in the Matter of C.J.Z ( 2023 )

FILE COPY Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas January 3, 2023 No. 04-22-00641-CV IN THE MATTER OF C.J.Z From the 386th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2022JUV00491 Honorable Jacqueline Herr-Valdez, Judge Presiding ORDER Appellant’s brief was originally due on November 18, 2022 and was not filed. We notified appellant’s counsel of the deficiency on November 30, 2022. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b)(2). In that notice, we instructed appellant to file a response by December 10, 2022 explaining why he has not timely filed a brief. To date, counsel has not responded to that notice. Accordingly, we order appellant to file his brief by January 13, 2023. If appellant’s attorney fails to file the brief by the date ordered, we will abate this appeal and remand to the trial court for a hearing to determine whether appellant or appointed counsel has abandoned the appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b)(2). _________________________________ Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 3rd day of January, 2023. ___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court