Opinion
NUMBER 13-14-00424-CV
09-22-2014
IN THE INTEREST OF C.C., A CHILD
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Longoria
Order Per Curiam
This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. Appellant's brief in this matter was due on September 15, 2014. Appellant has neither filed her brief nor filed a motion for extension of time seeking additional time to file it.
Appeals in parental termination and child protection cases are governed by the rules of appellate procedure for accelerated appeals, but include additional expedited deadlines and procedures. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4; TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). The intermediate appellate courts are directed to ensure "as far as reasonably possible" that appeals are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). Given the nature of these cases and the shortened appellate deadlines, the Court does not favor motions for extension of time to file the record or briefs. In accordance with the limited time for consideration of these appeals, it is the policy of this Court to limit extensions of time to file a brief to one ten-day extension of time absent truly extraordinary circumstances. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d).
Accordingly, we ORDER appellant's counsel, Andrew W. Loveall, to file the brief within TEN days of the date of this order. No further extensions of time will be granted absent truly exigent and extraordinary circumstances. The Clerk of this Court is ORDERED to serve a copy of this order on appellee by certified mail, return receipt requested.
PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 22nd day of September, 2014.