The State of Texas v. City of Dallas; Eric Johnson, Mayor of Dallas; Tennell Atkins, Mayor Pro Tem of Dallas; Chad West, Jesse Moreno, Zarin D. Gracey, Carolyn King Arnold, Jaime Resendez, Omar Narvaez, Adam Bazaldua, Paula Blackmon, Kathy Stewart, Jaynie Schultz, Cara Mendelsohn, Gay Donnell Willis, and Paul E. Ridley, Members of the City Council of Dallas; Kimberly Bizol Tolbert, Interim City Manager of Dallas; And Michael T. Igo, Interim Chief of Police of Dallas; In Their Official Capacities

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00062-cv FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/4/2025 10:41 AM No. 15-25-00062-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK

In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT FILED IN OF APPEALS

for the Fifteenth Judicial District6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM AUSTIN, TEXAS

Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

State of Texas, Appellant. v. CITY OF DALLAS, ET AL., Appellees.

On Appeal from the 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas County

JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE OPENING BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant, the State of Texas, and Appellees, the City of Dallas, et al.,

respectfully request that the Court extend the time for the filing of Appellant’s Brief

on the Merits by an additional thirty (30) days to July 4, 2025. The Parties seek a 30-

day extension of time, extending the State’s deadline to enter its opening brief from

June 4, 2025, until Friday, July 4, 2025, to allow the parties additional time to meet

and confer regarding ongoing discussions which have the potential to resolve this

matter.

1 Good cause supports this motion. The Parties have reached a settlement in

principle that may resolve the issues before the Court in this appeal. Accordingly,

the parties respectfully request a 30-day extension of time to meet and confer. The

parties will promptly inform the Court if an agreement is reached or, conversely, if

negotiations fail to yield an agreement, the parties will proceed in accordance with

the Court’s schedule.

Accordingly, the parties respectfully request their request for an extension of

time be granted.

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME Page 2 of 4 The State of Texas v. City of Dallas, et al. Date: May 2, 2025 Respectfully submitted,

K EN P AXTON /s/ Elizabeth Chandler (*with permission) Attorney General of Texas ELIZABETH CHANDLER Texas State Bar No. 24097484 B RENT W EBSTER elizabeth.chandler@dallas.gov First Assistant Attorney General Assistant City Attorney R ALPH M OLINA STACY JORDAN RODRIGUEZ Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Texas State Bar No. 11016750 R YAN D. W ALTERS stacy.rodriguez@dallas.gov Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy Assistant City Attorney R YAN G. K ERCHER ANDREW G. SPANIOL Chief, Special Litigation Division Texas State Bar No. 24063012 andrew.spaniol@dallas.gov /s/ Zachary L. Rhines Senior Assistant City Attorney Z ACHARY L. R HINES NICHOLAS D. PALMER Special Counsel Texas State Bar No. 24067814 Texas State Bar No. 24116957 nicholas.palmer@dallas.gov Zachary.Rhines@oag.texas.gov Executive Assistant City Attorney K YLE S. T EBO DALLAS CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Special Counsel 1500 Marilla St., Room 7DN Texas State Bar No. 24137691 Dallas, Texas 75201 Kyle.Tebo@oag.texas.gov Phone: (214) 670-3519 OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL Fax: (214) 670-0622 P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel.: (512) 936-1700 Fax: (512) 474-2697 COUNSEL FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS

5 C ERTIFICATE OF C ONFERENCE

I certify that on June 3–4, 2025, I conferred via email with counsel for Defendant-Appellees regarding the subject of this motion. Counsel join the State Appellant’s request for a 30-day extension.

/s/ Zachary L. Rhines Z ACHARY L. R HINES Special Counsel

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 4, 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served via the Court’s electronic filing system to all counsel of record.

/s/ Zachary L. Rhines Z ACHARY L. R HINES Special Counsel

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME Page 4 of 4 The State of Texas v. City of Dallas, et al. 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.

Bonnie Freymuth on behalf of Zachary Rhines Bar No. 24116957 bonnie.freymuth@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 101599517 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Joint Motion for Extension of Time Status as of 6/4/2025 10:55 AM CST

Associated Case Party: City of Dallas

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Stacy Rodriguez 11016750 stacy.rodriguez@dallascityhall.com 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT

Nicholas Palmer 24067814 nicholas.palmer@dallas.gov 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT

Andrew G.Spaniol andrew.spaniol@dallas.gov 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT

Elizabeth Chandler elizabeth.chandler@dallas.gov 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: The State of Texas

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Zachary Rhines zachary.rhines@oag.texas.gov 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT

Kyle Tebo Kyle.Tebo@oag.texas.gov 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT

Bonnie Freymuth bonnie.freymuth@oag.texas.gov 6/4/2025 10:41:54 AM SENT