Opinion
Appellate case number: 01-16-00582-CV
08-23-2016
In the Interest of B.T.D. and C.M.D.
ORDER Trial court case number: 12-FD-1807 Trial court: 306th District Court of Galveston County
The reporter's record initially was due in this case on August 3, 2016, and currently is due on August 26, 2016. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4, 35.1. On August 18, 2016, court reporter Karen S. Bernhardt file a motion for an extension of time to September 9, 2016, to file the reporter's record of the trial (approximately 1300 pages, covering nine days of testimony). The motion is GRANTED. The portion of the reporter's record to be prepared by Karen S. Bernhardt is due to filed in this Court no later than Friday, September 9, 2016.
Information provided to the Clerk of this Court shows that court reporters Kimberly Keeler and Dale Lee also participated in the trial court proceedings. On August 16, 2016, we granted Kimberly Keeler's request for an extension and extended the time to file the reporter's record to August 26, 2016. --------
Because this appeal involves the termination of the parent-child relationship, the Court is required to bring the appeal to final disposition within 180 days of July 25, 2016, the date the notice of appeal was filed in this proceeding, so far as reasonably possible. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2, reprinted in Tex. Gov't. Code Ann., tit. 2, subtit. F app. (West 2013); see also Tex. R. App. P. 28.4. Accordingly, no further extensions will be granted.
The reporter's records to be prepared and filed by Kimberly Keeler and Dale Lee remain due on August 26, 2016.
It is so ORDERED. Judge's signature: /s/ Russell Lloyd
[×] Acting individually [ ] Acting for the Court Date: August 23, 2016