Opinion
No. 04-17-00582-CV
10-20-2017
IN THE INTEREST OF R.F. JR., Appellant
From the 218th Judicial District Court, Frio County, Texas
Trial Court No. 15-07-00262CVF-A
Honorable Melissa Uram-Degerolami, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a child protection case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4. Appellant's notice of appeal was deemed filed on September 15, 2017. Accordingly, the reporter's record was due ten days later on September 25, 2017. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 35.1(b). This court granted court reporter Robin J. Brame's motion for extension of time and ordered her to file the record by October 16, 2017. Brame has not filed the record.
We order the court reporter, Robin J. Brame to file the reporter's record by October 25, 2017. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4(b)(2) (extensions of time to file record in accelerated appeal in child protection and parental termination cases must not exceed 30 days cumulatively, absent extraordinary circumstances). Brame is advised that the court will not grant any further extension of time to file the record in the absence of a showing of extraordinary circumstances that prevent the timely filing of the record and reasonable assurance the record will be completed and filed by the requested extended deadline, which may not exceed ten days.
We further order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on the trial court. See Tex .R. App. P. 35.3(c) ("[t]he trial and appellate courts are jointly responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is timely filed"). Because this is an appeal in a child protection or parental termination case, "the trial court must direct the official or deputy reporter to immediately commence the preparation of the reporter's record. The trial court must arrange for a substitute reporter, if necessary." TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4(b)(1).
/s/_________
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 20th day of October, 2017.
/s/_________
KEITH E. HOTTLE,
Clerk of Court