IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF AUSTIN FAMILY PLANNING, INC., PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF HIDALGO COUNTY TEXAS, INC., PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF LUBBOCK, INC., PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES, FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATES OF SAN ANTONIO, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL TEXAS, PLANNED PARENTHOOD GULF COAST, INC., PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTH TEXAS, INC., and PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WEST TEXAS, INC. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) THOMAS M. SUEHS, Executive Commissioner, ) Texas Health and Human Services Commission, in ) ) his official capacity, ) ) Defendant.
CIVIL ACTION
Case No. 1:12-CV-00322-LY
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that Defendant Thomas M. Suehs in the above-named case appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from the Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 25), which was entered in this action on April 30, 2012.
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Respectfully submitted. GREG ABBOTT Attorney General of Texas DANIEL T. HODGE First Assistant Attorney General DAVID C. MATTAX Deputy Attorney General for Defense Litigation
/s/ Jonathan F. Mitchell JONATHAN F. MITCHELL Solicitor General State Bar No. 24075463 ANDREW S. OLDHAM Deputy Solicitor General ARTHUR C. D’ANDREA Assistant Solicitor General BETH KLUSMANN Assistant Solicitor General MICHAEL P. MURPHY Assistant Solicitor General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel. (512) 936-1695 Fax. (512) 474-2697 Counsel for Defendant
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 30th day of April, 2012, a copy of this notice of appeal was served via the CM/ECF system to Plaintiffs’ counsel.
/s/ Jonathan F. Mitchell JONATHAN F. MITCHELL Counsel for Defendant