C I T A T I O N B Y P U B L I C A T I O NT H E S T A T E O F T E X A SCAUSE NO: D-1-GN-24-009379 AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN To: JOHN CHOATE , IIIDefendant(s), in the hereinafter styled and numbered cause: YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) HAVE BEEN SUED. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance hereof, that is to say at or before 10 o'clock A.M. of Monday the October 06, 2025, and answer the PLAINTIFF'S ORIGINAL PETITION of Plaintiff(s), filed in the 201stDistrict Court of Travis County, Texas, on November 19, 2024, a default judgment may be taken against you. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org." Said suit being number D-1-GN-24-009379, in which JORGE CRUZ Plaintiff(s),vs. JOHN CHOATE , III; TRAVELERS CASUATLY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant(s), and the nature of which said suit is as follows: ON OR ABOUT JUNE 22, 2023, THE PLAINTIFF, JORGE CRUZ, TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON E. U.S. ROUTE 290 HIGHWAY ON THE SERVICE ROAD. PLAINTIFF WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAR-RIGHT LANE. AT THE SAME TIME, DEFENDANT JOHN CHOATE III WAS TRAVELING BEHIND PLAINTIFF WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO PLAINTIFF'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, PLAINTIFF SUSTAINED SERIOUS AND PERMANENT INJURIES PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF DEFENDANT, JOHN CHOATE III. PLAINTIFF SEEKS DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000.00 AND IS SEEKING THE FOLLOWING DAMAGES: REASONABLE AND NECESSARY MEDICAL EXPENSES IN THE PAST AND FUTURE; PHYSICAL PAIN SUFFERED IN THE PAST AND FUTURE; MENTAL ANGUISH SUFFERED IN THE PAST AND FUTURE; PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT IN THE PAST AND FUTURES; DISFIGUREMENT IN THE PAST AND FUTURE; AND PAST LOST WAGES AND LOSS OF WAGE EARNING CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE. ALL OF WHICH MORE FULLY APPEARS FROM: PLAINTIFF S ORIGINAL PETITION ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE, AND WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE MADE FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said court at Austin, Texas, August 22, 2025. REQUESTED BY: Winer-Gebhart, Amber C. Law Offices of George Salinas 6243 IH-10 West, Suite 955 San Antonio, Texas 78201 Velva L. Price Travis County District Clerk Civil Family Court Facility (CFCF) 1700 Guadalupe Street. P.O. Box 679003 (78767) Rosa Oneal, Deputy October 22, 29, November 5, 12 2025 IPLAAS0106103