TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00325-CV
J. G., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 274TH DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY
NO. C2021-0046C, THE HONORABLE DEBORAH WIGINGTON, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. G. filed his notice of appeal on June 1, 2022. The appellate record was
complete on June 22, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on July 12, 2022. On July 8, 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 James B. Peplinski to file
appellant’s brief no later than August 1, 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 July 15, 2022.
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Kelly
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