in the Interest of J.P.S., a Child ( 2022 )

NUMBER 13-22-00480-CV
COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH
DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS
CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF J.P.S., A CHILD
On appeal from County Court at Law No. 5
of Nueces County, Texas
ORDER
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Tijerina
Order Per Curiam
On October 7, 2022, appellant Cayla Payne filed a notice of appeal from a final order
terminating her parental rights. Appeals in parental termination cases are governed by the
rules of appellate procedure for accelerated appeals, which include expedited deadlines
and procedures. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4; TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). The intermediate
appellate courts are directed to ensure “as far as reasonably possible” that appeals in such
cases are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is
filed. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a).
Under these expedited deadlines, the reporter’s record in this case should have
been filed on October 17, 2022, and Payne’s brief on November 7, 2022. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 26.1(b), 35.1(b), 38.6(a). However, Payne’s appellate counsel failed to request the
reporter’s record until November 2, 2022, causing a significant delay in this accelerated
proceeding. See id. R. 38.6(b)(1) (requiring appellant to request the reporter’s record when
she files her notice of appeal). To date, the Court has not received the reporter’s record or
Payne’s brief.
To ensure the parties comply with the filing deadlines going forward, the Court orders
the court reporter to file the reporter’s record by November 14, 2022. The Court further
orders Payne to file her brief by December 5, 2022, and appellee to file its brief by
December 27, 2022. A request for extension by either party will be disfavored absent
extraordinary circumstances.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed on the
8th day of November, 2022.
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