M. Y. and D. Y. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

       TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN


                                      NO. 03-22-00720-CV



                                   M. Y. and D. Y., Appellant

                                                 v.

                Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee




            FROM THE 395TH DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
      NO. 20-0090-CPS395, THE HONORABLE RYAN D. LARSON, JUDGE PRESIDING



                                            ORDER


PER CURIAM

               Appellant M. Y. and D. Y. filed their notices of appeal on November 9, 2022 and

December 9, 2022 respectively. The appellate record was complete on November 21, 2022,

making appellant’s briefs due on December 12, 2022. On December 10, 2022 and December 12,

2022, counsel for appellants filed motions for extension of time to file appellants’ briefs.

               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 motions and order Kenneth A. Richey, Jr. and Lisa

Marie Mims to file appellants’ briefs no later than January 2, 2023. If the briefs are not filed by

that date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt

of court.
              It is ordered on December 27, 2022.



Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith




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