Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
May 1, 2020
No. 04-19-00723-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF W.A.F., A CHILD
From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2017-CI-15404
Honorable Norma Gonzales, Judge Presiding
ORDER
On February 10, 2020, we issued an order setting a deadline for filing the reporter’s
record. We stated in our order that appellant’s brief would be due no later than thirty days after
the reporter’s record was filed, unless appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file her
brief. Because the reporter’s record was filed on March 27, 2020, appellant’s brief was due on or
before Monday, April 27, 2020. Neither the brief nor a motion for extension of time has been
filed.
We, therefore, ORDER appellant to file, on or before May 15, 2020, her appellant’s
brief and a written response reasonably explaining (1) her failure to timely file the brief and (2)
why appellee is not significantly injured by appellant’s failure to timely file a brief. If appellant
fails to file a brief and the written response by the date ordered, we will dismiss the appeal for
want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a); see also TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c) (allowing
involuntary dismissal if appellant has failed to comply with a court order).
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Irene Rios, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 1st day of May, 2020.
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Michael A. Cruz,
Clerk of Court