Order filed February 16, 2017
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-17-00018-CV
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In the Interest of Q.M. and Q.M., Children
On Appeal from the 310th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2015-47516
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal.
Appellant C.R.M.’s brief was due February 8, 2017. No brief has 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 Lorraine E. Cervantes, to
file appellant’s brief no later than February 27, 2017. 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