IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-16-00417-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF E.J., J.J., V.J., AND C.J.X., CHILDREN
From the 85th District Court
Brazos County, Texas
Trial Court No. 15-000408-CV-85
ORDER
This is an appeal of a termination of parental rights. As such, it is subject to a strict
appellate timetable. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4(a)(1); TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). We have
been informed that the reporter’s record in this appeal is not complete.
It appears from documents received by the Court that appellants have requested
transcriptions of pre-trial hearings between March 4, 2015 and the beginning of trial on
October 31, 2016 so that they can complete a response to their appointed attorney’s Anders
brief which was filed on February 14, 2017. It also appears from these documents that,
by email dated April 7, 2017, the reporter informed appellants that by the close of that
weekend, the reporter would have a good understanding of the timeline for the
preparation of those transcripts. Since then, we have not received any indication from
the reporter or from appellants as to when the reporter’s record containing these pre-trial
hearings would be filed.
Appellants and the reporter are reminded that because this is an appeal of the
termination of parental rights, the Court cannot wait indefinitely for the record or
appellants’ response. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that the reporter’s record be
completed, filed, and a copy provided to appellants within 10 days from the date of this
Order. Appellants’ response is due within 20 days after the date the remaining portions
of the reporter’s record are filed.
PER CURAM
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Order issued and filed April 26, 2017
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