TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00274-CV
J. M., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 98TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-FM-19-008196, THE HONORABLE CATHERINE MAUZY, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. M. filed her notice of appeal on June 14, 2021. The appellate
record was complete on July 29, 2021, making appellant’s brief due on August 18, 2021. On
August 18, 2021, 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 Lisa M. Mims to file appellant’s
brief no later than September 2, 2021. 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 August 26, 2021.
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Smith
J. M. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Combined Opinion