ACCEPTED 15-25-00122-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/13/2026 10:59 AM CASE NO. 15-25-00122-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE _____________________________________________________________ CLERK FILED IN In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifteenth District of Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM _____________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE State of Texas, Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider, Clerk Appellants, v. City of Dallas, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, in her official capacity as the Interim City Manager for the City of Dallas, and the State Fair of Texas, Appellees. _____________________________________________________________
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief _____________________________________________________________
KEN PAXTON /s/ Steven Ogle Attorney General of Texas ERNEST C. GARCIA State Bar No. 07632400 BRENT WEBSTER Assistant Attorney General First Assistant Attorney General STEVEN OGLE State Bar No. 24044477 RALPH MOLINA Assistant Attorney General Deputy Attorney General for Civil MELISSA JUAREZ Litigation State Bar No. 00784361 Assistant Attorney General ERNEST C. GARCIA ALEXANDER COMSUDI Chief, Administrative Law Division State Bar No. 24087006 Assistant Attorneys General January 13, 2026 Administrative Law Division Office of the Attorney General Oral Argument Not Requested. P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4151 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 Attorneys for Appellant, State of Texas To The Honorable Court of Appeals:
Appellant State of Texas (“STATE”) respectfully requests an extension of
time to Friday, March 2, 2026, in which to file its reply brief in the captioned
appeal. In support, The STATE states as follows:
1. The STATE’s reply brief is currently due on January 29, 2026.
2. The STATE requests a 30-day extension of time to file its reply brief. The
requested extension of time would make the STATE’s reply brief due on
March 2, 2026.
3. This is the STATE’s second request for an extension of time to file its reply
brief.
4. The STATE requests this extension of time because counsel needs additional
time to prepare its reply brief. Counsel has just recently been assigned this
matter and will be out of the office for medical reasons for several days.
5. As a result, THE STATE needs additional time to prepare its reply brief to
March 2, 2026.
Respectfully submitted,
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 1 of 5 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
ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division
/s/ Steven Ogle ERNEST C. GARCIA State Bar No. 07632400 Assistant Attorney General STEVEN OGLE State Bar No. 24044477 Assistant Attorney General MELISSA JUAREZ State Bar No. 00784361 Assistant Attorney General ALEXANDER COMSUDI State Bar No. 24087006 Administrative Law Division OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 936-0804 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 ernest.garcia@oag.texas.gov canon.hill@oag.texas.gov steven.ogle@oag.texas.gov melissa.juarez@oag.texas.gov
Attorneys for State of Texas
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 2 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that I conferred with counsel for the parties regarding this motion via
email. There was no objection.
/s/ Steven Ogle STEVEN OGLE Assistant Attorney General
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 3 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify a true and correct copy of the above and forgoing document has been served to the following on January 13, 2026, to the following counsel of record:
Tony K. McDonald via email to: Tony@tonymcdonald.com Connor Ellington via email to: connor@tonymcdonald.com The Law Offices of Tony McDonald 1308 Ranchers Legacy Trail Fort Worth, TX 76126
Counsel For Individual Plaintiffs
Jeffrey Tillotson via email to: jtillotson@tillotsonlaw.com Tillotson, Johnson & Patton 1201 Main Street, Suite 1300 Dallas, Texas 75202
Counsel for Defendants City of Dallas and Kimberly Tolbert
James B. Harris via email to: jim.harris@hklaw.com Bryan Neal via email: Bryan.Neal@hklaw.com Holland & Knight One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201-2532
Counsel for Defendant State Fair of Texas
/s/ Steven Ogle STEVEN OGLE Assistant Attorney General
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 4 of 5 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.
Catherine Hughes on behalf of Steven Ogle Bar No. 24044477 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 109981591 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Extention to file Reply Brief Status as of 1/13/2026 11:17 AM CST
Associated Case Party: City of Dallas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Joseph AIrrobali airrobali@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Nathaniel Buchheit nbuchheit@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Jeffrey Tillotson 20039200 jtillotson@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Megan Coker mcoker@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Anne Johnson ajohnson@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: State Fair of Texas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Bryan Neal 788106 Bryan.Neal@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
James Harris 9065400 jim.harris@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Sherri Rodgers sherri.rodgers@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Dina W.McKenney dina.mckenney@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Robert B.Smith Robert@Smith-Firm.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: State of Texas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Melissa Juarez melissa.juarez@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Ernest Garcia ernest.garcia@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Steven Ogle Steven.Ogle@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Holly Dudrick holly.dudrick@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Alexander RaymondComsudi Alexanderraymond.Comsudi@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT 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.
