Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2019

in the Interest of EW, RL, WW, EW, Children v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

in the Interest of EW, RL, WW, EW, Children v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided October 23, 2019

in the Interest of EW, RL, WW, EW, Children v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Opinion

Order filed October 23, 2019

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-19-00666-CV ____________ In the Interest of EW, RL, WW, EW, children

On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2018-04172J

ORDER This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant’s brief was due October 21, 2019. 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, Michelle Placzek, to file appellant’s brief no later than November 4, 2019. 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. 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 Christopher and Bourliot.

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