in the Interest of A.Y.C., a Child v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Order filed July 27, 2022

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-22-00361-CV
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In the Interest of A.Y.C., a child

On Appeal from the 313th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2020-02304J

ORDER

This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination
appeal. Appellant’s brief was due July 25, 2022. No brief has been filed.

Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be
brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed.
See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule
requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.

Therefore, we order appellant’s appointed counsel Jennifer Smith, to file
appellant’s brief no later than August 5, 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. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the
failure to timely file appellant’s brief.

PER CURIAM

Panel Consists of Justices Bourliot, Hassan and Wilson.