J. D. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( 2022 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-22-00214-CV J. D., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 311521, THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER L. CORNISH, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER PER CURIAM Appellant J. D. filed her notice of appeal on April 13, 2022. The appellate record was complete on April 20, 2022, making appellant’s brief due on May 10, 2022. On May 10, 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 Bradley K. Williamson to file appellant’s brief no later than May 31, 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 May 17, 2022. Before Justices Goodwin, Baker and Triana