Order filed July 3, 2018
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-18-00461-CV
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In the interest of Z.M.R and Z.D.B., children
On Appeal from the 314th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-02402J
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal.
Appellant’s brief was due July 2, 2018. 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, Eraka Childs Watson, to
file appellant’s brief no later than July 12, 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. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the
failure to timely file appellant’s brief.
PER CURIAM