COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
INVITATION TO BRIEF ISSUE
Cause Number: 01-15-00830-CV
Trial Court Cause
Number: 13-CP-0068
Style: In the Interest of C.M. and C.F., children
Document to be filed: The parties are invited to submit a brief—one that includes citation to legal authority—on
the following issue no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, February 8, 2015, and no longer
than 8 pages in length:
Whether this court has jurisdiction over this appeal. The parties are requested to focus
their briefing on (1) whether the directed verdict announced on March 13, 2015 and
reduced to a written order on March 27, 2015 was a final, appealable judgment, and if so,
(2a) the date by which a notice of appeal was required to be filed or, if not (2b) which
order entered by the trial court is a final, appealable order.
Is appeal accelerated? YES NO
Judge's signature: /s/ Harvey Brown
Acting individually Acting for the Court
Panel consists of: Justices Jane Bland, Harvey Brown, and Russell Lloyd
Date: February 4, 2016