in the Interest of Z.S., C.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., Children v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( 2020 )

Order filed March 19, 2020 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-19-00891-CV ____________ In the Interest of Z.S., C.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., T.S-T., children On Appeal from the 306th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 17CP0118 ORDER This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a parental termination appeal. Appellant A.T., Jr.’s brief was due February 27, 2020. No brief has been filed. Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection 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 Marcela Ortiz-Taing to file appellant’s brief no later than March 30, 2020. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why counsel 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 Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Jewell and Spain.