Opinion
No. 04-15-00635-CV
12-30-2015
IN THE INTEREST OF F.A., S.L., D.L., AND R.L., JR., Children
From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2014-PA-00908
Honorable Peter A. Sakai, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal of the trial court's order terminating appellant's parental rights. The disposition of this appeal is governed by the standards set forth in Rule 6.2 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration. TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2. Accordingly, this appeal is required to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. Id.
The appellant's brief was originally due to be filed on November 17, 2015. On November 18, 2015, this court granted appellant's first motion requesting an extension of time to file the brief, extending the deadline to file the brief to November 30, 2015.
On November 27, 2015, appellant filed a second motion requesting an additional seven-day extension of time to file the brief. On December 1, 2015, this court granted the extension and ordered the appellant's brief to be filed no later than December 7, 2015. The order stated, "Given the time constraints governing the disposition of this appeal, further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored."
On December 14, 2015, this court issued an additional order because the brief had not been filed. Appellant's attorney, Ms. Jeanie Lee Cupit, was ordered to file the appellant's brief no later than December 21, 2015. The order stated that if the brief was not filed by December 21, 2015, an order might be issued directing Ms. Cupit to appear and show cause why she should not be held in contempt for failing to file the brief.
WE, THEREFORE, ORDER MS. JEANIE CUPIT TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE THE APPELLANT'S BRIEF IN APPEAL NO. 04-15-00635-CV WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF HER RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER. IF MS. CUPIT FAILS TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE THE APPELLANT'S BRIEF IN THE ABOVE APPEAL AS ORDERED, CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE COMMENCED AGAINST HER. WE ORDER THE CLERK OF THIS COURT TO SERVE MS. CUPIT BY CERTIFIED MAIL,
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THIS COURT WITH WRITTEN PROOF OF THE DATE MS. CUPIT WAS SERVED WITH A COPY OF THIS ORDER.
/s/_________
Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of December, 2015.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court