Vicki Ward v. Lamar University, Texas State University System and James Simmons

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided August 21, 2015·No. 14-14-00097-CV·Published

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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