TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-17-00864-CV
J. J. B., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 395TH DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 16-0130-CPS395, THE HONORABLE RYAN D. LARSON, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. J. B. filed his notice of appeal on December 21, 2017. The appellate
record was complete January 10, 2018, making appellant=s brief due January 30, 2018. On
January 31, 2018, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file
appellant’s brief.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals
from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days
for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court’s leeway in granting
extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order counsel to file appellant’s brief
no later than February 9, 2018. 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.
It is ordered on February 1, 2018.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin and Field
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