Opinion
NO. 03-20-00092-CV
03-18-2020
D. N.-B. and C. B., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 18-0132-CPSC1 , THE HONORABLE BRANDY HALLFORD, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants D. N.-B. and C. B. filed their notices of appeal on February 3, 2020. The appellate record was complete February 24, 2020, making appellants' briefs due on March 16, 2020. On March 13, 2020, counsel for appellants filed motions for extension of time to file appellants' briefs.
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 motions and order Dion W. Clark and Lisa Marie Mims to file appellants' briefs no later than March 30, 2020. If the briefs are not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on March 18, 2020. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Baker and Triana