J. L. B. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-22-00756-CV

J. L. B., Appellant

v.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee

FROM THE 424TH DISTRICT COURT OF BURNET COUNTY NO. 52792, THE HONORABLE CHERYLL MABRAY, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER

PER CURIAM

Appellant J. L. B. filed her notice of appeal on November 21, 2022. The appellate

record was complete on December 9, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on December 29, 2022.

On December 27, 2022, appellant’s counsel filed an unopposed motion for extension of time to

file appellant’s motion to dismiss.

The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals

from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days

for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court’s leeway in granting

extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order appellant’s counsel to file

appellant’s motion to dismiss no later than January 17, 2023. If the motion to dismiss is not filed

by that date, appellant’s brief will be due on or before February 6, 2023. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt

of court.

It is ordered on December 30, 2022.

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith