TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00583-CV
J. C. and A. C., Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 35TH DISTRICT COURT OF MILLS COUNTY
NO. 21-03-7259, THE HONORABLE CHERYLL MABRAY, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants J.C. and A.C. filed their notices of appeal on September 9, 2022 and
September 19, 2022, respectively. The appellate record was complete on September 26, 2022,
making appellants’ briefs due on October 17, 2022. On October 17, 2022, counsel for appellants
filed a joint motion for extension of time to file appellants’ briefs.
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 Christopher Mitchell and
Scott S. Cooley to file appellants’ briefs no later than October 31, 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 October 19, 2022.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith
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