TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00084-CV
D. R., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 22ND DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY
NO. C2020-0451A, THE HONORABLE MELISSA MCCLENAHAN, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant D. R. filed her notice of appeal on February 8, 2021. The appellate
record was complete on March 1, 2021, making appellant’s brief due on March 22, 2021. See
Tex. R. App. P. 38.6. On March 18, 2021, 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 Terry Baker to file appellant’s
brief no later than April 12, 2021. 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 March 19, 2021.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Baker and Smith
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