NUMBER 13-21-00229-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF A.D.A., A CHILD
On appeal from the 430th District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Longoria, Hinojosa, and Tijerina
Order Per Curiam
This cause is before the Court on appellant’s amended motion to stay time to file
appellant’s brief, which we construe as a motion for an extension of time to file appellant’s
brief. Appellant’s brief is currently due on September 7, 2021. Appellant’s counsel has
informed the court that she intends to file a supplemental reporter’s record and that “the
failure to timely designate the entire reporter’s record was due to no fault of [appellant.]”
The Court, having fully examined and considered appellant’s motion is of the
opinion that the motion should be granted. The Court, however, requires strict adherence
to the briefing rules in appeals of parental termination cases, such as this appeal, and
looks with disfavor upon the delay caused by such extension requests. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 38.6; see also id. at R. 28.4.
It is therefore ordered that the Honorable Victoria Guerra, counsel for appellant,
file the appellate brief with this Court by the earlier of twenty days following the filing of
the supplemental reporter’s record or October 1, 2021. Further motions for extension of
time will not be favorably entertained by this Court, absent extraordinary circumstances.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed on the
1st day of September, 2021.
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