Opinion
NO. 03-17-00294-CV
06-05-2017
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, 421ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 16-FL-186 , HONORABLE THOMAS NATHANIEL STUCKEY, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant C.O. filed his notice of appeal on May 3, 2017. The appellate record was complete May 11, 2017, making appellant's brief due May 31, 2017. On June 1, 2017, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant's brief.
Amendments to 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 appellant's brief no later than June 23, 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 June 5, 2017. Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Goodwin