Order filed April 13, 2015
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-15-00192-CV
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In the Interest of E.L., a Child
On Appeal from the 315th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2012-05682J
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the
termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. Appellant’s brief was due
April 8, 2015, but it has not been filed.
Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be
brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed.
See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule
requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.
Therefore we order appellant’s appointed counsel, Stephen M. Pierce, to file
appellant’s brief no later than April 24, 2015. If the brief is not filed by that date,
counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of
court. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the
failure to timely file appellant’s brief.
PER CURIAM