James Brickley v. Nicholas Watson

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00118-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS No. 15-25-00118-CV 8/25/2025 2:32 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM ____________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

JAMES BRICKLEY, Appellant,

v.

NICHOLAS WATSON, Appellee. ____________________________________

On Direct Appeal from the 440th Judicial District Court of Coryell County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-24-55842 ____________________________________

NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEE ____________________________________

KEN PAXTON BRIANA M. WEBB Attorney General of Texas Acting Chief, Law Enforcement Defense

BRENT WEBSTER ABIGAIL K. CARTER* First Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Division RALPH MOLINA Texas State Bar No. 24126376 Deputy First Assistant Attorney General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station AUSTIN KINGHORN Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Deputy Attorney General of *Attorney of Record Civil Litigation Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellee Nicholas Walton, through the Attorney General of Texas, files this

Notice of Attorney Appearance in the above-referenced case. The Office of the

Attorney General (OAG) gives this Court notice that Assistant Attorney General

Jacob I. Pons is no longer employed by the Law Enforcement Defense Division of

the OAG and the above case has been reassigned.

Assistant Attorney General Abigail K. Carter is the new lead attorney-in-

charge for Appellee Walton. Please add Assistant Attorney General Abigail K.

Carter to any future notifications of filings in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

BRENT WEBSTER FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

RALPH MOLINA DEPUTY FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

AUSTIN KINGHORN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL LITIGATION

BRIANA M. WEBB ACTING DIVISION CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE DIVISION /s/Abigail K. Carter ABIGAIL K. CARTER Assistant Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Attorney-in Charge Texas State Bar No. 24126376

Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 (512) 463-2080 / Fax (512) 936-2109 Abigail.Carter@oag.texas.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE WALTON

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Abigail K. Carter, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, certify that a true

copy of the above and foregoing has been served by placing it in United States Mail,

Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested on August 25, 2025, addressed to:

James Brickley, No. 02289486 Via CMRRR: 9589 0710 5270 1184 9730 95 TDCJ – Hughes Unit 3201 FM 929 Gatesville, TX 76597 Plaintiff-Appellant Pro Se

/s/Abigail K. Carter ABIGAIL K. CARTER Assistant Attorney General 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.

Gloriana Ojeda on behalf of Abigail Carter Bar No. 24126376 gloriana.ojeda@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 104807074 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Appellate AIC_Brickley Status as of 8/25/2025 2:43 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Abigail Carter 24126376 abigail.carter@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM SENT

Carson Young Carson.Young@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM SENT

Nicholas Larkin nicholas.larkin@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM SENT