in the Interest of A.D.M., a Child v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( 2019 )

Order filed January 24, 2019 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-18-01088-CV ____________ In the Interest of A.D.M., a child On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2017-04361J ORDER This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. Appellant’s brief was due January 22, 2019. No brief has been filed. Appeals in parental termination cases are to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines. Therefore, we order appellant’s appointed counsel, Donald Crane, to file appellant’s brief no later than February 4, 2019. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the failure to timely file appellant’s brief. PER CURIAM