Opinion
No. 04-17-00745-CV
12-21-2017
IN THE INTEREST OF R.H., A CHILD
From the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2016-PA-01063
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal of an order terminating the appellant's 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 reporter's record was originally due on November 20, 2017. See TEX. R. APP. P. 35.1(b) (requiring the reporter's record in an accelerated appeal to be filed within 10 days after the notice of appeal is filed). On November 29, 2017, the clerk of this court notified the court reporter that she is the court reporter responsible for timely filing the reporter's record in this appeal and that the reporter's record is late. The clerk explained that if the reporter's record was not filed because (1) the appellant failed to pay or make arrangements to pay the reporter's fee and (2) the appellant is not entitled to appeal without paying the fee, the court reporter must file a notification of late record stating such fact within five days. Otherwise, the court reporter must file the reporter's record within ten days.
The court reporter did not timely file a notification of late record, nor has she filed the reporter's record. It is therefore ORDERED that the reporter's record must be filed in this appeal no later than January 2, 2018. See id. 35.3(c) (limiting extensions of time in an accelerated appeal). No motions for extension of time will be granted absent extenuating circumstances. See id.
/s/_________
Irene Rios, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 21st day of December, 2017.
/s/_________
KEITH E. HOTTLE,
Clerk of Court