Opinion
NO. 14-18-00209-CV
05-31-2018
On Appeal from the 328th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 16-DCV-235493
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant's brief was due May 30, 2018. No brief has been filed.
Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.
Therefore we order appellant's appointed counsel M. Elizabeth Duff, to file appellant's brief no later than June 11, 2018. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the failure to timely file appellant's brief.
PER CURIAM