TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00756-CV
J. L. B., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 424TH DISTRICT COURT OF BURNET COUNTY
NO. 52792, THE HONORABLE CHERYLL MABRAY, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. L. B. filed her notice of appeal on November 21, 2022. The appellate
record was complete on December 9, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on December 29, 2022.
On December 27, 2022, appellant’s counsel filed an unopposed motion for extension of time to
file appellant’s motion to dismiss.
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 appellant’s counsel to file
appellant’s motion to dismiss no later than January 17, 2023. If the motion to dismiss is not filed
by that date, appellant’s brief will be due on or before February 6, 2023. If the brief is not filed
by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt
of court.
It is ordered on December 30, 2022.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith
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