TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00605-CV
J. M., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 22ND DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY
NO. 19-1123, GLENN H. DEVLIN, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. M. filed his notice of appeal on November 16, 2021. The appellate
record was complete on December 29, 2021, making appellant’s brief due on January 18, 2022.
On January 18, 2022, counsel for appellant has 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 Wesley Baker to file
appellant’s brief no later than February 7, 2022. 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 January 25, 2022.
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Triana
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