Opinion
NO. 03-16-00271-CV
05-26-2016
J. C.-O., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 353RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, NO. D-1-FM-14-006936, THE HONORABLE GISELA D. TRIANA, JUDGE PRESIDINGORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant J. C.-O. filed his notice of appeal on April 20, 2016. The appellate record was complete May 12, 2016, making appellant's brief due June 1, 2016. On May 24, 2016, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant's brief.
Amendments to the rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days for court's final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court's leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order counsel to file appellant's brief no later than June 21, 2016. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on May 26, 2016. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Bourland