TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-20-00369-CV
D. L. S., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 459TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-FM-19-005125, THE HONORABLE DARLENE BYRNE, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant D. L. S. filed his notice of appeal on July 20, 2020. The appellate
record was complete July 30, 2020, making appellant’s brief due August 19, 2020. On August
19, 2020, 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 Lisa Marie Mims to file
appellant’s brief no later than September 8, 2020. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel
may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on August 27, 2020.
Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Smith