Opinion
NO. 03-20-00295-CV
07-08-2020
S. C. M., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 395TH DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 19-0035-CPSC395 , THE HONORABLE RYAN D. LARSON, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant S.C.M. filed his notice of appeal on May 26, 2020. The appellate record was complete June 9, 2020, making appellant's brief due June 29, 2020. On June 29, 2020, 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 Kenneth A. Richey, Jr. to file appellant's brief no later than July 17, 2020. 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 July 8, 2020. Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Smith