IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-21-00077-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.L.A., N.B.A., AND J.R.R., CHILDREN
From the 170th District Court
McLennan County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020-214-3
ABATEMENT ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a final order in a parental termination case. Rule
of Judicial Administration 6.2 states that an appeal of a suit for termination of the parent-
child relationship should be disposed of within 180 days from the date the notice of
appeal is filed; therefore, time is of the essence in this appeal. TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a).
The appellant’s brief is overdue in this appeal.1 The Clerk of the Court’s May 13,
2021 letter to appellant’s counsel states:
Our records indicate that the appellant’s brief was due to be filed in
this Court on or before May 4, 2021. To date, no brief has been filed. The
Court directs that you prepare and file a brief in this Court within 14 days
after the date of this letter.
1 We also have not received the docketing statement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 32.
Unless a brief or satisfactory response is received within 14 days, the
Court will abate this cause to the trial court for a hearing to determine why
a brief has not been filed on appellant’s behalf and to assure that appellant
is receiving effective assistance of counsel. See In re T.V., 8 S.W.3d 448, 449-
50 (Tex. App.—Waco 1999, order).
Because appellant’s brief was not filed within 14 days, we abate this appeal to the
trial court to conduct the necessary hearing within 10 days of the date of this order. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(2).
The court reporter is ordered to file the supplemental reporter’s record of the
hearing within 20 days of the date of this order. The trial court clerk is ordered to file the
supplemental clerk’s record, if any, within 20 days of the date of this order.
PER CURIAM
Before Chief Justice Gray and
Justice Johnson
Appeal abated
Order issued and filed June 15, 2021
RWR
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