C. G. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-22-00383-CV

C. G., Appellant

v.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee

FROM THE 428TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY NO. 20-0720, THE HONORABLE WILLIAM R. HENRY, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER

PER CURIAM

Appellant C.G. filed her notice of appeal on June 24, 2022. Her brief due was due

August 8, 2022. Amanda J. Wilhelm, counsel for appellant, filed a motion for extension of time

to file appellant’s brief, seeking to extend the deadline from August 8 to August 28, 2022. We

granted that motion. Counsel now seeks an extension of an additional ten days, which would

extend the deadline to September 7, 2022.

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 Amanda J. Wilhelm to file

appellant’s brief no later than September 7, 2022. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel

may be required to show cause as to why she should not be held in contempt of court. It is ordered on September 2, 2022.

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith