IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
HANNA A. LAYTON,1 §
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Respondent Below, § No. 377, 2018
Appellant, §
§ Court Below: Family Court
v. § of the State of Delaware
§ in and for New Castle County
JACKSON P. LAYTON, §
§ File No. CN15-04403
Petitioner Below, § Petition No. 17-34580
Appellee. §
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Submitted: March 22, 2019
Decided: April 9, 2019
ORDER
(1) On July 20, 2018, the appellant filed this appeal from a Family Court
order dated July 17, 2018. The appellant’s opening brief was due to be filed by
February 18, 2019. When the appellant did not file the brief, the Chief Deputy Clerk
issued a brief delinquency notice, dated February 27, 2019, advising the appellant
that the brief must be filed within seven days. The appellant did not respond to the
brief delinquency notice and did not file the opening brief.
(2) On March 8, 2019, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by certified
mail, directing the appellant to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed
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The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d).
for failure to file the opening brief. The notice to show cause directed the appellant
to respond within ten days and advised her that if she did not respond, dismissal of
the appeal would be deemed to be unopposed.
(3) Postal records indicate that the notice to show cause was delivered on
March 12, 2019. The appellant has not filed the opening brief. Dismissal of the
appeal is therefore deemed to be unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)
and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr.
Justice
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