DocketNumber： 04-19-00242-CV
Filed Date： 7/17/2019
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 7/18/2019
Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas July 17, 2019 No. 04-19-00242-CV IN THE INTEREST OF S.M.H., ET AL., CHILDREN, From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2018PA01398 Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding ORDER This is an accelerated appeal from the trial court’s final order terminating appellant’s parental rights. Appellant’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California,386 U.S. 738
(1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. See In re P.M.,520 S.W.3d 24
, 27 (Tex. 2016). Counsel states he has provided copies of the brief and motion to withdraw to appellant and informed appellant of his right to review the record and file his own brief. See id.; Nichols v. State,954 S.W.2d 83
, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio, July 23, 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State,924 S.W.2d 176
, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Counsel’s letter also enclosed a form for appellant to use to request review of the appellate record. If appellant would like a copy of the appellate record, he must file the motion in this court no later than July 22, 2019. If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, we order he do so by August 9, 2019. Appellee has filed a notice waiving its right to file a brief in this case unless appellant files a pro se brief. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, appellee may file a responsive brief no later than twenty days after appellant’s pro se brief is filed in this court. We order the motion to withdraw filed by appellant’s counsel is held in abeyance pending further order of the court. We further order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on appellant and all counsel. _________________________________ Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 17th day of July, 2019. ___________________________________ KEITH E. HOTTLE, Clerk of Court