Summary
The Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, issued an order to show cause against appellant's attorney, Robert Galvin, in an appeal involving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The order required counsel to appear and explain his failure to file the appellant's brief, while providing that the appearance obligation would be withdrawn if the brief was filed before the scheduled hearing.
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Questions Presented
- Whether appellant's counsel should be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt and sanctioned for failing to comply with the Court's order to file appellant's brief.
Key quotations
“Therefore, it is hereby ordered that Robert Galvin shall appear in person before this Court on January 8, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. in the Third Court of Appeals courtroom, located on the first floor of the Price Daniel, Sr. Building, 209 West 14th Street, in Austin, Travis County, Texas, to show cause why he should not be held in contempt and have sanctions imposed for his failure to obey our November 25, 2013 order.”
Factual background
S. N. G. appealed from proceedings in the 53rd District Court of Travis County, and Robert Galvin represented her in the appeal. Although the appellate brief was initially due November 18, 2013, and the Court later ordered it filed by December 10, 2013, no brief had been filed by the date of the order to show cause.
Procedural history
Appellant filed a notice of appeal on October 4, 2013, and her brief was due November 18, 2013. After the Court ordered counsel to file the brief by December 10, 2013, the brief still had not been filed, prompting the Court to issue an order requiring counsel to appear and show cause why he should not be held in contempt and sanctioned.