Home/Court of Appeals of Texas/The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11

The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided March 10, 2025·No. 15-25-00023-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00023-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/10/2025 2:29 PM No. 15-25-00023-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk State of Texas, Appellant, v.

Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11, Appellees.

On Appeal from the 95th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Cause No. DC-25-01823, The Honorable Monica McCoy Purdy presiding

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEES

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

We have been retained to serve as counsel for the Appellees, Nonparty Patient

Nos. 1 through 11, in this case. Please designate us as counsel for the eleven

Appellees:

Jervonne D. Newsome (co-lead counsel) William M. Logan (co-lead counsel) Texas Bar No. 24094869 Texas Bar No. 24106214 jnewsome@winston.com wlogan@winston.com Thanh D. Nguyen Evan D. Lewis Texas Bar No. 24126931 edlewis@winston.com tdnguyen@winston.com Texas Bar No. 24116670 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP Olivia A. Wogon

1 2121 N. Pearl St., 9th Floor Texas Bar No. 24137299 Dallas, TX 75201 owogon@winston.com Telephone: (214) 453-6500 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 800 Capitol Street, Suite 2400 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: (713) 651-2600

Dated: March 10, 2025 Respectfully submitted, WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

/s/ Jervonne D. Newsome Jervonne D. Newsome Texas Bar No. 24094869 jnewsome@winston.com Thanh D. Nguyen Texas Bar No. 24126931 tdnguyen@winston.com 2121 N. Pearl St., 9th Floor Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: (214) 453-6500

William M. Logan Texas Bar No. 24106214 wlogan@winston.com Evan D. Lewis Texas Bar No. 24116670 edlewis@winston.com Olivia A. Wogon Texas Bar No. 24137299 owogon@winston.com 800 Capitol Street, Suite 2400 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: (713) 651-2600

COUNSEL FOR NONPARTY PATIENTS

2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on March 10, 2025, an electronic copy of this notice was served on all counsel of record through the Court’s e-filing system.

/s/ William M. Logan William M. Logan

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.

Lucy Fowler on behalf of Jervonne Newsome Bar No. 24094869 LFowler@winston.com Envelope ID: 98267923 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEES Status as of 3/10/2025 2:49 PM CST

Associated Case Party: State of Texas

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

David G. Shatto david.shatto@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Rob Farquharson rob.farquharson@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Abby Smith abby.smith@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Johnathan Stone johnathan.stone@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Ian Bergstrom Ian.Bergstrom@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Christopher Molak christopher.molak@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Amy Pletscher amy.pletscher@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Nonparty Patient No. 1

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

William Logan 24106214 wlogan@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Evan Lewis 24116670 edlewis@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Jervonne Newsome 24094869 jnewsome@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Thanh Nguyen tdnguyen@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Olivia Wogon owogon@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

David Walsh 791874 dwalsh@katxlaw.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Pauline Sisson pauline.sisson@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

David Phillips DPhillips@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 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.

Lucy Fowler on behalf of Jervonne Newsome Bar No. 24094869 LFowler@winston.com Envelope ID: 98267923 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEES Status as of 3/10/2025 2:49 PM CST

Case Contacts

David Phillips DPhillips@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Emily Samuels emily.samuels@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Melinda Pate melinda.pate@oag.texas.gov 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Jamie Vargo JVargo@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

Houston Docket ecf_houston@winston.com 3/10/2025 2:29:13 PM SENT

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The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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