In Re IDEA Public Schools v. the State of Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00100-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 5:16 PM No. 15-24-00100-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK _______________________________________________________________________________ FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM _______________________________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk In re IDEA Public Schools _______________________________________________________________________________

Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the 201st District Court of Travis County, Texas, Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005018 __________________________________________________________________

School Districts’ Notice of Appearance ________________________________________________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Rule 6.1(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the school

districts who are Real Parties in Interest (“School Districts”) file this Notice of

Appearance.

Edward Smith of O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo hereby enters his appearance as

co-counsel for School Districts.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Edward Smith Kevin O’Hanlon State Bar No. 15235500 kohanlon@808west.com Edward Smith State Bar No. 24037790 esmith@808west.com O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO 808 West Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Tel: (512) 494-9949 Fax: (512) 494-9919

Counsel for Real Parties in Interest

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.5(e), an automated certificate of service will be generated when this document is e-filed.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS’ NOTICE OF APPEARANCE PAGE 2 OF 2 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.

Lea Ohrstrom on behalf of Edward Smith Bar No. 24037790 lohrstrom@808west.com Envelope ID: 98226035 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Notice of Appearance Status as of 3/10/2025 7:16 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

William Brewer 2967035 wab@brewerattorneys.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Kevin OHanlon kohanlon@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Joseph E.Hoffer jhoffer@slh-law.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Linda Studer lstuder@slh-law.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Elizabeth Angelone eangelone@slh-law.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Phylicia McClain pmcclain@slh-law.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Justin Wood jwood@slh-law.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Nanette Gardipee ngardipee@slh-law.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Benjamin Castillo bcastillo@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Lea Ohrstrom lohrstrom@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Kelsey Warren Kelsey.warren@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Marlanya Ellis Marlayna.ellis@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Joseph Baker Joe.baker@solidcounsel.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Dana Orsini dana.orsini@solidcounsel.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Joshua H.Harris jharris@brewerattorneys.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT

Edward Smith esmith@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:16:47 PM SENT