CAUSE NO.
D-1-GN-22-003502
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Plaintiffs,
v.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Defendant.
DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, Defendant Texas Department of
Public Safety hereby appeals the Final Judgment of this Court, signed on November 28, 2013, to
the Third Court of Appeals.
Pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 6.001, as a state agency, the
Department is not required to file a supersedeas bond to supersede the judgment.
Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas
BRENT WEBSTER
First Assistant Attorney General
LANORA C. PETTIT
Principal Deputy Solicitor General
CHRISTOPHER LAVORATO
Assistant Attorney General
/s/ Kathryn M. Cherry
KATHRYN M. CHERRY
Assistant Solicitor General
State Bar No. 24114781
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Tel.: (512) 936-1700
Fax: (512) 474-2697
[email protected]COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served
electronically on all counsel of record pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on December
8, 2023.
/s/ Kathryn M. Cherry
Kathryn M. Cherry