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A. B. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs.

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
Nov 14, 2017
NO. 03-17-00658-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 14, 2017)

Opinion

NO. 03-17-00658-CV

11-14-2017

A. B. and J. H., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee


FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY
NO. 284,960-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER

PER CURIAM

Appellant J.H. filed his notice of appeal on October 3, 2017. The appellate record was complete October 23, 2017, making appellant's brief due November 13, 2017. On November 13, 2017, counsel for J.H. filed a motion for 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 counsel to file appellants' brief no later than November 27, 2017. 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 November 14, 2017. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Goodwin


Summaries of

A. B. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs.

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
Nov 14, 2017
NO. 03-17-00658-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 14, 2017)
Case details for

A. B. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs.

Case Details

Full title:A. B. and J. H., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective…

Court:TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

Date published: Nov 14, 2017

Citations

NO. 03-17-00658-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 14, 2017)