Opinion
NO. 03-20-00105-CV NO. 03-20-00106-CV
03-18-2020
S. W., Jr., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 261ST DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-FM-17-002559 , THE HONORABLE DARLENE BYRNE, JUDGE PRESIDING FROM THE 53RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-FM-18-001078 , THE HONORABLE DARLENE BYRNE, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant S. W., Jr. filed his notices of appeal on February 8, 2020. The appellate records were complete February 20, 2020, making appellant's briefs due March 11, 2020. To date, appellant's briefs have not been filed.
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 requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines. Therefore, we order Karen J. Langsley to file appellant's briefs no later than April 2, 2020. If the briefs are not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on March 18, 2020. Before Justices Goodwin, Kelly, and Smith