Neil George Switkowski v. Courtney Sinclair Archbold

ACCEPTED
03-25-00416-CV
106755016
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
10/13/2025 10:32 AM
Chief Justice Clerk JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
SCOTT BRISTER CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Justices
Phone: 512-463-1610
SCOTT FIELD
APRIL FARRIS
FILED IN
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3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS

Fifteenth Court of Appeals10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
P.O. Box 12852, Clerk

Austin, Texas 78711

October 10, 2025

The Honorable Jeffrey Kyle, Clerk via EFILE Texas
Third Court of Appeals
209 West 14th, Room 101
Austin, Texas 78701

RE: Court of Appeals Number: 03-25-00416-CV
Trial Court Case Number: CV40037

Style: Neil George Switkowski v.
Courtney Sinclair Archbold

Dear Mr. Kyle:

This case arises from a child support enforcement proceeding brought
by the Attorney General of Texas and involves challenges to the
constitutionality of various Family Code provisions. Because it is both
“brought by ... the state” and “brought under the Family Code,” this matter
would appear to fall within the exception to this Court’s exclusive
jurisdiction listed in Government Code § 22.220(d)(1)(A). But that exception,
along with the other fourteen, were inserted and indented directly under
subpart (d)(1), indicating that the Legislature intended them to function as
exceptions only to this Court’s exclusive jurisdiction under subpart (d)(1)—
not to its jurisdiction under subparts (d)(2) and (d)(3). See Jody James
Farms, JV v. Altman Grp., Inc., 547 S.W.3d 624, 634 (Tex. 2018) (applying
scope-of-subparts interpretive canon that material within an indented
subpart relates only to that subpart). Because this matter involves a
challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and the Attorney General
is a party, this Court has exclusive jurisdiction under subpart (d)(2) of §
22.220.
Based on the above, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals agrees with the
Third’s Court’s recommendation that this matter should be transferred to
this Court as set forth in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 27a. Please let
me know if you need any additional information.

Sincerely,

____________________________
Christopher A. Prine, Clerk

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Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

NEIL G.SWITKOWSKI ns512atx@gmail.com 10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM SENT

COURTNEY ARCHBOLD Courtneyarchbold@gmail.com 10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM SENT

Sarah Longhofer sarah.longhofer@oag.texas.gov 10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM SENT

Deterrean Gamble deterrean.gamble@oag.texas.gov 10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM SENT

Nicole Loya nicole.loya@oag.texas.gov 10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM SENT

Matthew Deal matthew.deal@texasattorneygeneral.gov 10/13/2025 10:32:14 AM SENT