The State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00061-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/18/2025 2:31 PM No. 15-24-00061-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, et al., Appellees

On Appeal from the 165th District Court of Harris County, Texas Cause No. 2024-22320, Hon. Ursula Hall, Presiding Judge

APPELLEES’ NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF LEAD COUNSEL AND UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5, Appellees give notice that Grant B. Martinez is designated as lead counsel on appeal, substituting in for Jonathan G.C. Fombonne. Mr. Fombonne will have no further involvement in the case. Please direct all further communications regarding this case to:

Grant B. Martinez State Bar No. 24104118 gmartinez@yettercoleman.com Yetter Coleman LLP 811 Main Street, Suite 4100 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 632-8000 Fax: (713) 632-8002 Dated: March 18, 2025 Respectfully submitted,

CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE Harris County Attorney

/s/ Jonathan G.C. Fombonne JONATHAN G.C. FOMBONNE Deputy County Attorney and First Assistant State Bar No. 24102702 Jonathan.Fombonne@harriscountytx.gov

Office of The Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress Plaza, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 274-5101 Fax: (713) 755-8924

Counsel for Appellees

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was forwarded to all counsel of record on March 18, 2025 via the Court’s electronic filing system.

/s/ Jonathan G.C. Fombonne Jonathan G.C. Fombonne

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I certify that on March 13, 2025, I conferred via email with Ben Mendelson and Biff Farrell, counsel for appellant, who confirmed that appellant does not oppose this motion.

/s/ Jonathan G.C. Fombonne Jonathan G.C. Fombonne

2 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.

Andrea Mintzer on behalf of Jonathan Fombonne Bar No. 24102702 andrea.mintzer@harriscountytx.gov Envelope ID: 98592049 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellees' Notice of Substitution of Lead Counsel and Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Status as of 3/18/2025 3:58 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Delonda Dean ddean@yettercoleman.com 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Grant Martinez 24104118 gmartinez@yettercoleman.com 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Athena Leyton athena.leyton@oag.texas.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Ben Mendelson Ben.Mendelson@oag.texas.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Lily Hann 24133836 Lhann@yettercoleman.com 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Toni Shah toni.shah@oag.texas.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Yetter Coleman efile@yettercoleman.com 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Ryan Cooper ryan.cooper@harriscountytx.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

William Farrell biff.farrell@oag.texas.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Andrea Mintzer Andrea.Mintzer@harriscountytx.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Eleanor Matheson Eleanor.matheson@harriscountytx.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Nicole Myette nicole.myette@oag.texas.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Jonathan Fombonne jonathan.fombonne@harriscountytx.gov 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Grant Martinez gmartinez@yettercoleman.com 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT

Edward Swidriski Edward.Swidriski@harriscountytx.go 3/18/2025 2:31:49 PM SENT