In Re Google, LLC v. the State of Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00087-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/13/2025 9:48 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 CLERK Dallas, Texas 75201-7932 United States FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Kristina Williams Senior Counsel 1/13/2025 9:48:00 AM Direct line +1 214 855 3916 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE kristina.williams@nortonrosefulbright.com January 13, 2025 Tel +1 214 855 8000 Clerk Fax +1 214 855 8200 nortonrosefulbright.com
Christopher A. Prine Fifteenth Court of Appeals William P. Clements Building 300 W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, Texas 78701
Re: In re: Google LLC, Nos. 15-24-00087, 15-24-00090 The State’s Response to Google’s January 10, 2025 Notice
Dear Mr. Prine:
The State of Texas writes in response to Google’s January 10, 2025 “Notice
of Case Development” (“Notice”).
On January 9, 2025, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals issued an opinion
reversing the Trial Court’s denial of Google’s special appearance in Cause No. 22-
01-88230-D, State of Texas v. Google, LLC, In the 377th District Court of Victoria
County, Texas (the “Victoria case”). 1 The State intends to petition the Supreme
Court of Texas for review of the decision issued by the Thirteenth Court of Appeals.
The mandate—effectuating the Court of Appeals’ opinion—will not issue until the
1 Texas v. Google, LLC, No. 13-23-00114-CV, slip op. at 18 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi – Edinburg Jan. 9, 2025).
1 State has exhausted its appellate remedies, and thus the Victoria case and all related
proceedings remain live, pending issuance of the mandate. See In re Long,
984 S.W.2d 623, 626 (Tex. 1999) (holding that a district court clerk “was not
obligated to comply with the [appellate court’s] injunction until the appeals were
final and mandate issued”); In re City of Cresson, 245 S.W.3d 72, 74 (Tex. App.—
Fort Worth 2008, no pet.) (“It is true that this court’s judgment is not enforceable in
the trial court until it is final and mandate issues.”). At minimum, the mandate will
not issue until ten days after the deadline for filing a motion for extension of time to
file a petition for review (here, March 20, 2025). See Tex. R. App. P. 18.1, 53.7(f).
The Thirteenth Court of Appeals’ January 9, 2025 Opinion is unrelated to the
mandamus proceeding in Cause No. 15-24-00087, In re: Google LLC, or to the trial
court proceeding in Cause No. CV58999, State of Texas v. Google, LLC, In the 385th
District Court of Midland County, Texas.
As argued in the State’s briefing and at oral argument, the Court should deny
Relator’s Petitions.
Respectfully submitted,
Kristina Williams
Kristina Williams Attorney of Record for the State of Texas cc: all counsel of record (via-email)
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Maria Diaz on behalf of Kristina Williams Bar No. 24078303 maria.diaz@nortonrosefulbright.com Envelope ID: 96126216 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: State of Texas Response Letter re Jurisdictional Appeal Opinion Status as of 1/13/2025 11:00 AM CST
Case Contacts
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Associated Case Party: State of Texas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
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