Order filed May 15, 2013
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-13-00414-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF M.D.C., A Child
On Appeal from the 247th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2010-51514
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the
termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue (“parental termination
case”). The notice of appeal was filed April 30, 2013. Appellant has established
indigence or is presumed to be indigent. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1(a). The
reporter’s record was due within 10 days after the notice of appeal was filed. See
Tex. R. App. P. 35.1(b); 28.4(a)(1). The record has not 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). The trial and
appellate courts are jointly responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is
timely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c). The trial court must direct the court
reporter to immediately commence the preparation of the reporter’s record and
must arrange for a substitute reporter, if necessary. See Tex. R. App. P.
28.4(b)(1).
Because the reporter’s record has not been filed timely in this accelerated
appeal, we issue the following order:
We order Phyllis Gonzales, the official court reporter, to file the record in
this appeal on or before May 28, 2013. If does not timely file the record as
ordered, the court will issue an order requiring her to appear at a hearing to show
cause why the record has not been timely filed and why she should not be held in
contempt of court for failing to file the record as ordered. Contempt of court is
punishable by a fine and/or confinement in jail.
PER CURIAM
in the Interest of M.D.C., a Child
Combined Opinion