Vicki Ward v. Lamar University, Texas State University System and James Simmons
Opinion
ACCEPTED
14-14-00097-CV
FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 8/21/2015 3:56:19 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
No. 14-14-00097-CV
IN THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
APPEALS AT HOUSTON, TEXAS 8/21/2015 3:56:19 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
VICKI WARD,
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
V.
LAMAR UNIVERSITY, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND JAMES SIMMONS,
DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES.
On Appeal from Cause No. E194323, in the 172nd District Court of Jefferson County, Texas
APPELLEES’ NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
KEN PAXTON ESTEBAN S.M. SOTO Attorney General of Texas Attorney-in-Charge Texas Bar No: 24052284
CHARLES E. ROY Assistant Attorney General First Assistant Attorney General General Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station JAMES E. DAVIS Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Deputy Attorney General for Defense Telephone: (512) 463-2120 Litigation Facsimile: (512) 320-0667 esteban.soto@texasattorneygeneral.gov ANGELA V. COLMENERO Division Chief - General Litigation ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
AUGUST 21, 2015
TO THE HONORABLE COURT:
Appellees, Lamar University, Texas State University System, and James
Simmons, file this Notice of Substitution of Counsel. Appellees hereby notify the
Court that Assistant Attorney General Esteban Soto should now be designated as
lead counsel for the Appellees in this case.
Eric Vinson, former Assistant Attorney General and counsel, has taken a
position outside the Office of the Attorney General, and should be removed from all
further notifications regarding this case.
Wherefore, Appellees request that the Court enter Mr. Soto as counsel of
record for Appellees, Lamar University, Texas State University System, and James
Simmons.
Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas
CHARLES E. ROY First Assistant Attorney General
JAMES E. DAVIS Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation
ANGELA COLMENERO Chief, General Litigation Division
/s/ Esteban Soto ESTEBAN SOTO Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 240052284 Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 (512) 463-2120 (512) 320-0667 (FAX) esteban.soto@texasattorneygeneral.gov ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has
been served by electronic service and electronic mail, this 21st day of August, 2015,
to:
Iain G. Simpson Simpson, P.C. 1333 Heights Boulevard Houston, Texas 77008 [Tel.] (281) 989-0742 [Fax] (281) 596-6960 iain@simpsonpc.com
Larry Watts Watts & Associates P.O. Box 2214 Missouri City, Texas, 77459 [Tel.] (281) 431-1500 [Fax] (877) 797-4055 wattstrial@gmail.com
/s/ Esteban Soto ESTEBAN SOTO Assistant Attorney General
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