IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
MELANIE TRAINOR,1 §
§ No. 513, 2019
Petitioner Below, §
Appellant, §
§
v. § Court Below–Family Court
§ of the State of Delaware
MEGAN TRAINOR and JACOB §
WALEN, § File No. CN11-02261
§ Petition No. 19-14221
Respondents Below, §
Appellees. §
Submitted: September 1, 2020
Decided: September 14, 2020
ORDER
On August 12, 2020, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, sent by certified
mail, directing the appellant, Melanie Trainor, to show cause why her appeal should
not be dismissed for her failure to respond to the Chief Deputy’s letter directing her
to file a completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis with notarization or an
unsworn declaration. On August 19, 2020, the certified mail receipt indicating that
Trainor had received the notice to show cause was filed with the Court. A timely
response to the notice to show cause was due on or before August 31, 2020. To date,
Trainor has not responded to the notice to show cause, nor has she paid the filing fee
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The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 7(d).
or filed a completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Dismissal of the appeal
is therefore deemed to be unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, under Supreme Court
Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Karen L. Valihura
Justice
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