In the Matter of the Marriage of Terry Brent Williams and Tracy Leann Williams and in the Interest of P.R.W., a Child v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided November 12, 2025·No. 15-25-00076-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00076-cv

FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 11/12/2025 2:48 PM

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

CLERK

FILED IN

15th COURT OF APPEALS

November 12, 2025 AUSTIN, TEXAS 11/12/2025 2:48:37 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

Via e-file Clerk Fifteenth Court of Appeals Attn: Chris Prine, Clerk of Court 300 W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, Texas 78701

RE: No. 15-25-00076-CV; In the Matter of the Marriage of Terry Brent Williams and Tracy Leann Williams and in the Interest of P.R.W., a child

Dear Mr. Prine,

I wanted to bring to the Court’s attention an issue our firm is having with the court reporter that took down the September 25, 2024 hearing for this matter. Her name is Sherry Stephens and her email address is sslchance05@msn.com. We are hoping the Court can provide some guidance or assistance with this matter.

Our firm made a written request for the above referenced transcript on July 17, 2025 via email to Ms. Stephens. See Exhibit A. Upon receiving the email, Ms. Stephens informed us of the price, and we mailed a check to satisfy the cost of the transcript. See Exhibit B. To date, this transcript has not been filed with this Court of Appeals.

It became evident of the importance of including this transcript in the record after receiving the Appellee’s Brief. We attached it to the Appendix of our Reply Brief, but it has never been filed with the Court. Our firm has made significant efforts to try to get Ms. Stephens to upload the transcript that was properly requested and paid for, but she is no longer responsive. See Exhibit C.

Sincerely,

Susan J. Clouthier Clouthier Law, PLLC Tex. Bar No. 24062673 susan@clouthierlaw.com

CC: Clint F. Sare, Counsel for Appellee 369th District Court, Leon County, Texas NO. 22-0059CV Sherry Stephens

9950 Woodloch Forest Dr, Ste 1300 Tel: (346) 443-4300 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Fax: (346) 443-4343

Exhibit A

Susan Clouthier

From: Sherry Stephens <sslchance05@msn.com> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2025 1:22 PM To: Susan Clouthier Subject: Re: CASE NO. 22-0059CV; IMMO Williams

It looks the cost will be $650.00. You can send the check to Sherry Stephens, , . Thank you

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 17, 2025, at 11:53 AM, Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> wrote:

Thank you!

Susan J. Clouthier Founding/Principal Attorney Clouthier Law, PLLC The Woodlands Towers at the Waterway 9950 Woodloch Forest Dr, Suite 1300 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Phone: (346) 443-4300 Fax: (346) 443-4343 www.clouthierlaw.com

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From: Sherry Stephens <sslchance05@msn.com> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2025 10:51 AM To: Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> Subject: Re: CASE NO. 22-0059CV; IMMO Williams

I will try to do that today or tomorrow Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 17, 2025, at 10:22 AM, Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> wrote:

Ms. Stephens,

Can you please provide a quote for the transcript for 9-25-24?

Thanks,

Susan

Susan J. Clouthier Founding/Principal Attorney Clouthier Law, PLLC The Woodlands Towers at the Waterway 9950 Woodloch Forest Dr, Suite 1300 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Phone: (346) 443-4300 Fax: (346) 443-4343 www.clouthierlaw.com

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From: nancy adams <nancy.texascsr@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 6:45 PM To: Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> Subject: Re: CASE NO. 22-0059CV; IMMO Williams

Sherry Stephens: sslchance05@msn.com The hearing date was 9-25-24

On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> wrote:

Could you please send me her email again? And also which day of the trial she took down?

Susan J. Clouthier

Founding/Principal Attorney

Clouthier Law, PLLC

The Woodlands Towers at the Waterway

9950 Woodloch Forest Dr, Suite 1300

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Phone: (346) 443-4300

Fax: (346) 443-4343

www.clouthierlaw.com

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From: nancy adams <nancy.texascsr@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 1:55 PM To: Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> Subject: Re: CASE NO. 22-0059CV; IMMO Williams

I found the email I sent to Sherry, and I told her you would be in touch with her if you wanted her record to be included. So, I’m guessing you thought she would contact you, and Sherry thought you would be contacting her. Anyway, I’m going to file an extension today when I get in, and explain all of the mishaps, and I will send a copy of the extension to you and to Sherry Stephens. In the meantime, you need to contact Sherry and let her know if you do want her portion of the case to be included. And in the email to her, I had that the due date was 7-16-25, but on my list of appeals I keep for myself, I wrote down 7-25-25. Sorry!

Sent from my iPad

On Jul 16, 2025, at 12:39 PM, Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> wrote:

I am not sure she ever got back to me.

Susan J. Clouthier

Founding/Principal Attorney

Clouthier Law, PLLC

The Woodlands Towers at the Waterway

9950 Woodloch Forest Dr, Suite 1300

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Phone: (346) 443-4300

Fax: (346) 443-4343

www.clouthierlaw.com

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From: nancy adams <nancy.texascsr@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:31 PM To: Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> Subject: Re: CASE NO. 22-0059CV; IMMO Williams

Did you ever get in touch with Sherry Stephens that did the first hearing in this matter and make payment arrangements with her? I thought it was in the email thread with you where I notified you about her (but can't put my hands on it at the moment-in a hurry to get to dentist). I'll look again when I return home this afternoon. Going from memory, I emailed Sherry, at that time, also, to let her know that the record was requested. Will also look for that. Nancy

On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM Susan Clouthier <susan@clouthierlaw.com> wrote:

Thank you. You may hopefully receive the check today.

Susan J. Clouthier

Founding/Principal Attorney

Clouthier Law, PLLC

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