R. S. S. and N. M., IV v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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Opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00076-CV
R. S. S. and N. M., IV, Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 428TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY NO. 20-0790, THE HONORABLE DWIGHT E. PESCHEL, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants R. S. S. and N. M., IV filed their notices of appeal on February 16,
2022. The appellate record was complete on March 15, 2022, making appellants’ briefs due on
April 13, 2022. On April 12, 2022, counsel for appellants filed a motion for extension of time to
file appellants’ briefs.
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 James B. Peplinski and Amanda
J. Wilhelm to file appellants’ briefs no later than May 3, 2022. If the briefs are not filed by that
date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on April 22, 2022. Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Triana
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