In Re Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

In Re Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided January 24, 2025·No. 15-24-00091-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00091-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/24/2025 1:55 PM No. 15-24-00091-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE __________________________________ CLERK

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS

In Re OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, Relator, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Real Party in Interest.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the 139th Judicial District Court, Hidalgo County, Cause No. C-2639-24-C

NONREPRESENTATION NOTICE

David C. Garza William Powell* State Bar ID #07731400 Institute for Constitutional Advocacy Garza & Garza and Protection P.O. Box 2025 Georgetown University Law Center 680 East St. Charles, Suite 300 600 New Jersey Ave NW Brownsville, Texas 78522-2025 Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (956) 541-4914 Telephone: (202) 662-9042 dgarza@garzaandgarza.com whp25@georgetown.edu

Ben Gifford* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center PO Box 211178 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Telephone: (202) 662-9835 bg720@georgetown.edu

Counsel for Real Party in Interest *Admitted pro hac vice

Per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.4(c), Real Party in Interest Catholic

Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) hereby notifies the Court that non-lead

counsel Ben Gifford will no longer represent CCRGV in this matter. Mr. Gifford is

leaving the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) on January

24, 2025, to pursue another professional opportunity and will be unable to continue

his representation. CCRGV will continue to be represented by William Powell at

ICAP and David Garza at Garza & Garza.

By: /s/ William Powell William Powell* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 662-9042 whp25@georgetown.edu

Ben Gifford* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center PO Box 211178 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Telephone: (202) 662-9835 bg720@georgetown.edu

David C. Garza State Bar ID #07731400 Garza & Garza P.O. Box 2025 680 East St. Charles, Suite 300 Brownsville, Texas 78522-2025 Telephone: (956) 541-4914 dgarza@garzaandgarza.com

Certificate of Service I hereby certify that on the 24th day of January 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served on the following counsel by the electronic filing system:

Levi T. Fuller via e-mail: levi.fuller@oag.texas.gov Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701

Matthew T. Kennedy via e-mail: matt.kennedy@oag.texas.gov Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701

/s/ William Powell WILLIAM POWELL

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.

Envelope ID: 96576370 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Nonrepresentation Notice of Ben Gifford Status as of 1/24/2025 2:19 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Levi Fuller 24087548 Levi.Fuller@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Matthew Kennedy 24092619 m.kennedy@covenantclearinghouse.com 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

David Garza 7731400 dgarza@garzaandgarza.com 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Pauline Sisson pauline.sisson@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Zoann Willis zoann.willis@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Ryan Baasch ryan.baasch@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Ben Gifford bg720@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Joseph Mead jm3468@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

William Powell whp25@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Seth Wayne sw1098@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Cecilia Paz cecilia.paz@co.hidalgo.tx.us 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

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ACCEPTED 15-24-00091-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/24/2025 1:55 PM No. 15-24-00091-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE __________________________________ CLERK

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS

In Re OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, Relator, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Real Party in Interest.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the 139th Judicial District Court, Hidalgo County, Cause No. C-2639-24-C

NONREPRESENTATION NOTICE

David C. Garza William Powell* State Bar ID #07731400 Institute for Constitutional Advocacy Garza & Garza and Protection P.O. Box 2025 Georgetown University Law Center 680 East St. Charles, Suite 300 600 New Jersey Ave NW Brownsville, Texas 78522-2025 Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (956) 541-4914 Telephone: (202) 662-9042 dgarza@garzaandgarza.com whp25@georgetown.edu

Ben Gifford* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center PO Box 211178 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Telephone: (202) 662-9835 bg720@georgetown.edu

Counsel for Real Party in Interest *Admitted pro hac vice

Per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.4(c), Real Party in Interest Catholic

Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) hereby notifies the Court that non-lead

counsel Ben Gifford will no longer represent CCRGV in this matter. Mr. Gifford is

leaving the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) on January

24, 2025, to pursue another professional opportunity and will be unable to continue

his representation. CCRGV will continue to be represented by William Powell at

ICAP and David Garza at Garza & Garza.

By: /s/ William Powell William Powell* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 662-9042 whp25@georgetown.edu

Ben Gifford* Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Georgetown University Law Center PO Box 211178 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Telephone: (202) 662-9835 bg720@georgetown.edu

David C. Garza State Bar ID #07731400 Garza & Garza P.O. Box 2025 680 East St. Charles, Suite 300 Brownsville, Texas 78522-2025 Telephone: (956) 541-4914 dgarza@garzaandgarza.com

Certificate of Service I hereby certify that on the 24th day of January 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served on the following counsel by the electronic filing system:

Levi T. Fuller via e-mail: levi.fuller@oag.texas.gov Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701

Matthew T. Kennedy via e-mail: matt.kennedy@oag.texas.gov Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas Consumer Protection Division 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701

/s/ William Powell WILLIAM POWELL

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.

Envelope ID: 96576370 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Nonrepresentation Notice of Ben Gifford Status as of 1/24/2025 2:19 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Levi Fuller 24087548 Levi.Fuller@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Matthew Kennedy 24092619 m.kennedy@covenantclearinghouse.com 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

David Garza 7731400 dgarza@garzaandgarza.com 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Pauline Sisson pauline.sisson@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Zoann Willis zoann.willis@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Ryan Baasch ryan.baasch@oag.texas.gov 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Ben Gifford bg720@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Joseph Mead jm3468@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

William Powell whp25@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Seth Wayne sw1098@georgetown.edu 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

Cecilia Paz cecilia.paz@co.hidalgo.tx.us 1/24/2025 1:55:43 PM SENT

In Re Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas v. the State of Texas, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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