in the Interest of A.G. and A.G., Children ( 2018 )

Order entered July 2, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00725-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.G. AND A.G., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the County Court At Law No. 1
Kaufman County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 97715CC
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal regarding the termination of parental rights. The clerk’s
record and a reporter’s record from a hearing conducted on June 5, 2018 have been filed. Before
the Court is the June 28, 2018 letter of court reporter Becky Wheeler informing the Court that
she is currently transcribing an audio recording of a hearing that was conducted on May 24,
2018. She states in her letter that she cannot file her transcription as an official reporter’s record
because she can only certify that it is an accurate transcription from an audio recording.
Accordingly, we ORDER the Honorable Deane Loughmiller, Presiding Judge of
Kaufman County Court of Law No. 1, to conduct a hearing to determine and make a written
finding as to whether the parties agree on the contents of the Ms. Wheeler’s transcription of the
May 24 hearing. See TEX. R. APP. P. 34.2. If the parties do not agree, Judge Loughmiller shall
then determine and make written findings as to whether (1) appellants requested the proceedings
be stenographically recorded or objected to them being electronically recorded and (2) the record
of the proceedings is necessary to the appeal’s resolution. See id. 34.6(f). The trial court shall
hold the hearing WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order. Further, WITHIN
TWENTY DAYS of the date of this order, the trial court shall transmit to this Court a reporter’s
record of this hearing and a supplemental clerk’s record containing the trial court’s docket sheet,
the written finding(s), and any supporting documentation.
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Judge Loughmiller,
Shelly Etheridge, Official Court Reporter of Kaufman County Court at Law No. 1, Ms. Wheeler,
and all parties.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeal will
be reinstated when the requested records have been filed or within thirty days of the date of this
order, whichever occurs sooner.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE