Opinion
No. 04-14-00710-CV
01-23-2015
IN THE INTEREST OF T.M.P., A Child
From the 407th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2013-PA-00126
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an appeal from a judgment terminating appellant father's parental rights. Appellant's court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. See In re RR, No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, order) (holding that Anders procedures apply to appeals from orders terminating parental rights), disp. on merits, 2003 WL 22080522 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 10, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op.). Counsel has informed appellant of her right to obtain and review the record and file her own brief. See id.; Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 23, 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Counsel provided appellant with a form for requesting the record and instruction on filing same. See Kelly v. State, No. PD-0702-13, 2014 WL 2865901 (Tex. Crim. App. June 25, 2014). Appellant did not file the form with this court or otherwise request the record.
If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, we order that she do so on or before February 23, 2015. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, appellee may file a responsive brief no later than twenty days after appellant's pro se brief is filed in this court. We further order the motion to withdraw filed by appellant's counsel held in abeyance pending further order of the court.
We further order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on appellant and all counsel.
/s/_________
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 23rd day of January, 2015.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court