Opinion
NO. 03-14-00031-CV
02-21-2014
M. E. D., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 340TH DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY,
NO. C-08-0142-CPS, THE HONORABLE JAY K. WEATHERBY, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant M. E. D. filed his notice of appeal on January 17, 2014. The appellate record was complete January 30, 2014, making appellant's brief due February 19, 2014. On February 20, 2014, 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 in part and order counsel to file appellant's brief no later than March 10, 2014. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on February 21, 2014. Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin and Field