Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2022

in the Interest of A.Y.C., a Child v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

in the Interest of A.Y.C., a Child v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 27, 2022

in the Interest of A.Y.C., a Child v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Opinion

Order filed July 27, 2022

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-22-00361-CV ____________ In the Interest of A.Y.C., a child

On Appeal from the 313th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2020-02304J

ORDER This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant’s brief was due July 25, 2022. 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 Jennifer Smith, to file appellant’s brief no later than August 5, 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. 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 Justices Bourliot, Hassan and Wilson.

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