Opinion
NO. 03-14-00134-CV
04-09-2014
In re Lynette Thorpe W. B., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 12-0026-CPS425, HONORABLE BETSY F. LAMBETH, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
PER CURIAM
This is a contempt proceeding ancillary to the appeal of W.B. The subject of this proceeding is court reporter Lynette Thorpe, who has failed to comply with this Court's order to file the reporter's record.
On April 1, 2014, we ordered Thorpe to file the record by April 4, 2014, and cautioned her that failure to file the record by that date could require her to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court. To date, the reporter's record has not been filed.
Thorpe had already received the maximum extended amount of time for filing the reporter's record in this accelerated appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.4(b)(2).
Therefore, it is hereby ordered that Lynette Thorpe shall appear in person before this Court on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., in the Third Court of Appeals courtroom, located on the first floor of the Price Daniel, Sr. Building, 209 West 14th Street, in Austin, Travis County, Texas, to show cause why she should not be held in contempt and have sanctions imposed for her failure to obey our April 1, 2014 order. This order to show cause will be withdrawn and Thorpe will be relieved of her obligation to appear before this Court as ordered above if the clerk of the Court receives the complete reporter's record on or before April 18, 2014.
It is ordered on April 9, 2014. Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Pemberton and Rose