Ruzel Love, Jr. v. Felicia Moss and University of Texas Medical Branch

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided August 25, 2025·No. 15-25-00077-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

15-25-00077-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

No. 15-25-00077-CV 8/25/2025 2:09 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

In the Court of Appeals CLERK FILED IN

for the Fifteenth District of Texas 15th COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

At Austin, Texas 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

Clerk

RUZEL LOVE, JR.,

Appellant,

FELICIA MOSS AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, Appellees.

On Direct Appeal from the 278th Judicial District Court of Walker County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2230739

NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEES

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:

Appellees Felicia Moss and University of Texas Medical Branch, 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 KINGSHORN 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 APPELLEES FELICIA MOSS AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH

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,

postage prepaid, certified mail on August 25, 2025, addressed to:

Ruzel Love, Jr., TDCJ No. 02359351 Via CMRRR: 7009 2250 0003 9939 8419 TDCJ – East Texas Treatment Facility 900 Industrial Drive Henderson, TX 75652 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.

Nicholas Larkin on behalf of Abigail Carter Bar No. 24126376 nicholas.larkin@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 104804633 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Appellate AIC Love Status as of 8/25/2025 2:24 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Carson Young Carson.Young@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT

Abigail Carter Abigail.Carter@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT

Nicholas Larkin nicholas.larkin@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:09:22 PM SENT

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