TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-19-00448-CV
D. J. and A. S., Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY
NO. 300,832-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant D. J. filed her notice of appeal on July 5, 2019. The appellate record
was complete on July 15, 2019, making appellant’s brief due on August 5, 2019. The Court
previously ordered appellant D.J. to file her brief no later than August 26, 2019, and advised her
that if the brief was not filed by that date, the case may proceed on appellant A.S.’s brief alone.
On August 27, 2019, appellant, who was an intervenor in the proceeding below and is acting
pro se, submitted a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief, which is not compliant
with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. In the motion, appellant informs the Court that she
is attempting to obtain counsel to assist her with this appeal.
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, on its own motion, the Court orders appellant to file appellant’s
brief no later than September 13, 2019. If the brief is not filed by that date, the case may proceed
on appellant A.S.’s brief alone.
It is ordered on August 30, 2019.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Triana and Smith
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