Order entered March 26, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00245-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.C., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 304th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 13-00345W
ORDER
The reporter’s record in this termination of parental rights appeal is overdue. By postcard
dated March 13, 2015, we notified Court Reporter Martha Grant that the reporter’s record was
overdue in this case. We directed Ms. Grant to file the record within ten days and cautioned her
that any request for an extension must be submitted in writing explaining the extraordinary
reasons for the delay. To date, Ms. Grant has not responded.
Accordingly, we ORDER Martha Grant, Official Court Reporter for the 304th Judicial
District Court, to file, within TEN DAYS, either (1) the reporter’s record; or (2) written
verification that appellant has not requested the record.
Because this is a parental termination case, we remind both the trial court and Ms. Grant
that it is the responsibility of the Court Reporter to prepare, certify, and timely file the reporter’s
record and that the trial court must direct Ms. Grant to immediately commence the preparation of
the reporter’s record. The trial court must arrange a substitute reporter if necessary. TEX. R.
APP. P. 28.4(b)(1).
We notify appellant that if we receive verification that no request for the record has been
made, the appeal will be submitted without the reporter’s record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(c).
We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to send copies of this order, by electronic
transmission, to the following persons:
Honorable Andrea Martin
Presiding Judge of the 304th Judicial District Court
Ms. Martha Grant
Official Court Reporter, 304th Judicial District Court
All parties
/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE