in the Interest of M.T.R., a Child v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Opinion

Order filed March 8, 2019

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-18-01058-CV

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IN THE INTEREST OF M.T.R., A CHILD, Appellant

V.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, Appellee

On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2016-04856J

ORDER

This is an accelerated appeal from a final order in a suit in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. The appellants are C.R., the child’s mother, and A.R., the child’s grandmother. Based on the trial court’s findings at a hearing held on March 7, 2019, Mother is now represented by retained counsel Scott Poerschke. Grandmother was proceeding pro se; it is not clear if Poerschke represents her as well.

Grandmother’s brief was due January 8, 2019. On Grandmother’s motion, we extended the due date to February 7, 2019, and we noted no further extensions would be granted absent extraordinary circumstances. Grandmother has not filed a brief.

We ORDER as follows:

Any brief for Mother or Grandmother is due on or before March 15, 2019. If no brief is timely filed:

1. we will treat Poerschke’s “Reply Brief to Appointed Counsel’s Anders Brief,” filed February 25, 2019, as Mother’s brief; and

2. we will dismiss Grandmother’s appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex.

R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1) and 42.3(b).

Appellee’s brief is due on or before April 5, 2019.

PER CURIAM