Eirevbenagie Obazee v. Texas Health and Human Services

ACCEPTED
15-25-00154-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/18/2025 9:28 AM
NO. 15-25-00154-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK
IN THE 15TH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN
15th COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS
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11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
EIREVBENAGIE OBAZEE,
Appellant,

v.

`TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
Appellee.
__________________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 98th Judicial District Court,
Cause No. D-1-GN-22-002007; before the Honorable Sandra Avila
Ramirez

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES’ NOTICE OF
DESIGNATION OF NEW ATTORNEY IN CHARGE

Texas Health and Human Services files this notice of designation

of new attorney in charge of this matter.

Texas Health and Human Services’ attorney-in-charge is Helen

Kelley. Helen Kelley has left employment with the Office of the Attorney

General.

Texas Health and Human Services designates Assistant Attorney

General (AAG) Kathy Johnson, as lead attorney in charge. AAG Johnson

will be responsible for this suit and will be the attorney to receive all
communications from the Court and other parties. Her contact

information appears below.

DATED: November 18, 2025

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

ERNEST C. GARCIA
Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/ Kathy Johnson
KATHY JOHNSON
Assistant Attorney General
Texas State Bar No. 24126964
Office of the Attorney General
Administrative Law Division
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Telephone: (512) 475-4164
Facsimile: (512) 320-0167
kathy.johnson@oag.texas.gov
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE,
TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Texas Health and Human Services’ Notice of Designation of New Attorney-In-
Charge
Cause No. 15-25-00154-CV Page 2
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Texas
Health and Human Services’ Notice of Designation in New Attorney-In-
Charge has been served on November 18, 2025, on the following
attorneys-in-charge, by e-service:

Casey S. Erick
State Bar No. 24028564
COWLES & THOMPSON, P.C
901 Main Street, Suite 3900
Dallas, TX 75202
Telephone: (214) 672-2138
Facsimile: (214) 672-2138
cerick@cowlesthompson.com

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT
EIREVBENAGIE OBAZEE

/s/ Kathy Johnson
KATHY JOHNSON
Assistant Attorney General

Texas Health and Human Services’ Notice of Designation of New Attorney-In-
Charge
Cause No. 15-25-00154-CV Page 3
Automated Certificate of eService
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.

Christian Young on behalf of Kathy Johnson
Bar No. 24126964
christian.young@oag.texas.gov
Envelope ID: 108161261
Filing Code Description: Other Document
Filing Description: Notice of Atty Change
Status as of 11/18/2025 9:34 AM CST

Associated Case Party: Eirevbenagie Obazee

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Casey Erick cerick@cowlesthompson.com 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM SENT

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Christian Young christian.young@oag.texas.gov 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM SENT

Kathy Johnson Kathy.Johnson@oag.texas.gov 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM SENT