The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11

August 14, 2025

JUDGMENT

The Fifteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 15-25-00023-CV

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant

V.

NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 1, NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 2, NONPARTY
PATIENT NO. 3, NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 4, NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 5,
NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 6, NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 7, AND
NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 8, NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 9, NONPARTY
PATIENT NO. 10, AND NONPARTY PATIENT NO. 11, Appellees
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This cause, an appeal from the interlocutory order in favor of appellees,
Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty
Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No.
7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and
Nonparty Patient No. 11, signed, March 6, 2025, was heard on the appellate record.
We have inspected the record and find error in the interlocutory order. We therefore
order the interlocutory order of the court below REVERSED and REMAND the
cause for proceedings in accordance with the court’s opinion.
We further order that all costs incurred by reason of this appeal be paid by
appellant, the State of Texas.

We further order this decision certified below for observance.

Judgment Rendered August 14, 2025.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Brister and Justices Field and Farris.
Opinion delivered by Justice Field.