CAUSE NO.

471-02574-2022

COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT

Petitioner, §
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v. § OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
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WARREN KENNETH PAXTON, JR. §
202006564; 202006566; 202101148; §
202101678; 202104762 §
Respondent. § 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

RESPONDENT’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL AND AUTOMATIC STAY

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 25.1(a) and 26.1(b), Respondent Warren

Kenneth Paxton, Jr. (the Attorney General) gives notice of an appeal of the Court’s order of

January 27, 2023 denying his Plea to the Jurisdiction.

The Attorney General is entitled to an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Civil Practice and

Remedies Code section 51.014(a)(8), which allows for an immediate appeal from an order that

denies a plea to the jurisdiction. The Attorney General appeals to the Fifth Court of Appeals. This

is an accelerated appeal as provided by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.1. This is not a

parental termination or child protection case, as defined in Rule 28.4.

Pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.014(b), all further proceedings

in this court are stayed pending resolution the Attorney General’s appeal. Pursuant to section

6.001, as a governmental officer, the Attorney General is not required to file a supersedeas bond

for court costs. His appeal is therefore perfected upon the filing of the notice of appeal.
 Respectfully submitted.

KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas

BRENT WEBSTER
First Assistant Attorney General

GRANT DORFMAN
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

SHAWN COWLES
Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

/s/ Christopher D. Hilton

CHRISTOPHER D. HILTON
Chief for General Litigation Division
Texas Bar No. 24087727
Christopher.Hilton@oag.texas.gov

Office of the Attorney General

General Litigation Division
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-2548
(512) 475-4071
(512) 320-0667 FAX

COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT

WARREN KENNETH PAXTON, JR.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served

electronically through the electronic-filing manager in compliance with Texas Rule of Civil

Procedure 21a on this the 10th day of February 2023, to all counsel of record.

/s/ Christopher D. Hilton

CHRISTOPHER D. HILTON