Order filed August 4, 2017
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-17-00506-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF M.R.D.W., CHILD
On Appeal from the 314th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2016-03574J
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the
termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. Appellant R.W.’s brief was
due August 2, 2017. No brief or motion for extension has 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). This accelerated schedule
requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.
Therefore, we order R.W.’s appointed counsel, William Thursland, to file
R.W.’s brief no later than August 14, 2017. If the brief is not filed by that date,
counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of
court. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the
failure to timely file appellant’s brief.
PER CURIAM
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in the Interest of M.R.D.W., Child
Combined Opinion