Order entered December 13, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-01254-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF K.K., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 305th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. JC-17-00489-X
ORDER
The reporter’s record in this case was filed on November 29, 2018. However, the reporter’s
record does not include the direct examination of Ashley Allen, a portion of Mr. Kotwal’s cross
examination of Ashley Allen, and the testimony of other witnesses. The record reflects appellants
Ashley Allen and Phillip Keller are indigent and entitled to proceed without payment of costs.
Because this is a parental termination case, we remind both Judge Cheryl Lee Shannon and
Court Reporter Pamela Sumler that it is the responsibility of the Court Reporter to prepare, certify,
and timely file the reporter’s record and that Judge Shannon must direct Ms. Sumler to immediately
commence the supplementation of the reporter’s record. Judge Shannon must arrange a substitute
reporter if necessary. TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4(b)(1).
Accordingly, this Court ORDERS Court Reporter Pamela Sumler to file, on or before
DECEMBER 20, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. a supplemental reporter’s record containing the direct
examination of Ashley Allen, the portion of Mr. Kotwal’s cross examination of Ashley Allen that
was omitted from the November 29, 2018 filing, and testimony of other witnesses that was not
included in the November 29, 2018 filing. See TEX. R. APP. P. 34.6(d), 35.3(c).
WE EXPRESSLY CAUTION Ms. Sumler that failure to comply with this order will
result in the Court taking such action as is necessary to have Ms. Sumler comply with the Court’s
orders, including an order that she not sit as a court reporter until she has filed the complete
reporter’s record in this appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to:
Honorable Cheryl Lee Shannon
Presiding Judge of the 305th Judicial District Court
Pamela Sumler
Official Court Reporter, 305th Judicial District Court
All parties
/s/ DAVID EVANS
JUSTICE