TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00746-CV
C. W., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 53RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-FM-13-002393, HONORABLE SCOTT H. JENKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant C.W. filed her notice of appeal on November 21, 2014. The appellate
record was complete December 15, 2014, making appellant’s brief due January 5, 2015. On
January 5, 2015, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s
brief.
Amendments to the rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition
of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a)
(providing 180 days for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this
Court’s leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order
counsel to file appellant’s brief no later than January 27, 2015. If the brief is not filed by that
date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on January 7, 2015.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin and Field