ACCEPTED
03-15-00285-CV
5580414
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
6/8/2015 11:39:30 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-15-00285-CV
FILED IN
IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS
6/8/2015 11:39:30 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
AND AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.
Appellants
vs.
JOHN WALKER III, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BOARD, AND THE
HONORABLE MICHAEL J. O’MALLEY AND THE HONORABLE
PENNY A. WILKOV, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES FOR THE STATE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Appellees
On Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-15-001186
Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, Presiding Judge
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
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Appellants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi of America, Inc.
hereby inform the Court that they will be represented in this appeal by the
undersigned attorneys and that their lead appellate counsel is S. Shawn Stephens of
King & Spalding, 1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000, Houston, Texas 77002.
Respectfully submitted,
KING & SPALDING LLP
By: /s/ S. Shawn Stephens
S. Shawn Stephens
Texas Bar No. 19160060
sstephens@kslaw.com
James P. Sullivan
Texas Bar No. 24070702
jsullivan@kslaw.com
1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 751-3200
Facsimile: (713) 751-3290
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
By: /s/ Billy M. Donley
Billy M. Donley
Texas Bar No. 05977085
Mark E. Smith
Texas Bar No. 24070639
811 Main Street, Suite 1100
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 751-1600
Facsimile: (713) 751-1717
Attorneys for Appellants
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
and Audi of America, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on June 8, 2015, I used the Court’s electronic case filing system
to file this Notice of Appearance and to serve this document on counsel for
appellees as follows:
Wm. R. Crocker Kimberly Fuchs
crockerlaw@earthlink.net kimberly.fuchs@texasattorneygeneral.gov
807 Brazos, Ste. 1014 Assistant Attorney General
Austin, Texas 78701 Texas Attorney General’s Office
Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M. P.O. Box 12548
Weitz, Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi Counsel for Appellees Michael J. O’Malley
Tech Imports and Penny A. Wilkov
South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports,
LLC
J. Bruce Bennett Dennis McKinney
jbb.chblaw@sbcglobal.net dennis.mckinney@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Cardwell, Hart & Bennett, LLP Assistant Attorney General
807 Brazos, Suite 1001 Texas Attorney General’s Office
Austin, Texas 78701 P.O. Box 12548
Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M. Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Weitz, Counsel for Appellee John Walker III
Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi
Tech Imports
South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports,
LLC
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Joseph W. Letzer
jletzer@burr.com
Burr & Forman, LLP
420 20th Street N., Suite 3400
Birmingham, AL 35203
Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M.
Weitz,
Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi
Tech Imports
South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports,
LLC
/s/ S. Shawn Stephens
S. Shawn Stephens
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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. And Audi of America, Inc. v. John Walker III, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board The Honorable Michael J. O'Malley, the Honorable Penny A. Wilkov, in Their Official Capacities as Administrative Law Judges for the State Office
Combined Opinion