NO. 03-15-00285-CV 

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. 

ACCEPTED

03-15-00285-CV

5580414

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

6/8/2015 11:39:30 AM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/8/2015 11:39:30 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk
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Respectfully submitted, 

KING & SPALDING 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. 
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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 

crockerlaw@earthlink.net 

807 Brazos, Ste. 1014 

Austin, Texas 78701 

Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M. 

Weitz, 

Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi 

Tech Imports 

South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports, 

LLC 

Kimberly Fuchs 

kimberly.fuchs@texasattorneygeneral.gov 

Assistant Attorney General 

Texas Attorney General’s Office 

P.O. Box 12548 

Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

Counsel for Appellees Michael J. O’Malley 

and Penny A. Wilkov 

J. Bruce Bennett 

jbb.chblaw@sbcglobal.net 

Cardwell, Hart & Bennett, LLP 

807 Brazos, Suite 1001 

Austin, Texas 78701 

Counsel for Appellees Ricardo M. 

Weitz, 

Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, Hi 

Tech Imports 

South, LLC and Hi Tech Imports, 

LLC 

Dennis McKinney 

dennis.mckinney@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Assistant Attorney General 

Texas Attorney General’s Office 

P.O. Box 12548 

Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

Counsel for Appellee John Walker III 
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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