Order entered July 22, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00369-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF L.D.R. AND D.J., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 254th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-18-04007-R
ORDER
We REINSTATE this appeal for the sole purpose of correcting an error in
our July 19, 2021 order abating the appeal. Our order directed the trial court to
conduct a hearing to determine why the reporter’s record has not been filed and
further directed court reporters LaToya Young Martinez and Janet Saavedra, whom
we had been informed were the reporters responsible for the record, to be p resent
at the hearing. Ms. Saavedra has since informed the Court that she did not record
any hearings, but that court reporter Kelly Simmons recorded a hearing held
December 7, 2020. Ms. Simmons in turn has communicated with the Court and
advised that her portion of the record will be completed by the date of the trial
court’s hearing, July 29. Accordingly, we ORDER Ms. Simmons to appear at the
hearing or, in lieu of an appearance, file her portion of the record by July 29. Ms.
Saavedra need no longer appear. In all other respects, our July 19th order remains
unchanged.
We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to send a copy of this order to the
Honorable Kimberly Brown, Presiding Judge of the 254th Judicial District Court;
Stacy Harlow, Official Court Reporter for the 254th Judicial District Court; Ms.
Martinez; Ms. Saavedra; and, the parties.
We again ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court an opportunity to
conduct the hearing as specified in our July 19th order. The appeal will be
reinstated no later than August 5, 2021.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE