State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJanuary 7, 2025
Docket15-24-00120-CV
StatusPublished

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State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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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