TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-07-00651-CR
In re Robin Carter
Dennis Alexander, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. D-1-DC-06-301753, HONORABLE MARK R. LUITJEN, JUDGE PRESIDING
O R D E R T O S H O W C A U S E
This is a contempt proceeding ancillary to the appeal of Dennis Alexander. (1) The subject of this proceeding is court reporter Robin Carter.
The reporter's record was originally due to be filed on or about February 1, 2008. On February 25, 2008, this Court notified court reporter Robin Carter that the reporter's record was overdue and directed her to file the record no later than March 6, 2008. On March 20, Carter responded, informing us that the record would be filed by April 7, 2008. Carter did not file the record, and on June 4, 2008, we ordered Carter to file the record within thirty days. To date, the record has not been filed.
Therefore, it is hereby ordered that Robin Carter shall appear in person before this Court on August 11, 2008, at 1:30 p.m., in the courtroom of this Court, located in the Price Daniel, Sr. Building, 209 West 14th Street, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, to show why she should not be held in contempt and sanctions imposed for her failure to obey the June 4 order of this Court. This order to show cause will be withdrawn and Carter will be relieved of her obligation to appear before this Court in this cause number if the Clerk of this Court receives the reporter's record by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 8, 2008. (2)
It is ordered on August 4, 2008.
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Diane M. Henson, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton and Henson
Do Not Publish
1. Appellant has two other companion cases pending before us, number 03-07-00652-CR and number 03-07-00653-CR. Appellant was convicted in the same criminal proceeding involving three different cause numbers and appealed from all three convictions. The record in this case will also be used to determine appellant's other two appeals. We have not issued orders in the other two causes. Appellant has sent this Court a letter inquiring into the status of his case and asking when the record would be filed.
2. If Carter files the record in this cause, she will be excused from appearing in relation to this show-cause order. She will not, however, be excused from appearing on August 11 for a show-cause hearing in cause number 03-07-00578-CR.