COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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IN THE INTEREST OF Z.Z.E-P., A No. 08-21-00024-CV
CHILD, §
Appeal from the
Appellant. §
65th District Court
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of El Paso County, Texas
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(TC# 2019DCM3417)
O R D E R
On February 3, 2021, Appellant filed notice of appeal in the above-styled and numbered cause.
The notice of appeal is late, but it was filed within fifteen days after the deadline for the notice of appeal
to be filed. A motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant, acting in good
faith, files a notice of appeal beyond the time allowed by TEX.R.APP.P. 26.1 but within the fifteen-day
grace period provided by Rule 26.3 for filing a motion for extension of time. See Verburgt v. Dorner,
959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). However, an appellant must still provide the Court with a reasonable
explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal before the Court may accept the appeal.
Accordingly, Appellant is ordered to respond in writing and provide the Court with a reasonable
explanation for filing the notice of appeal late. See TEX.R.APP.P. 10.5(b)(1)(C), 26.3; Verburgt, 959
S.W.2d at 617. The explanation is due to be filed no later than February 14, 2021.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 4th day of February, 2021.
PER CURIAM
Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox and Alley, JJ.
Alley, J., not participating
in the Interest of Z. Z. E-P., a Child
Combined Opinion