in the Interest of Z.S., C.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., Children v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Opinion

Order filed March 19, 2020

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-19-00891-CV

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In the Interest of Z.S., C.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., children

On Appeal from the 306th District Court Galveston County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 17CP0118

ORDER

This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant A.T., Jr.’s brief was due February 27, 2020. 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) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.

Therefore we order appellant’s appointed counsel Marcela Ortiz-Taing to file appellant’s brief no later than March 30, 2020. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why counsel 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 Frost and Justices Jewell and Spain.