TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00645-CV
K. M., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 340TH DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY
NO. C200034CPS, THE HONORABLE GARY L. BANKS, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant K. M. filed her notice of appeal on December 7, 2021. The appellate
record was complete on December 17, 2021, making appellant’s brief due on January 6, 2022.
On December 27, 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 in part and order Maria Peña to file
appellant’s brief no later than January 26, 2022. 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 January 6, 2022.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Smith
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