E. A. H., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee (2018)

ORDER

Appellant E.A.H. filed her notice of appeal on December 5, 2017. The appellate record was complete December 15, 2017, making appellant's brief due January 4, 2018. On December 27, 2017, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant's brief.

The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days for court's final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court's leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order counsel to file appellant's brief no later than January 25, 2018. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.

It is ordered on January 2, 2018.

PER CURIAM