ACCEPTED
03-14-00713-CV
5685908
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
6/15/2015 6:01:05 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
No. 03-14-00713-CV CLERK
In the Court of Appeals FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
for the Third Judicial District AUSTIN, TEXAS
6/15/2015 6:01:05 PM
Austin, Texas JEFFREY D. KYLE
_____________ Clerk
GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General
of the State of Texas
Appellants,
v.
CGG VERITAS SERVICES (U.S.), INC.,
Appellee.
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On Appeal from the
353rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas
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NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF LEAD APPELLATE COUNSEL
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TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.1(c), please note that
Assistant Solicitor General Joseph D. Hughes is now lead appellate counsel
for Appellants, Glenn Hegar and Ken Paxton. Mr. Hughes is substituting for
Assistant Solicitor General April L. Farris, who is leaving the Attorney Gen-
eral’s Office. Assistant Attorney General Autumn Hamit Patterson is also be-
ing added as appellate counsel for Appellants. Please send all further commu-
nications relating to this appeal to Joseph D. Hughes, Office of the Attorney
General, Solicitor General’s Division, P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059), Austin,
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Texas 78711-2548, (512) 936-1729 (telephone), (512) 474-2697 (facsimile),
jody.hughes@texasattorneygeneral.gov.
Respectfully submitted.
KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas
CHARLES E. ROY
First Assistant Attorney General
SCOTT A. KELLER
Solicitor General
/s/ April L. Farris
APRIL L. FARRIS
Assistant Solicitor General
State Bar No. 24069702
/s/ Joseph D. Hughes
JOSEPH D. HUGHES
Assistant Solicitor General
State Bar No. 24007410
AUTUMN HAMIT PATTERSON
Assistant Attorney General
State Bar No. 24092947
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
(512) 936-1700
(512) 474-2697
april.farris@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Counsel for Appellants
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C ERTIFICATE OF S ERVICE
I certify that this document has been filed with the clerk of the court and
served by File&Serve Xpress on June 15, 2015, upon:
Amanda Taylor
MARTENS TODD LEONARD & TAYLOR
301 Congress Ave., Suite 1950
Austin, Texas 78701
ataylor@textaxlaw.com
Tel: (512) 542-9898
Fax: (512) 542-9899
Lead Counsel for CGG Veritas Services (U.S.), Inc.
/s/ April L. Farris
April L. Farris
Counsel for Appellants
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Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. CGG Veritas Services (U.S.), Inc.
Combined Opinion