Amparo Stiefel v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided December 4, 2025·No. 15-25-00176-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00176-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/4/2025 3:44 PM No. 15-25-00176-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN In the Fifteenth District Court of Appeals, Austin, TexasOF APPEALS 15th COURT AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM

AMPARO STIEFEL, CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Appellant, v.

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, Appellee.

On Appeal from the 261st District Court of Travis County, Texas The Honorable Daniela DeSeta Lyttle, Presiding

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR APPELLEE’S BRIEF

Appellee, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission,

respectfully requests a 44-day extension of time to January 23, 2026, in

which to file its brief in the captioned appeal. Appellant is unopposed to

this motion. In support, Appellee would show the Court as follows:

1. This is Appellee’s first request for an extension.

2. This extension would make Appellee’s brief due on or before Friday,

January 23, 2026.

3. Counsel for Appellee is lead counsel for Docket No. SCR 25-0002,

In re: Hon. Amber Givens, before the Special Court of Review, which has

depositions on Friday, December 5, 2025, a 2-day trial from December

10-11, 2025, and a post-trial submission brief due on December 30, 2025.

Counsel for Appellee is also lead counsel for Docket No. 507-25-17141;

Texas Board of Nursing v. Ndirika Justina Ani, before the State Office of

Administrative Hearings, which has a hearing on the merits on January

6, 2026.

4. Additionally, the Office of the Attorney General has minimal staff

working and/or is closed from December 22, 2025, through January 2,

2026.

5. This motion is not interposed for the purpose of delay, but only to

allow Appellee’s counsel the time to adequately prepare and file its brief,

and to maintain consistent briefing schedules.

6. Counsel for Appellant is not opposed to this motion.

Appellee, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission,

therefore, respectfully requests an extension of time to and including

January 23, 2026, in which Appellee is to file and serve its brief in the

captioned appeal.

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

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

ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/ Brad Wurster BRADLEY WURSTER State Bar No. 24106603 Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division Office of the Attorney General of Texas P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4197 Brad.Wurster@oag.texas.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that on December 4, 2025, counsel for all parties conferred via email about the contents of this Motion and are unopposed to the extensions being sought within the Motion.

/s/ Brad Wurster BRAD WURSTER Assistant Attorney General

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 4, 2025, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served to the following party of record via electronic service and/or electronic mail:

DONALD M. KAISER, JR. State Bar No. 24025466 Kaiser Legal Solutions, PLLC 5440 Harvest Hill, Suite 201 Dallas, Texas 75230 Tel.: (214) 441-3000 Fax: (214) 441-3001 Dkaiser@attorneysforbusiness.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT AMPARO STIEFEL

/s/ Brad Wurster BRAD WURSTER Assistant Attorney General

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

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.

Jennifer Foster on behalf of Brad Wurster Bar No. 24106603 jennifer.foster@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 108734328 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Extension Status as of 12/4/2025 3:55 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Donald M.Kaiser, Jr. dkaiser@attorneysforbusiness.com 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM SENT

Brad Wurster Brad.Wurster@oag.texas.org 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM SENT

Jennifer Foster Jennifer.Foster@oag.texas.gov 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM SENT

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AMPARO STIEFEL, CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Appellant, v.

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, Appellee.

On Appeal from the 261st District Court of Travis County, Texas The Honorable Daniela DeSeta Lyttle, Presiding

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR APPELLEE’S BRIEF

Appellee, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission,

respectfully requests a 44-day extension of time to January 23, 2026, in

which to file its brief in the captioned appeal. Appellant is unopposed to

this motion. In support, Appellee would show the Court as follows:

1. This is Appellee’s first request for an extension.

2. This extension would make Appellee’s brief due on or before Friday,

January 23, 2026.

3. Counsel for Appellee is lead counsel for Docket No. SCR 25-0002,

In re: Hon. Amber Givens, before the Special Court of Review, which has

depositions on Friday, December 5, 2025, a 2-day trial from December

10-11, 2025, and a post-trial submission brief due on December 30, 2025.

Counsel for Appellee is also lead counsel for Docket No. 507-25-17141;

Texas Board of Nursing v. Ndirika Justina Ani, before the State Office of

Administrative Hearings, which has a hearing on the merits on January

6, 2026.

4. Additionally, the Office of the Attorney General has minimal staff

working and/or is closed from December 22, 2025, through January 2,

2026.

5. This motion is not interposed for the purpose of delay, but only to

allow Appellee’s counsel the time to adequately prepare and file its brief,

and to maintain consistent briefing schedules.

6. Counsel for Appellant is not opposed to this motion.

Appellee, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission,

therefore, respectfully requests an extension of time to and including

January 23, 2026, in which Appellee is to file and serve its brief in the

captioned appeal.

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

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

ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/ Brad Wurster BRADLEY WURSTER State Bar No. 24106603 Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division Office of the Attorney General of Texas P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4197 Brad.Wurster@oag.texas.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that on December 4, 2025, counsel for all parties conferred via email about the contents of this Motion and are unopposed to the extensions being sought within the Motion.

/s/ Brad Wurster BRAD WURSTER Assistant Attorney General

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 4, 2025, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served to the following party of record via electronic service and/or electronic mail:

DONALD M. KAISER, JR. State Bar No. 24025466 Kaiser Legal Solutions, PLLC 5440 Harvest Hill, Suite 201 Dallas, Texas 75230 Tel.: (214) 441-3000 Fax: (214) 441-3001 Dkaiser@attorneysforbusiness.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT AMPARO STIEFEL

/s/ Brad Wurster BRAD WURSTER Assistant Attorney General

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Donald M.Kaiser, Jr. dkaiser@attorneysforbusiness.com 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM SENT

Brad Wurster Brad.Wurster@oag.texas.org 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM SENT

Jennifer Foster Jennifer.Foster@oag.texas.gov 12/4/2025 3:44:02 PM SENT

Amparo Stiefel v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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