Opinion
NO. 14-17-00760-CV
10-03-2017
IN THE INTEREST OF R.P.R.JR., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2016-04660J
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue ("parental termination case"). The notice of appeal was filed September 14, 2017. The reporter's record was due within 10 days after the notice of appeal was filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.1(b); 28.4(a)(1). The record has not been filed and an extension of time has not been requested with respect to a portion of the record.
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). The trial and appellate courts are jointly responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is timely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c). The trial court must direct the court reporter to immediately commence the preparation of the reporter's record and must arrange for a substitute reporter, if necessary. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.4(b)(1).
Because the reporter's record has not been filed timely in this accelerated appeal, we issue the following order:
We order Monica Grassmuck, the substitute court reporter, to file her portion of the record in this appeal on or before October 12, 2017. If Monica Grassmuck does not timely file the record as ordered, the court will issue an order requiring her to appear at a hearing to show cause why her portion of the record has not been timely filed and why she should not be held in contempt of court for failing to file the record as ordered. Contempt of court is punishable by a fine and/or confinement in jail.
PER CURIAM