in the Interest of J.D.A.S. A/K/A J.S., K.V.S. A/K/A K.S., J.N.S. A/K/A J.S., P.K.J. A/K/A P.J., Children v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 12, 2022
• Docket: 14-22-00115-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Motion to withdraw brief granted, motion to withdraw as counsel dismissed as withdrawn, and Order filed May 12, 2022.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-22-00115-CV ____________

IN THE INTEREST OF J.D.A.S. A/K/A J.S., K.V.S. A/K/A K.S., J.N.S. A/K/A J.S., P.K.J. A/K/A P.J., CHILDREN

On Appeal from the 315th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2018-05930J

ORDER

Before the court is a motion filed May 10, 2022 by appellant J.J.’s counsel seeking to withdraw a brief filed pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and to be granted until May 18, 2022 for a brief on the merits of this appeal. Appellant J.J.’s counsel contends she now believes there is a non-frivolous argument now to be made in appellant J.J.’s favor.

The motion is hereby GRANTED. The Anders brief filed by counsel for appellant J.J. April 18, 2022, is hereby WITHDRAWN. Appellant J.J. shall file a brief on the merits of this case no later than May 18, 2022. No extensions of this deadline shall be granted absent extraordinary circumstances.

In addition, appellant J.J.’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel contemporaneous with her Anders brief. Although appellant J.J.’s counsel’s motion to withdraw brief does not mention the motion to withdraw as counsel, it is clear appellant J.J.’s counsel no longer wishes to withdraw from her representation but instead wishes to prosecute this appeal. Accordingly, the motion to withdraw as counsel filed by counsel for appellant J.J. is DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN.

PER CURIAM

Panel Consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Wise and Jewell.