Case Information
*1 C OURT OF A PPEALS FOR THE
F IRST D ISTRICT OF T EXAS AT H OUSTON O RDER AND N OTICE OF I NTENT TO D ISMISS FOR W ANT OF P ROSECUTION Appellate case name: In the Interest of M.M.M., M.L.B. aka M.B. and Z.T.B. Appellate case number: 01-16-00998-CV
Trial court case number: 2016-00114J
Trial court: 165th District Court of Harris County
This is an accelerated appeal for which this Court is required to dispose of this parental termination appeal within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed, so far as reasonably possible. See T EX . S T . J UD . A DMIN . R. 6.2(a) (West Supp. 2016). Here, the deadline is set for June 16, 2017. Although the clerk’s record was filed on December 30, 2016, the reporter’s record has not been filed and appellant is not indigent.
On January 11, 2017, the Clerk of this Court notified Frederick Wilson II, counsel for appellant, P.L.B., that if he failed to provide evidence of payment for the reporter’s record by January 23, 2017, this Court may set the briefing schedule without it. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 37.3(c). Neither a timely response nor the reporter’s record have been filed in this Court. Accordingly, this Court will consider and decide this appeal on those issues or points that do not require a reporter’s record for a decision. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 37.3(c)(1), (2). Appellant’s brief is ordered to be filed no later than 20 days from the date of this order. See id. 38.6(a).
In addition, because the filing fee had not been paid, the Clerk of this Court sent a notice to appellant’s counsel on January 13, 2017, warning appellant that this appeal was subject to dismissal if that fee is not paid by February 13, 2017. Thus, appellant is ORDERED to pay the $205.00 filing fee to the Clerk of this Court within 20 days of the date of this order, or this appeal will be dismissed for want of prosecution without further notice . See T EX . R. A PP . P. 5, 37.3(b), 42.3(b), (c).
It is so ORDERED.
Judge’s signature: /s/ Laura Carter Higley
Acting individually
Date: February 7, 2017