Opinion
04-21-00476-CV
01-21-2022
IN THE INTEREST OF A.R.M., a Child,
From the 454th Judicial District Court, Medina County, Texas Trial Court No. 19-11-26159-CV Honorable Dennis Powell, Judge Presiding
ORDER
REBECA C. MARTINEZ, CHIEF JUSTICE
Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 368 U.S. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. See In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016) (per curiam) (recognizing that Anders procedures apply in parental termination cases). Counsel has informed appellant of his right to file his own brief and provided appellant with a form motion for pro se access to the appellate record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85 (Tex. App-San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App-San Antonio 1996, no pet.).
If appellant desires to file a pro se brief in this appeal, he must do so within twenty days from the date of this order. See Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177 n.1. If the appellant files a pro se brief, appellee may file a responsive brief no later than twenty days after the date appellant's pro se brief is filed in this court.
We ORDER the motion to withdraw, filed by appellant's counsel in this appeal, to be HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further order of the court.