Opinion
NO. 14-19-00666-CV
10-23-2019
In the Interest of EW, RL, WW, EW, children
On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2018-04172J
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant's brief was due October 21, 2019. 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) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.
Therefore, we order appellant's appointed counsel, Michelle Placzek, to file appellant's brief no later than November 4, 2019. 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 Panel Consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Christopher and Bourliot.