Opinion
04-24-00219-CV
07-05-2024
IN RE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2020-PA-01945, styled In the Interest of J.D., a Child, in the 150th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Mary Lou Alvarez presiding.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Relator, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, is the permanent managing conservator of J.D., the seventeen-year-old child who is the subject of the underlying matter in the trial court. Relator has been J.D.'s permanent managing conservator since June 29, 2021, when the trial court terminated the parental rights of J.D.'s parents.
On April 11, 2024, this court issued a stay of all proceedings in the underlying matter. However, the stay provides that "Respondent, Relator, or any other interested party may request from this court a temporary lift of this stay."
On June 27, 2024, Respondent filed a motion to temporarily lift this court's stay order to permit Respondent to transfer the underlying matter to the 73rd Judicial District Court of Bexar County. That same day, Relator filed a response in opposition to Respondent's motion.
This court believes a serious question concerning the relief sought requires further consideration, and requests that Respondent file a reply to Relator's response no later than July 9, 2024. This court directs Respondent to include in her reply a copy of all relevant rules and internal policies governing the transfer of civil cases and matters governed by Chapter 263, of the Texas Family Code, in and among Bexar County District Courts. Respondent's reply must conform to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.4.
It is so ORDERED.