Gordon v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families ( 2024 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
RONAN GORDON, SR.,1 §
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Petitioner Below, § No. 370, 2023
Appellant, §
§ Court Below: Family Court
v. § of the State of Delaware
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DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES § File No. CK23-01318
FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND § Petition No. 23-03884
THEIR FAMILIES, §
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Respondent Below, §
Appellee. §
Submitted: May 21, 2024
Decided: May 29, 2024
ORDER
(1) The Court issued a briefing schedule in this appeal on December 5,
2023; the appellant’s opening brief was due January 4, 2024. The appellant then
requested several extensions of that deadline, which the Court granted; as a result,
the opening brief was due April 9, 2024. On April 10, 2024, the Senior Court Clerk
sent a brief delinquency letter to the appellant. The appellant did not respond to the
letter and did not file the opening brief.
(2) On April 22, 2024, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, sent by
certified mail, directing the appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be
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The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the appellant pursuant to Supreme Court Rule
7(d).
dismissed because the appellant had not filed an opening brief and appendix. Postal
records reflect that delivery was attempted on April 25 and 30, 2024, but no
authorized recipient was available; the postal service left notice at the delivery
address. On May 9, 2024, the Chief Deputy Clerk reissued the notice to show cause
by first-class mail. The Court has not received a response to any of these notices.
The appellant having failed to respond to the notice to show cause within the
required ten-day period, to file the opening brief, or to report any change of address
to the Court, dismissal of this action is deemed unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the appeal is DISMISSED under
Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b).
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Abigail M. LeGrow
Justice
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