Opinion
04-22-00032-CV
04-07-2022
IN THE INTEREST OF N.M.R., A CHILD
From the 408th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019PA01170 Honorable Martha Tanner, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Beth Watkins, Justice
This is an accelerated appeal of an order terminating appellants' parental rights which must be disposed of by this court within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2. The briefs of appellants K.H. and L.R. were originally due on February 28, 2022. On that date, appellant K.H. filed a motion requesting a thirty-day extension of time, and we granted that motion. Although we did not receive a similar motion from appellant L.R., we also extended his briefing deadline until March 31, 2022.
Appellant K.H. timely filed her brief on March 31, 2022. However, at this time, we have not received either a brief or a motion for extension of time from appellant L.R. We therefore ORDER appellant L.R.'s appointed attorney, Mr. Jamal Rhadbane, to file appellant's brief in this appeal by April 18, 2022. If the brief is not filed by such date, this appeal will be abated to the trial court for a hearing to determine if new appellate counsel should be appointed and to consider whether sanctions should be imposed against Mr. Rhadbane for failing to timely file appellant's brief.