NUMBER 13-14-00124-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF A.E. and A.E., CHILDREN
On appeal from the 135th District Court
of DeWitt County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Benavides
Order Per Curiam
This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. Appellee’s brief in
this matter was due on July 16, 2014. Appellee has neither filed its brief nor filed a
motion for extension of time seeking additional time to file it.
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). The
intermediate appellate courts are directed to ensure "as far as reasonably possible" that
appeals are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is
filed. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). Given the nature of these cases and the
shortened appellate deadlines, the 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 absent truly
extraordinary circumstances. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d).
Accordingly, we ORDER appellee’s counsel, Luisa P. Marrero of the Texas
Department of Family and Protective Services, to file the State’s brief within five days of
the date of this order. No further extensions of time will be granted. The Clerk of this
Court is ORDERED to serve a copy of this order on appellee by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
21st day of July, 2014.
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