in Re: W.B.

NUMBER 13-14-00579-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
IN RE: W.B.
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2
of Cameron County, Texas.
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes
Order Per Curiam
Appellant W.B. has filed a pro se appeal of an order authorizing the administration
of psychoactive medication. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §574.104. The clerk’s
record was filed on October 6, 2014, and it is unclear whether appellant is entitled to
appointed counsel.1 Accordingly, we ABATE and REMAND this cause as follows.
1 The Texas Health and Safety Code provides that a patient for whom an application for an order to
authorize the administration of a psychoactive medication is entitled to representation by a court-appointed
attorney. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. §574.105.
Upon remand, the trial court shall utilize whatever means necessary to make
appropriate findings and recommendations concerning the following: (1) whether
appellant desires to prosecute this appeal; and (2) whether appellant is entitled to
appointed counsel. If the trial court determines that appellant does want to continue the
appeal and that appellant is entitled to court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall
appoint counsel to represent appellant in this appeal. If counsel is appointed, the name,
address, telephone number, and state bar number of said counsel shall be included in an
order appointing counsel.
The trial court shall cause its findings and recommendations, together with any
orders it may enter regarding the aforementioned issues, to be included in a supplemental
clerk's record. Furthermore, the trial court shall cause a supplemental reporter's record
of any proceedings to be prepared. The supplemental clerk's record and supplemental
reporter's record, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or before the
expiration of twenty days from the date of this order.
It is so ORDERED.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
20th day of October, 2014.
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