Catherine Hughes on behalf of Steven Ogle Bar No. 24044477 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 109981591 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Extention to file Reply Brief Status as of 1/13/2026 11:17 AM CST
Associated Case Party: State of Texas
Alexander RaymondComsudi Alexanderraymond.Comsudi@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Meridith Fischer Meridith.Fischer@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
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ACCEPTED 15-25-00122-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/13/2026 10:59 AM CASE NO. 15-25-00122-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE _____________________________________________________________ CLERK FILED IN In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifteenth District of Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM _____________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE State of Texas, Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider, Clerk Appellants, v. City of Dallas, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, in her official capacity as the Interim City Manager for the City of Dallas, and the State Fair of Texas, Appellees. _____________________________________________________________
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief _____________________________________________________________
KEN PAXTON /s/ Steven Ogle Attorney General of Texas ERNEST C. GARCIA State Bar No. 07632400 BRENT WEBSTER Assistant Attorney General First Assistant Attorney General STEVEN OGLE State Bar No. 24044477 RALPH MOLINA Assistant Attorney General Deputy Attorney General for Civil MELISSA JUAREZ Litigation State Bar No. 00784361 Assistant Attorney General ERNEST C. GARCIA ALEXANDER COMSUDI Chief, Administrative Law Division State Bar No. 24087006 Assistant Attorneys General January 13, 2026 Administrative Law Division Office of the Attorney General Oral Argument Not Requested. P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4151 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 Attorneys for Appellant, State of Texas To The Honorable Court of Appeals:
Appellant State of Texas (“STATE”) respectfully requests an extension of
time to Friday, March 2, 2026, in which to file its reply brief in the captioned
appeal. In support, The STATE states as follows:
1. The STATE’s reply brief is currently due on January 29, 2026.
2. The STATE requests a 30-day extension of time to file its reply brief. The
requested extension of time would make the STATE’s reply brief due on
March 2, 2026.
3. This is the STATE’s second request for an extension of time to file its reply
brief.
4. The STATE requests this extension of time because counsel needs additional
time to prepare its reply brief. Counsel has just recently been assigned this
matter and will be out of the office for medical reasons for several days.
5. As a result, THE STATE needs additional time to prepare its reply brief to
March 2, 2026.
Respectfully submitted,
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 1 of 5 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
ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division
/s/ Steven Ogle ERNEST C. GARCIA State Bar No. 07632400 Assistant Attorney General STEVEN OGLE State Bar No. 24044477 Assistant Attorney General MELISSA JUAREZ State Bar No. 00784361 Assistant Attorney General ALEXANDER COMSUDI State Bar No. 24087006 Administrative Law Division OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 936-0804 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 ernest.garcia@oag.texas.gov canon.hill@oag.texas.gov steven.ogle@oag.texas.gov melissa.juarez@oag.texas.gov
Attorneys for State of Texas
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 2 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that I conferred with counsel for the parties regarding this motion via
email. There was no objection.
/s/ Steven Ogle STEVEN OGLE Assistant Attorney General
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 3 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify a true and correct copy of the above and forgoing document has been served to the following on January 13, 2026, to the following counsel of record:
Tony K. McDonald via email to: Tony@tonymcdonald.com Connor Ellington via email to: connor@tonymcdonald.com The Law Offices of Tony McDonald 1308 Ranchers Legacy Trail Fort Worth, TX 76126
Counsel For Individual Plaintiffs
Jeffrey Tillotson via email to: jtillotson@tillotsonlaw.com Tillotson, Johnson & Patton 1201 Main Street, Suite 1300 Dallas, Texas 75202
Counsel for Defendants City of Dallas and Kimberly Tolbert
James B. Harris via email to: jim.harris@hklaw.com Bryan Neal via email: Bryan.Neal@hklaw.com Holland & Knight One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201-2532
Counsel for Defendant State Fair of Texas
/s/ Steven Ogle STEVEN OGLE Assistant Attorney General
Appellant State of Texas’s Motion for Extension to file Reply Brief Page 4 of 5 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.
Catherine Hughes on behalf of Steven Ogle Bar No. 24044477 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 109981591 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Extention to file Reply Brief Status as of 1/13/2026 11:17 AM CST
Associated Case Party: City of Dallas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Joseph AIrrobali airrobali@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Nathaniel Buchheit nbuchheit@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Jeffrey Tillotson 20039200 jtillotson@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Megan Coker mcoker@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Anne Johnson ajohnson@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: State Fair of Texas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Bryan Neal 788106 Bryan.Neal@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
James Harris 9065400 jim.harris@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Sherri Rodgers sherri.rodgers@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Dina W.McKenney dina.mckenney@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Robert B.Smith Robert@Smith-Firm.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: State of Texas
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Melissa Juarez melissa.juarez@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Ernest Garcia ernest.garcia@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Steven Ogle Steven.Ogle@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Holly Dudrick holly.dudrick@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Alexander RaymondComsudi Alexanderraymond.Comsudi@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT 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.
Catherine Hughes on behalf of Steven Ogle Bar No. 24044477 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 109981591 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Extention to file Reply Brief Status as of 1/13/2026 11:17 AM CST
Associated Case Party: State of Texas
Alexander RaymondComsudi Alexanderraymond.Comsudi@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Meridith Fischer Meridith.Fischer@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Case Contacts
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Kira Lytle klytle@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
TJP Service tillotsonjohnsonpatton@gmail.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Tony McDonald Tony@tonymcdonald.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
William Cole William.Cole@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
William Peterson William.Peterson@oag.texas.gov 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Bryan Neal bryan.neal@hklaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Devlin Browne dbrowne@tillotsonlaw.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Connor Ellington 24128592 connor@tonymcdonald.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: AlanCrider
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Connor Ellington connor@tonymcdonald.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: MaxxJuusola
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Connor Ellington connor@tonymcdonald.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: TracyMartin 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.
Catherine Hughes on behalf of Steven Ogle Bar No. 24044477 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 109981591 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Extention to file Reply Brief Status as of 1/13/2026 11:17 AM CST
Associated Case Party: TracyMartin
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Connor Ellington connor@tonymcdonald.com 1/13/2026 10:59:09 AM SENT