Opinion
03-22-00706-CV
12-07-2022
H. B., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 126TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-FM-21-006937, THE HONORABLE MAYA GUERRA GAMBLE, JUDGE PRESIDING
Before Chief Justice Byrne and Justices Triana and Smith
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant H.B. filed her notice of appeal on November 2, 2022. The appellate record was complete on November 21, 2022, making appellant's brief due by December 12, 2022. On December 1, 2022, counsel for appellant filed a motion for a twenty-day extension of time to file appellant's 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 Gregory Sherwood to file appellant's brief no later than January 2, 2023. 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 7, 2022.