100 Congress, Ste. 1100 Austin, Texas 78701

(512) 236-2232 (512) 236-2002 (fax)

Mr. Oldham will continue to represent World Car Mazda North, along

with Jarod R. Stewart and Austin Kreitz of Steptoe LLP, and should

continue to receive service and notice of all documents filed or served.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jeffrey L. Oldham Jeffrey L. Oldham State Bar No. 24051132 joldham@jw.com JACKSON WALKER L.L.P. 100 Congress, Ste. 1100 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 236-2232 (512) 236-2002 (fax)

Jarod R. Stewart State Bar No. 24066147 jstewart@steptoe.com Austin Kreitz State Bar No. 24102044 akreitz@steptoe.com STEPTOE LLP 717 Texas Avenue, Ste. 2800 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 221-2300 (713) 221-2320 (fax)

Counsel for All Star Imports, Inc. d/b/a World Car Mazda North

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on August 5, 2025, a copy of the foregoing was served in accordance with Tex. R. App. P. 9.5 on counsel of record listed below:

Brit T. Brown brit.brown@akerman.com Benjamin A. Escobar, Jr. benjamin.escobar@akerman.com AKERMAN LLP 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2300 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 623-0887 Jeff Nobles jeff.nobles@jeffnobleslaw.com JEFF NOBLES LAW PLLC 232 Diamondback Drive Georgetown, Texas 77628 (737) 304-1625 Counsel for Mazda Motor of America, Inc.

Ken Paxton, Attorney General Brent Webster Ralph Molina James Lloyd Ernest C. Garcia Kathy Johnson kathy.johnson@oag.texas.gov OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 475-4164 Counsel for Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

/s/ Jeffrey L. Oldham Jeffrey L. Oldham

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.

Yvonne Ferrari on behalf of Jeff Oldham Bar No. 24051132 yferrari@jw.com Envelope ID: 104010341 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Other Document Status as of 8/5/2025 4:43 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Benjamin AEscobar benjamin.escobar@akerman.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Brit T.Brown brit.brown@akerman.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Neila Olvera neila.olvera@akerman.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Jeffery Nobles 15053050 jeff.nobles@gmail.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Jeffrey Oldham 24051132 joldham@jw.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Walter Simons 24098429 walter.simons@bracewell.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Jarod Stewart 24066147 jstewart@steptoe.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Austin Kreitz 24102044 akreitz@steptoe.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Katherine Johnson 24126964 kathy.johnson@oag.texas.gov 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Terri Patton terri.patton@bracewell.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Christina Ramos cramos@steptoe.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Sallie Woodell swoodell@steptoe.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Mazda Motor of North America, Inc. a/k/a Mazda Motor of America, Inc.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jeff Nobles jeff.nobles@jeffnobleslaw.com 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Christian Young christian.young@oag.texas.gov 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

Kathy Johnson Kathy.Johnson@oag.texas.gov 8/5/2025 4:38:06 PM SENT

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All Star Imports, Inc. D/B/A World Car Mazda North// Mazda Motor of North America, Inc. A/K/A Mazda Motor of America, Inc. v. Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and Mazda Motor of North America, Inc. A/K/A Mazda Motor of America, Inc.// Cross-Appellee, All Star Imports, Inc. D/B/A World Car Mazda North, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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