Opinion
05-22-00839-CR
05-04-2023
MARCUS KEITH SCOTT, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 6 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F22-00187-X
ORDER
ERIN A. NOWELL JUSTICE
The reporter's record is overdue. The record was originally due December 16, 2022. On January 3, 2023, Norma Rico, Deputy Court Reporter for Criminal District Court No. 6, requested an extension of thirty days to complete the reporter's record. On January 4, 2023, we granted the motion and ordered the reporter's record be filed by February 2, 2023. On February 21, 2023, we ordered the record filed by March 20, 2023. On March 27, Ms. Rico requested an extension of time to file the reporter's record stating, "I've been behind due [to] personal matters and illness, but almost done with the record, but it will be submitted no later than Thursday, March 30, 2023." We granted the request and ordered the reporter's record filed by April 7, 2023. We cautioned Ms. Rico that if the reporter's record was not filed by April 7, 2023, the Court may order her not to sit as a court reporter until the record is filed. On April 18, 2023, Ms. Rico requested an extension of time to file the reporter's record, stating, "The record is almost complete and will be submitted by end of day Friday, April 21, 2023 without fail. I've taken it upon myself to sit out to ensure the record is completed and submitted." Two weeks have passed since Ms. Rico promised the reporter's record would be filed "without fail," and more than a month since she stated on March 27 that she was "almost done with the record," yet the reporter's record has not been filed and is more than four months overdue.
Accordingly, we ORDER that Norma Rico not sit as a court reporter until she has filed the complete reporter's record in this appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Nancy Mulder, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 6; Norma Rico, Court Reporter; the Dallas County Auditor's Office; and counsel for all parties.