M. L. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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Opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00700-CV
M. L., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 20TH DISTRICT COURT OF MILAM COUNTY NO. CV40855, THE HONORABLE JOHN YOUNGBLOOD, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant M. L. filed her notice of appeal on November 1, 2022. The appellate
record was complete on November 21, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on December 12,
2022. On December 8, 2022, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file
appellant’s brief.
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 Alan Bennett to file appellant’s
brief no later than December 29, 2022. 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. It is ordered on December 9, 2022.
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Kelly
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