TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00670-CV
A. F., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 20-0087-CPS425, THE HONORABLE BETSY F. LAMBETH, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant A.F. filed his notice of appeal on December 21, 2021. The record
was complete on January 11, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on January 31, 2022. On
February 11, 2022, 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 Kenneth A. Richey, Jr. to file
appellant’s brief no later than March 3, 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 so ordered on February 17, 2022.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Smith.
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