TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00485-CV
J. T., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 453RD DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY
NO. 22-0193, THE HONORABLE J. DAVID PHILLIPS, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. T. filed her notice of appeal on August 9, 2022. The appellate record
was complete on September 6, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on September 26, 2022. On
September 26, 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 October 16, 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 October 7, 2022.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith
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J. T. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Combined Opinion