State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas
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Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00120-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/7/2025 9:28 AM No. 15-24-00120-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK In the Court of Appeals FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifteenth Judicial District 1/7/2025 AUSTIN, TEXAS 9:28:32 AM Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER Clerk A. PRINE
The State of Texas, Appellant, v. Harris County, Texas; Harris County Commissioners Court; Lina Hidalgo, in her official capacity as Harris County Judge; Rodney Ellis, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Harris County Precinct 1; Adrian Garcia, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Harris County Precinct 2; Tom Ramsey, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Harris County Precinct 3; Lesley Briones, in her official capacity as Commissioner of Harris County Precinct 4; Harris County Public Health; and Leah Barton, in her official capacity as Executive Director of Harris County Public Health,
Appellees.
On Appeal from the 165th Judicial District Court, Harris County
APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE APPELLANT’S AMENDED BRIEF
Page 1 of 3 To the Honorable Fifteenth Court of Appeals:
Appellant, The State of Texas (“Appellant”), files this unopposed motion for
leave to file Appellant’s Amended Brief, and would respectfully show the Court the
following:
1. Appellant filed Appellant’s Brief on December 31, 2024.
2. Upon returning from the holiday break and in reviewing Appellant’s brief,
it came to light there were clerical formatting errors in the filed brief.
3. Appellant seeks to file an amended brief to correct the formatting errors
and will not alter the substance of the brief.
4. Appellant’s Amended Brief is attached as an exhibit to this Motion.
CONCLUSION
Appellant requests permission to file the attached brief.
Page 2 of 3 Respectfully submitted.
Ken Paxton William D. Wassdorf Attorney General of Texas Deputy Chief, General Litigation State Bar No. 24103022 Brent Webster Will.Wassdorf@oag.texas.gov First Assistant Attorney General /s/ William H. Farrell Ralph Molina William H. Farrell Deputy First Assistant Attorney Assistant Attorney General General Texas State Bar No. 00796531 Biff.Farrell@oag.texas.gov James Lloyd Office of the Attorney General Deputy Attorney General for Civil General Litigation Division Litigation P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Kimberly Gdula Tel: (512) 936-2650 Chief, General Litigation Division Fax: (512) 320-0667
Counsel for Appellant
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that on January 6, 2025, I conferred with counsel for Appellees, Mr. Jonathan Fombonne, via email, and Mr. Fombonne indicated he is unopposed to this motion for leave to file Appellant’s Amended Brief.
/s/ William H. Farrell William H. Farrell
Page 3 of 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.
Nicole Myette on behalf of William Farrell Bar No. 796531 nicole.myette@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 95922122 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: 20250107_Aplnts Mtn for Leave_File Amnd Brf Status as of 1/7/2025 9:41 AM CST
Case Contacts
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Yetter Coleman efile@yettercoleman.com 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Edward Swidriski 24083929 Edward.Swidriski@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Grant Martinez gmartinez@yettercoleman.com 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Lily Hann lhann@yettercoleman.com 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Marisa Mata mmata@yettercoleman.com 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: Harris County, Texas
Christopher Garza 24078543 christopher.garza@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Jonathan Fombonne 24102702 jonathan.fombonne@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Christian Menefee 24088049 christian.menefee@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Ryan Cooper 24123649 ryan.cooper@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Andrea Mintzer Andrea.Mintzer@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Eleanor Matheson 24131490 Eleanor.matheson@harriscountytx.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: The State of Texas
William Farrell biff.farrell@oag.texas.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
Nicole A.Myette nicole.myette@oag.texas.gov 1/7/2025 9:28:32 AM SENT
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