in the Interest of A.L.B., a Child

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
April 30, 2021
No. 04-21-00134-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.L.B., A CHILD
From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020PA00106
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
The trial court’s judgment was signed on March 4, 2021. Any notice of appeal was due
to be filed on March 24, 2021, and any motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal
was due to be filed no later than April 8, 2021. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1, 26.3. Appellant Stevie
Bookout filed her notice of appeal after the notice of appeal due date, on March 31, 2021, with
no motion for extension of time. See generally Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex.
1997) (“[A] motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant acting in good
faith files a [notice of appeal] beyond the time allowed by Rule [26.1], but within the fifteen-day
period in which the appellant would be entitled to move to extend the filing deadline under Rule
[26.3].”
Therefore, we ORDER appellant to show cause in writing within TEN DAYS of the date
of this order why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 10.5(b) (requirements for a motion for extension of time); Garcia v. Kastner Farms, Inc., 774
S.W.2d 668, 670 (Tex. 1989) (reasonable explanation); TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). If Appellant
fails to respond within the time provided, the appeal will be dismissed. See id. R. 42.3(c)
(dismissal for failure to comply with court order).
All other appellate deadlines in this appeal are suspended pending further order of this
court.
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Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 30th day of April, 2021.
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Michael A. Cruz,
Clerk of Court