Opinion
No. 04-20-00604-CV
03-11-2021
IN THE INTEREST OF A.R.M., A CHILD
From the 57th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020PA00201
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellant, A.M., Jr., appeals the trial court's termination of his parental rights. The court-appointed attorney for appellant filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which she asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. In compliance with the procedure set out in Anders, appellant's attorney certified that, on February 22, 2021, she served copies of the brief and motion on appellant, and informed appellant of his right to review the record and file his own brief, and has explained to appellant the procedure for obtaining the record. Counsel also provided appellant with a "Motion for Pro Se Access to Appellate Record."
On February 23, 2021, this court notified appellant that if he wished to obtain a copy of the record, he must file his written request with this court no later than March 4, 2021. Appellant has not requested the record. If appellant wishes to file a pro se brief he must do so no later than March 31, 2021. If 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, to be HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further order of the court.
/s/_________
Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 11th day of March, 2021.
/s/_________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court