Order entered October 9, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-01069-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.C.M., A MINOR CHILD
On Appeal from the 256th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-12-19569-Z
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant Justin Ray Monroe’s October 8, 2015 Motion to Compel the
District Court Reporter to Prepare and File the Reporters Record and Provide a Copy to the
Petitioner. The reporter’s record is past due in the above referenced cause. The record reflects
appellant Justin Ray Monroe is indigent and entitled to proceed without payment of costs.
Because this is a parental termination case, we remind both Judge David Lopez and Court
Reporter Glenda Johnson that it is the responsibility of the Court Reporter to prepare, certify, and
timely file the reporter’s record and that Judge Lopez must direct Ms. Johnson to immediately
commence the preparation of the reporter’s record. Judge Lopez must arrange a substitute
reporter if necessary. TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4(b)(1).
We ORDER Glenda Johnson, Official Court Reporter for the 256th Judicial District
Court, to file the reporter’s record with this Court within TEN (10) DAYS of the date of this
Order. TEX. R. APP. P. 35.5.
We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to send copies of this order, by electronic
transmission, to the following persons:
Honorable David Lopez
Presiding Judge of the 256th Judicial District Court
Glenda Johnson
Official Court Reporter, 256th Judicial District Court
After the reporter’s record is filed, we DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of
the reporter’s record in paper format to Justin Ray Monroe, Sanders Estes Unit, TDCJ
#01856907, 1100 Hwy 1807, Venus, TX, 76084.
/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
PRESIDING JUSTICE