TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-17-00754-CV
J. M. and B. L., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 20TH DISTRICT COURT OF MILAM COUNTY
NO. CV37,431, THE HONORABLE JOHN YOUNGBLOOD, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. M. and B. L. filed their notice of appeal on November 13, 2017. The
appellate record was complete November 27, 2017, making appellants’ brief due
December 18, 2017. On December 18, 2017, counsel for appellants filed a motion for extension
of time to file appellants’ 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 counsel to file appellant’s brief
no later than January 8, 2018. 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.
It is ordered on December 21, 2017.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Goodwin
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J. M. and B. L. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Combined Opinion