Order filed January 24, 2019
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
____________
NO. 14-18-01088-CV
____________
In the Interest of A.D.M., a child
On Appeal from the 314th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-04361J
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the
termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. Appellant’s brief was due
January 22, 2019. No brief has been filed. Appeals in parental termination 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, Donald Crane, to file
appellant’s brief no later than February 4, 2019. 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