Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Shanressa Craddock

Opinion

ACCEPTED 1/30/2025 3:38 PM 15-25-00010-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF Velva APPEALSL. Price District AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk Travis County 2/5/2025 4:51 PM CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-22-007315 D-1-GN-22-007315 CHRISTOPHER A.Rosa PRINEOneal CLERK SHANRESSA CRADDOCK, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT FILED IN PLAINTIFF, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN, TEXAS V. § OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 2/5/2025 TEXAS 4:51:43 PM § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES § Clerk COMMISSION, § 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANT.

DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF APPEAL

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, Defendant Texas Health and Human

Services Commission (“HHSC”) files this Notice of Appeal from the trial court’s Final Order on

Administrative Appeal, signed on December 31, 2024. SFA desires to appeal said Order pursuant

to Texas Civil and Practices and Remedies Code Section 51.012, which allows for appeal from a

final judgment of a district court. This appeal is taken to the 15th Court of Appeals. This appeal

involves a matter brought against HHSC, which is an agency in the executive branch of state

government.

Respectfully submitted.

KEN PAXTON Attorney General

BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

JAMES LLOYD Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

KIMBERLY GDULA Chief, General Litigation Division

/s/ Mason Currah MASON CURRAH Texas Bar No. 24133305 Assistant Attorney General General Litigation Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: (512) 475-4072 Fax: (512) 320-0667 Mason.Currah@oag.texas.gov COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on January 30, 2025, this document was filed electronically via the Court’s e-

filing system, causing electronic service upon all counsel of record.

/s/ Mason Currah MASON CURRAH 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.

Tristan Garza on behalf of Mason Currah Bar No. 24133305 tristan.garza@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 96808596 Filing Code Description: Notice of Appeal Filing Description: DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF APPEAL Status as of 1/31/2025 9:21 AM CST

Associated Case Party: SHANRESSA CRADDOCK

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

David Beyleryan 24087164 dbeyleryan@lonestarlegal.org 1/30/2025 3:38:27 PM SENT

Elizabeth Ewing 24092396 eewing@lonestarlegal.org 1/30/2025 3:38:27 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Mason Currah mason.currah@oag.texas.gov 1/30/2025 3:38:27 PM SENT

Tristan AGarza tristan.garza@oag.texas.gov 1/30/2025 3:38:27 PM 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.

Tristan Garza on behalf of Mason Currah Bar No. 24133305 tristan.garza@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 97034403 Filing Code Description: Copy of Notice of Appeal Filing Description: Notice of Appeal Status as of 2/6/2025 7:01 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Mason Currah mason.currah@oag.texas.gov 2/5/2025 4:51:43 PM SENT

Tristan AGarza tristan.garza@oag.texas.gov 2/5/2025 4:51:43 PM SENT

David Beyleryan dbeyleryan@lonestarlegal.org 2/5/2025 4:51:43 PM SENT

Elizabeth Ewing eewing@lonestarlegal.org 2/5/2025 4:51:43 PM SENT