Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. James Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, J. Mark Penley, and Ryan M. Vassar

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00085-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/3/2025 3:42 PM NO. 15-25-00085-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Appellant,

v.

James Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, J. Mark Penley, and Ryan M. Vassar, Appellees.

On Appeal from the 250th District Court of Travis County, Texas Trial Court No. D-1-GN-20-006861

APPELLANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL

William S. Helfand Texas State Bar No. 09388250 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77046 Telephone: 713.659.6767 Facsimile: 713.759.6830 Bill.Helfand@lewisbrisbois.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

159582910.3 In the interest of the public, Appellant, Office of the Attorney General of

Texas (OAG) moves under Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(1) to dismiss this appeal. In

support, OAG shows the following:

1. OAG filed its Notice of Appeal in the 250th District Court of Travis County

in Case No. D-1-GN-20-006861 on May 2, 2025.

2. This Court has authority to grant this motion under Texas Rule of Appellate

Procedure 42.1(a)(1).

PRAYER

For the reasons above, Appellant OAG respectfully requests that this Court

grant this motion and dismiss this appeal.

Respectfully submitted,

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

/s/ William S. Helfand William S. Helfand Texas State Bar No. 09388250 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77046 Telephone: 713.659.6767 Facsimile: 713.759.6830 Bill.Helfand@lewisbrisbois.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

159582910.3 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been

served on all counsel of record through the Court’s electronic filing system on the

3rd day of July, 2025.

/s/ William S. Helfand William S. Helfand

159582910.3 3 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.

Dawn Garrard on behalf of William Helfand Bar No. 9388250 Dawn.Garrard@Lewisbrisbois.com Envelope ID: 102768239 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellant's Motion to Dismiss Appeal Status as of 7/3/2025 3:45 PM CST

Case Contacts

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Gregory Sapire 791601 gsapire@maynardnexsen.com 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT

Joseph Knight 11601275 jknight@ebbklaw.com 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT

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Erika Corona Erika.Corona@lewisbrisbois.com 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT

William S.Helfand bill.helfand@lewisbrisbois.com 7/3/2025 3:42:18 PM SENT

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