James Brickley v. Nicholas Watson

ACCEPTED
15-25-00118-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
No. 15-25-00118-CV 8/25/2025 2:32 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK
FILED IN
15th COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM
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CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk

JAMES BRICKLEY,
Appellant,

v.

NICHOLAS WATSON,
Appellee.
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On Direct Appeal from the 440th Judicial District Court
of Coryell County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-24-55842
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NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE FOR APPELLEE
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KEN PAXTON BRIANA M. WEBB
Attorney General of Texas Acting Chief, Law Enforcement Defense

BRENT WEBSTER ABIGAIL K. CARTER*
First Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General
Law Enforcement Defense Division
RALPH MOLINA Texas State Bar No. 24126376
Deputy First Assistant Attorney
General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
AUSTIN KINGHORN Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Deputy Attorney General of *Attorney of Record
Civil Litigation Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellee Nicholas Walton, through the Attorney General of Texas, files this

Notice of Attorney Appearance in the above-referenced case. The Office of the

Attorney General (OAG) gives this Court notice that Assistant Attorney General

Jacob I. Pons is no longer employed by the Law Enforcement Defense Division of

the OAG and the above case has been reassigned.

Assistant Attorney General Abigail K. Carter is the new lead attorney-in-

charge for Appellee Walton. Please add Assistant Attorney General Abigail K.

Carter to any future notifications of filings in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

BRENT WEBSTER
FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

RALPH MOLINA
DEPUTY FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL

AUSTIN KINGHORN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL
LITIGATION

BRIANA M. WEBB
ACTING DIVISION CHIEF
LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE DIVISION
/s/Abigail K. Carter
ABIGAIL K. CARTER
Assistant Attorney General
Law Enforcement Defense
Attorney-in Charge
Texas State Bar No. 24126376

Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
(512) 463-2080 / Fax (512) 936-2109
Abigail.Carter@oag.texas.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
WALTON

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Abigail K. Carter, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, certify that a true

copy of the above and foregoing has been served by placing it in United States Mail,

Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested on August 25, 2025, addressed to:

James Brickley, No. 02289486 Via CMRRR: 9589 0710 5270 1184 9730 95
TDCJ – Hughes Unit
3201 FM 929
Gatesville, TX 76597
Plaintiff-Appellant Pro Se

/s/Abigail K. Carter
ABIGAIL K. CARTER
Assistant Attorney General
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Gloriana Ojeda on behalf of Abigail Carter
Bar No. 24126376
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Filing Code Description: Other Document
Filing Description: Notice of Appellate AIC_Brickley
Status as of 8/25/2025 2:43 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Abigail Carter 24126376 abigail.carter@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM SENT

Carson Young Carson.Young@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM SENT

Nicholas Larkin nicholas.larkin@oag.texas.gov 8/25/2025 2:32:13 PM SENT