Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
February 24, 2017
No. 04-16-00819-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.H., I.H., E.H., M.H., AND L.H., CHILDREN,
From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas
Trial Court No. 15-0958-CV
Honorable W.C. Kirkendall, Judge Presiding
ORDER
In this accelerated appeal of the December 2, 2016 order terminating Appellant’s parental
rights, Appellant’s brief was due to be filed with this court on February 20, 2017. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 38.6(a). On the brief’s due date, Appellant filed a motion for a twenty-day extension of
time to file Appellant’s brief.
Appellant’s motion is GRANTED. Appellant’s brief must be filed with this court by
March 13, 2017. See id. Further motions for extension of time to file Appellant’s brief are
discouraged. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2, (directing courts of appeals to dispose of SAPCR
suits “[w]ithin 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed”).
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Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 24th day of February, 2017.
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Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court