TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00231-CV
F. H. and L. L., Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 21-0063-CPS425, THE HONORABLE BETSY F. LAMBETH, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants F.H. and L.L. filed their notices of appeal on April 22, 2022, and
May 3, 2022, respectively. The appellate record was complete on May 1, 2022, making
appellants’ briefs due on May 23, 2022. On May 20, 2022, counsel for F.H. filed a motion for
extension of time to file F.H.’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 counselors Lisa Marie Mims and
Kenneth Best to file appellants’ briefs no later than June 7, 2022. If the briefs are not filed by
that date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt
of court.
It is ordered on May 26, 2022.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Smith
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