Opinion
No. 03-07-00578-CR
Opinion issued June 27, 2008. DO NOT PUBLISH
Appealed from the District Court of Travis County, 390th Judicial District No. D-1-DC-06-204018, Honorable Donald Leonard, Judge Presiding.
Before Chief Justice LAW, Justices PURYEAR and PEMBERTON.
OPINION
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
This is a contempt proceeding ancillary to the appeal of Salviano Martinez. The subject of this proceeding is court reporter Robin Carter. The reporter's record was originally due to be filed on or about November 26, 2007. On January 18, 2008, this Court extended the time for filing the reporter's record to February 29 (order attached). On April 1, Carter informed this Court that the record would be filed by April 7, but to date, the record has not been filed. On May 16, we issued a show-cause order requiring Carter to either file the record or appear before this Court on May 28 to explain her delay in filing the record and her violation of our January 18 order (order attached). However, Carter did not accept the certified mail containing our show-cause order and did not file the record, appear before this Court, or otherwise respond to our order. Nor has Carter responded to several messages left by the Clerk of this Court. Therefore, it is hereby ordered that Robin Carter shall appeal in person before this Court on July 30, 2008, at 1:30 p.m., in the courtroom of this Court, located in the Price Daniel, Sr. Building, 209 West 14th Street, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, to show why she should not be held in contempt and sanctions imposed for her failure to obey the January 18 and May 16 orders of this Court. Carter is further ordered to bring to the hearing either (1) a complete reporter's record from the underlying trial or (2) her complete notes from the underlying proceeding, including all exhibits in her possession, and any equipment and supplies necessary to prepare the reporter's record. It is ordered on June 27, 2008.