TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-20-00507-CV
C. V., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 274TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY
NO. 19-1044-A, THE HONORABLE DAVID JUNKIN, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant C. V. filed her notice of appeal on October 14, 2020. The appellate
record was complete on December 3, 2020, making appellant’s brief due on December 23, 2020.
On December 22, 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 Amanda J. Wilhelm to file
appellant’s brief no later than January 12, 2021. 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 December 23, 2020.
Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Smith
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