Texas Department of Agriculture v. Be a Champion, Inc.; James Hong; Kevin Klotz; George Moon; And Jaron Barganier

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00089-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/11/2025 9:49 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN TODD DICKERSON PHONE: 15th COURT(737)

OF228-7289 APPEALS Assistant Attorney General FAX: (512)TEXAS AUSTIN, 320-0667 General Litigation Division EMAIL: Todd.Dickerson@oag.texas.gov 6/11/2025 9:49:30 AM June 11, 2025 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Via ECF

Fifteenth Court of Appeals P.O. Box 12852 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Texas Department of Agriculture, et al. v Be a Champion, Inc., et al., Case No. 15-25-00089-CV (15th Court of Appeals)

Dear Mr. Prine:

Please be advised that the undersigned counsel for Appellants Texas Department of Agriculture will be on vacation leave from July 15, 2025 through July 26, 2025. I respectfully request that no hearings, conferences, trial, other court appearances, or deadlines be scheduled during this period. I would also request that no discovery be propounded during this period.

Thank you for your courtesy and consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,

Todd Dickerson Assistant Attorney General General Litigation Division

CC: Via ECF Kevin J. Terrazas Jennifer A. Foster Benjamin L. Dower Terrazas Pllc 101 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. L-250 Austin, Texas 78746 Phone: (512) 680-3257 kterrazas@terrazaspllc.com jfoster@terrazaspllc.com bdower@terrazaspllc.com

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Todd Dickerson on behalf of Todd Dickerson Bar No. 24118368 todd.dickerson@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 101876719 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: 20250611_Dickerson Vacation Letter Status as of 6/11/2025 10:10 AM CST

Associated Case Party: Be a Champion, Inc.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kevin Terrazas 24060708 kterrazas@terrazaspllc.com 6/11/2025 9:49:30 AM SENT

Benjamin Dower 24082931 bdower@terrazaspllc.com 6/11/2025 9:49:30 AM SENT

Jennifer Foster 24104938 jfoster@terrazaspllc.com 6/11/2025 9:49:30 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: Texas Department of Agriculture

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Todd Dickerson todd.dickerson@oag.texas.gov 6/11/2025 9:49:30 AM SENT

Chelsea Goodman chelsea.goodman@oag.texas.gov 6/11/2025 9:49:30 AM SENT