In Re Google, LLC v. the State of Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED
15-24-00090-cv
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
1/13/2025 9:58 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
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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).
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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