Opinion
NO. 03-20-00152-CV
04-03-2020
C. C. F., Appellant v. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 98TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-FM-18-004819 , THE HONORABLE DARLENE BYRNE, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant C. C. F. filed her notice of appeal on February 24, 2020. The appellate record was complete March 9, 2020, making appellant's brief due March 30, 2020. On March 30, 2020, counsel for appellant 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 Lisa M. Mims to file appellant's brief no later than April 20, 2020. If the brief is 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 April 3, 2020. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Baker and Triana