in the Interest of M.L.H., A.E.H. and N.E.H., Children

Opinion

Order filed November 29, 2021

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-21-00563-CV

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IN THE INTEREST OF M.L.H., A.E.H. AND N.E.H., CHILDREN

On Appeal from the County Court at Law Austin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2020L-7541

ORDER

This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant’s brief was due November 24, 2021. No brief has 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). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.

Therefore we order appellant’s appointed counsel, James J. Elick, to file appellant’s brief no later than December 9, 2021. 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

Panel Consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Zimmerer and Wilson.