Opinion
NO. 03-17-00783-CV
12-21-2017
P. H., II, Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF BASTROP COUNTY
NO. 16-17765 , THE HONORABLE BENTON ESKEW, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant P.H., II filed his notice of appeal on November 21, 2017. The appellate record was complete November 30, 2017, making appellant's brief due December 20, 2017. On December 20, 2017, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant's brief.
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 January 19, 2017. 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 December 21, 2017. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Goodwin