NUMBER 13-14-00698-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF E.L., M.R., AND H.R., CHILDREN
On appeal from the 156th District Court
of San Patricio County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Garza
Order Per Curiam
This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. Appellant’s brief in
this matter was due on January 5, 2015. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a). Appellant has
neither filed a brief nor a motion for extension of time to file the brief.
Appeals in parental termination and child protection cases are governed by the
rules of appellate procedure for accelerated appeals, but include additional expedited
deadlines and procedures. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4; TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). This
Court is directed to ensure “as far as reasonably possible” that such appeals are brought
to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. TEX. R. JUD.
ADMIN. 6.2(a). Given the nature of these cases and the shortened appellate deadlines,
this Court does not favor motions for extension of time to file the record or briefs. In
accordance with the limited time for consideration of these appeals, it is the policy of this
Court to limit extensions of time to file a brief to one ten-day extension of time absent truly
extraordinary circumstances. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d).
Accordingly, we ORDER appellant’s counsel, Hon. Joel H. Thomas, to file
appellant’s brief within TEN days of the date of this order. No further extensions of time
will be granted absent truly exigent and extraordinary circumstances. The Clerk of this
Court is ORDERED to serve a copy of this order on appellant by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
7th day of January, 2015.
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