William Joseph Rader and Michelle Lea Klotz v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 5, 2010
• Docket: 03-10-00052-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

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NO. 03-10-00052-CV

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William Joseph Rader and Michelle Lea Klotz, Appellants

v.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee

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FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 340TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. C-08-0049-CPS, HONORABLE JAY K. WEATHERBY, JUDGE PRESIDING

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M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

PER CURIAM

                        Appellant William Joseph Rader’s brief was due June 28, 2010. The brief has not been received and Rader’s appointed attorney, Rosemary Rose, did not respond to this Court’s notice that the brief is overdue.

                        The appeal is abated. The trial court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether Rader desires to prosecute this appeal and whether appointed counsel has abandoned the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2); see also In re T.V., 8 S.W.3d 448, 449-50 (Tex. App.—Waco 1999, no pet.) (applying Rule 38.8(b) to suit involving termination of parental rights). The court shall make appropriate findings and recommendations. A record from this hearing, including copies of all findings and orders and a transcription of the court reporter’s notes, shall be forwarded to the Clerk of this Court for filing as a supplemental record no later than December 6, 2010. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(3).

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Patterson and Henson

Abated

Filed: November 5, 2010