TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-19-00525-CV
M. H., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 274TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY
NO. 18-2091, THE HONORABLE MELISSA MCCLENAHAN, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant M. H. filed his notice of appeal on August 2, 2019. The appellate
record was complete August 24, 2019, making appellant’s brief due September 13, 2019. On
September 12, 2019, 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 September 30, 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.
It is ordered on September 13, 2019.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Triana and Smith