In Re TikTok Inc.; TikTok Ltd.; TikTok Pte. Ltd.; TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.; ByteDance Ltd.; And ByteDance Inc. v. the State of Texas

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15-25-00209-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/26/2025 9:50 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
No. 15-25-00209-CV CLERK
FILED IN
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS15th COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
FOR THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT11/26/2025
AUSTIN9:50:39 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
I N RE T IK T OK I NC ., T IK T OK L TD .; T IK T OK P TE .; T IK T OK U.S.
D ATA S ECURITY I NC .;
B YTE D ANCE L TD .; AND B YTE D ANCE , I NC .,
RELATORS.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the
250th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-25-003118
Honorable Cory Liu, Presiding Judge

REAL PARTY IN INTEREST STATE OF TEXAS’S
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE
RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF

The State of Texas, real party in interest in this proceeding and Plaintiff in

the court below, files this motion requesting an extension of the deadline to file

its response to Relators’ motion for temporary relief.

On November 18, 2025, Relators filed a petition for writ of mandamus

asking this Court to reverse the district court’s October 1, 2025 Order denying

Relators’ Rule 91a motion to dismiss the State’s claims, vacate the trial court’s

decision, and instruct the trial court to dismiss the State’s claims. The same day,

Relators filed a motion to stay the district court’s proceedings pending

disposition of their petition for mandamus.

On Friday, November 21, the Court requested the State to file a response
to the motion for temporary relief by December 5, 2025. In light of the

Thanksgiving holiday, the State requests a one-week extension to December 12,

2025. This is the State’s first request for an extension, and Relators agree to the

request. This request for an extension of time is not made for the purpose of

delay, but to permit the State time to adequately prepare and submit a thorough

brief.

PRAYER

For the above reasons, the State prays that the Court afford it until

December 12, 2025, to file its response to the motion for temporary relief.

DATED: November 26, 2025 Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON /s/ Richard R. McCutcheon
Attorney General of Texas RICHARD R. McCUTCHEON
State Bar No. 24139547
BRENT WEBSTER MADELINE FOGEL
First Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24141985
Assistant Attorneys General
RALPH MOLINA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
Deputy First Assistant GENERAL OF TEXAS
Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
808 Travis Street, Suite 1520
AUSTIN KINGHORN Houston, Texas 77002
Deputy Attorney General for Tel: (713) 225-8922
Civil Litigation Fax: (713) 223-5821
Richard.McCutcheon@oag.texas.gov
JOHNATHAN STONE Madeline.Fogel@oag.texas.gov
Chief, Consumer Protection Division
DAVID H. THOMPSON*
ADAM P. LAXALT*
BRIAN W. BARNES*
MEGAN M. WOLD*
DELISA L. RAGSDALE

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Texas Bar No. 24074579
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20036
Telephone: (202) 220-9600
Facsimile: (202) 220-9601
dthompson@cooperkirk.com

*Pro Hac Vice admission forthcoming

JOHN C. HERNANDEZ
Texas State Bar No. 24095819
Assistant Attorney General
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF TEXAS
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Tel: (512) 463-2185
Fax: (512) 473-8301
JC.Hernandez@oag.texas.gov

ADAM HOLTZ
State Bar No. 24143021
Assistant Attorney General
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF TEXAS
Consumer Protection Division
112 E. Pecan Street, Ste. 735
San Antonio. Texas 78205
Tel: (210) 225-4191
Fax: (210) 225-1072
Adam.Holtz@oag.texas.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
The undersigned counsel conferred with counsel for Relators on November
25, 2025, via email in which counsel for Relators stated that Relators agree to the
extension.

/s/ Richard R. McCutcheon
Richard R. McCutcheon

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 26, 2025, a true and correct copy of this
document was served upon all counsel of record via electronic filing service.

/s/ Richard R. McCutcheon
Richard R. McCutcheon

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This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Gessica Taddei on behalf of Richard McCutcheon
Bar No. 24139547
gtaddei@cooperkirk.com
Envelope ID: 108489931
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE
RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF
Status as of 11/26/2025 11:40 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Brandon Duke bduke@omm.com 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Trial Court 250.submission@traviscountytx.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Adam Holtz adam.holtz@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Brian Barnes bbarnes@cooperkirk.com 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

David Thompson dthompson@cooperkirk.com 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Adam Laxalt alaxalt@cooperkirk.com 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Madeline Fogel madeline.fogel@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Hannah Campus hannah.campus@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Melinda Pate melinda.pate@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Jerry Bergman jerry.bergman@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Calendar Litigation litigationcalendar@omm.com 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Megan Crowley mcrowley@cov.com 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Richard Mccutcheon richard.mccutcheon@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Zoann Willis zoann.willis@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT

Rebecca Hermann rebecca.herrmann@oag.texas.gov 11/26/2025 9:50:39 AM SENT