Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. And Audi of America, Inc. v. John Walker III, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board The Honorable Michael J. O'Malley, the Honorable Penny A. Wilkov, in Their Official Capacities as Administrative Law Judges for the State Office, 03-15-00285-CV

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. And Audi of America, Inc. v. John Walker III, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board The Honorable Michael J. O'Malley, the Honorable Penny A. Wilkov, in Their Official Capacities as Administrative Law Judges for the State Office

03-15-00285-CV

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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/8/2015 11:39:30 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk NO. 03-15-00285-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 6/8/2015 11:39:30 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00285-CV *1 ACCEPTED ^[5580414] CLERK

IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

AND AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.

Appellants vs.

JOHN WALKER III, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF

THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BOARD, AND THE

HONORABLE MICHAEL J. O’MALLEY AND THE HONORABLE

PENNY A. WILKOV, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES FOR THE STATE OFFICE OF

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

Appellees On Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-15-001186

Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, Presiding Judge

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

__________________________________________________________________

Appellants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi of America, Inc.

hereby inform the Court that they will be represented in this appeal by the

undersigned attorneys and that their lead appellate counsel is S. Shawn Stephens of

King & Spalding, 1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000, Houston, Texas 77002.

Respectfully submitted, K ING & S PALDING LLP By: /s/ S. Shawn Stephens S. Shawn Stephens Texas Bar No. 19160060 sstephens@kslaw.com James P. Sullivan Texas Bar No. 24070702 jsullivan@kslaw.com 1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 751-3200 Facsimile: (713) 751-3290 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP By: /s/ Billy M. Donley Billy M. Donley Texas Bar No. 05977085 Mark E. Smith Texas Bar No. 24070639 811 Main Street, Suite 1100 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 751-1600 Facsimile: (713) 751-1717 Attorneys for Appellants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi of America, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on June 8, 2015, I used the Court’s electronic case filing system

to file this Notice of Appearance and to serve this document on counsel for

appellees as follows:

Wm. R. Crocker Kimberly Fuchs

crockerlaw@earthlink.net kimberly.fuchs@texasattorneygeneral.gov

807 Brazos, Ste. 1014 Assistant Attorney General

Austin, Texas 78701 Texas Attorney General’s Office P.O. Box 12548

Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M. Austin, Texas 78711-2548

Weitz,

Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi Counsel for Appellees Michael J. O’Malley

Tech Imports and Penny A. Wilkov

South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports,

LLC

J. Bruce Bennett Dennis McKinney

jbb.chblaw@sbcglobal.net dennis.mckinney@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Cardwell, Hart & Bennett, LLP Assistant Attorney General

807 Brazos, Suite 1001 Texas Attorney General’s Office

Austin, Texas 78701 P.O. Box 12548

Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M. Austin, Texas 78711-2548

Weitz, Counsel for Appellee John Walker III

Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi

Tech Imports

South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports,

LLC

Joseph W. Letzer

jletzer@burr.com

Burr & Forman, LLP

420 20th Street N., Suite 3400

Birmingham, AL 35203

Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M.

Weitz,

Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi

Tech Imports

South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports,

LLC

/s/ S. Shawn Stephens S. Shawn Stephens