Opinion
No. 04-20-00423-CV
10-27-2020
IN THE INTEREST OF D. R. J., A MINOR CHILD
From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2018PA01665
John D. Gabriel Jr., Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 368 U.S. 738 (1967), in which she 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 her right to file her 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, she 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. Alternatively, if appellant does not file a timely pro se brief, appellee may file a brief in response to counsel's brief within forty days from the date of this order.
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.
/s/_________
Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 27th day of October, 2020.
/s/_________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ,
Clerk of Court