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NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37
DEBORAH ELCHAK SCHEMERY, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Appellant
v.
WILLIAM PATRICK SCHEMERY,
Appellee No. 1376 MDA 2015
Appeal from the Order Entered July 15, 2015
In the Court of Common Pleas of Union County
Civil Division at No(s): 14-741
BEFORE: BOWES, LAZARUS AND STRASSBURGER,* JJ.
JUDGMENT ORDER BY BOWES, J.: FILED APRIL 01, 2016
Deborah Elchak Schemery filed this appeal from the July 15, 2015
order dismissing this divorce action on the basis that there was another
pending divorce action between the parties. Appellant filed her brief on
November 9, 2015. Appellee’s brief was due on December 9, 2015.
Pa.R.A.P. 2185(b)(1) (“The appellee shall serve and file appellee’s brief
within 30 days after service of appellant’s brief[.]”). On December 9, 2015,
Appellant filed two documents. The first document is a withdrawal of
appearance. It is executed by Appellant, pro se, and withdraws the
appearance of counsel of record and enters her appearance pro se in the
above appeal. The second document is a praecipe to discontinue. Therein,
Appellant asks this Court to discontinue this appeal and notes that Appellee
*
Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.
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concurs in the request. In accordance with the foregoing, this appeal is
discontinued. Pa.R.A.P. 1973 (“An appellant may discontinue an appeal . . .
as to all appellees as a matter of course until 14 days after the date on
which the appellee’s principal brief is due[.]”).
Appeal dismissed.
Judgment Entered.
Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary
Date: 4/1/2016
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