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Case 4:12-cv-01833 Document 16 Filed in TXSD on 11/15/12 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXAS AGGIE CONSERVATIVES, a recognized student organization at Texas A&M University, Plaintiff, v. R. BOWEN LOFTIN, individually and in his official capacity as President of Texas A&M University; Lt. Gen. JOSEPH WEBER, individually and in his official capacity as Vice President of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University; WILLIAM B. STACKMAN, individually and in his official capacity as Case No. 4:12-cv-1833 Director of Student Activities at Texas A&M University; ROSEMARY SCHOENFELD, Hon. Sim Lake JOHN T. SWEENEY, CYNTHIA A. OLVERA, LAURA A. SIGLE, SOMBRA NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND DAVIS, KATHRYN G. KING, TONYA VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL DRIVER, MELISSA R. SHEHANE, LINDA D. LEWIS, and TRACIE A. LOWE, all individually and in their official capacities as Texas A&M University employee members of the Student Organization Advisory Board; SAMANTHA L. ALVIS, CHAO HUANG, ROBERT C. SCOGGINS, STEPHEN N. BARNES, HOA T. NGUYEN, KELSEY HANES, and EMILY E. SCHARNBERG, all in their official capacities as Texas A&M University student members of the Student Organization Advisory Board, Defendants. Plaintiff Texas Aggie Conservatives, by and through counsel, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), hereby states as follows: Plaintiff filed a verified complaint on June 19, 2012. On October 9, 2012, the Court extended the deadline for service to December 17, 2012. Case 4:12-cv-01833 Document 16 Filed in TXSD on 11/15/12 Page 2 of 3 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) and a negotiated settlement between the parties, the Plaintiff hereby dismisses this case. Respectfully submitted this 15th day of November, 2012, By: /s/Kevin H. Theriot DAVID A. CORTMAN KEVIN H. THERIOT Georgia Bar No. 188810 Kansas Bar No. 21565 TRAVIS C. BARHAM Texas Bar No. 00788908 Arizona Bar No. 024867 Southern District of Texas Bar No. 1476065 ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM 1000 Hurricane Shoals Road NE 15192 Rosewood Suite D-1100 Leawood, Kansas 66224 Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 (913) 685-8000 (770) 339-0774 (913) 685-8001—facsimile (770) 339-6744—facsimile [email protected] [email protected] Attorney in Charge [email protected] G. SCOTT FIDDLER DAVID J. HACKER Texas Bar No. 06957750 California Bar No. 249272 LAW OFFICE OF G. SCOTT FIDDLER, P.C. Illinois Bar No. 6283022 9601 Jones Road, Suite 250 ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM Houston, Texas 77065 101 Parkshore Drive, Suite 100 (281) 897-0070 Folsom, California 95630 (281) 897-0078—facsimile (916) 932-2850 [email protected] (916) 932-2851—facsimile Local Counsel [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2 Case 4:12-cv-01833 Document 16 Filed in TXSD on 11/15/12 Page 3 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned does hereby certify that on the 15th day of November, 2012, a true and accurate copy of the foregoing motion was served on Defendants by U.S. Mail and electronic mail upon the following: Erika Kane Office of the Attorney General 300 W. 15th Street Austin, TX 78701 [email protected] s/Kevin H. Theriot Kevin H. Theriot 3.

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