Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. the Neiman Marcus Group

9/5/2025 3:47 PM
Velva L. Price
District Clerk
Travis County
Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005004 D-1-GN-24-005004
Rosa Oneal

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, LLC, § IN THE DISTRICT
FILED IN
COURT
Plaintiffs, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS
§ AUSTIN, TEXAS
v. § 9/8/2025 9:43:29 AM
§ TRAVIS COUNTY, A.
CHRISTOPHER TEXAS
PRINE
Clerk
KELLY HANCOCK, ACTING TEXAS §
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC §
ACCOUNTS, §
Defendants. § 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF ADMINSTRATIVE APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

Defendant Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Defendant),

respectfully appeals the Court’s interlocutory order denying Defendant’s Plea to the Jurisdiction

entered on August 18, 2025. Defendant exercises his right to seek an accelerated appeal to the

Fifteenth Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.1(a) (“Appeals from

interlocutory orders (when allowed by statute) . . . are accelerated appeals.”); TEX. CIV. PRAC. &

REM. CODE § 51.014(a)(8).

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

The Neiman Marcus Group, LLC v. Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Defendants’ Notice of Administrative Appeal Page 1 of 2
KIMBERLY GDULA
Chief for General Litigation Division

/s/ Terri M. Abernathy
___________________________
TERRI M. ABERNATHY
Assistant Attorney General
Texas State Bar No. 24062894

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
General Litigation Division
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Phone (512) 979-5354
Fax (512) 320-0667
Email terri.abernathy@oag.texas.gov
Counsel for Defendant

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 September 5, 2025, to:

Sinead O’Carroll
State Bar No. 24013253
Reeves & Brightwell LLP
3103 Bee Cave Rd., Ste 240
Austin, TX 78746
Phone (512) 334-4500
Email socarroll@reevesbrightwell.com

Jameel S. Turner, jturner@baileycav.com
Ohio State Bar No. 0078251
John P. Miller, jmiller@baileycav.com
Ohio State Bar No. 0097161
Bailey Cavalier LLC
10 West Broad Street, Suite 2100
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone (614) 224-3155
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s/ Terri M. Abernathy
___________________________
Terri M. Abernathy
Assistant Attorney General

The Neiman Marcus Group, LLC v. Kelly Hancock, Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Defendants’ Notice of Administrative Appeal Page 2 of 2
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Associated Case Party: GLENN HEGAR TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS

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Terri Abernathy terri.abernathy@oag.texas.gov 9/5/2025 3:47:36 PM SENT

Case Contacts

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Quennette Rose Quennette.Rose@oag.texas.gov 9/5/2025 3:47:36 PM SENT

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Brittany Stephen bstephen@baileycav.com 9/5/2025 3:47:36 PM SENT

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Elena Bendea Elena.Bendea@cpa.texas.gov 9/5/2025 3:47:36 PM SENT

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