in the Interest of E.L., a Child

Opinion

Order filed April 13, 2015

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-15-00192-CV ____________

In the Interest of E.L., a Child

On Appeal from the 315th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2012-05682J

ORDER

This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. Appellant’s brief was due April 8, 2015, but it has not been filed.

Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.

Therefore we order appellant’s appointed counsel, Stephen M. Pierce, to file appellant’s brief no later than April 24, 2015. 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. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the failure to timely file appellant’s brief.

PER CURIAM