in the Interest of D.H.G. and M.E.G., Children ( 2021 )

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas June 30, 2021 No. 04-21-00183-CV IN THE INTEREST OF D.H.G. AND M.E.G., CHILDREN From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019-PA-02241 Honorable Peter A. Sakai, Judge Presiding ORDER This is an accelerated appeal of an order in a suit for termination of the parent-child relationship that must be disposed of by this court within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal was filed in the trial court. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2. Appellant’s brief was originally due June 9, 2021; however, the court granted appellant a twenty-day extension to June 29, 2021 to file the record. On June 29, 2021, appellant filed a motion asking the court to compel “the trial court” to file a supplemental clerk’s record and requesting a further extension of time to file appellant’s brief. The motion does not reflect that appellant has directed the clerk to prepare and file a supplement containing the omitted items. See TEX. R. APP. P. 34.5(c)(1). We grant appellant’s motion in part. We order the trial court clerk to file a supplemental clerk’s record by July 6, 2021, containing: -- Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment and Notice of Hearing, filed May 13, 2021; and -- Letter from M.N. Re Requesting Appointment of Counsel, filed May 13, 2021. We order appellant’s brief due July 13, 2021. Counsel is advised that no further extensions of time will be granted absent a motion that (1) demonstrates extraordinary circumstances justifying further delay, (2) advises the court of the efforts counsel has expended in preparing the brief, and (3) provides the court reasonable assurance that the brief will be completed and filed by the requested extended deadline. The court does not generally consider a heavy work schedule to be an extraordinary circumstance. _________________________________ Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of June, 2021. ___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court