Opinion
14-22-00006-CV
03-08-2022
IN THE INTEREST OF L.S.S., A/K/A L.S.G., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2020-00921J
Panel Consists of Justices Wise, Poissant, and Wilson.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. After appellant was granted an extension, appellant's brief was due March 7, 2022. No brief has been filed.
Appellant has filed a motion requesting this appeal be abated on the basis that a new trial was granted. As of this date, our record has not been supplemented with a copy of that order. Accordingly, we enter this order.
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 appellant's appointed counsel, Donald M. Crane, to file appellant's brief no later than March 22, 2022. 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.