Clark v. Division of Family Services

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
PENNY CLARK,1 §
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Respondent Below, § No. 106, 2022
Appellant, §
§ Court Below: Family Court
v. § of the State of Delaware
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DIVISION OF FAMILY § File No. CN13-01927
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF § Petition No. 22-00943
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, §
YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, §
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Petitioner Below, §
Appellee. §
Submitted: July 6, 2022
Decided: August 5, 2022
ORDER
The Court issued a briefing schedule in this appeal on April 28, 2022; the
appellant’s opening brief was due May 31, 2022. On June 7, 2022, the Senior Court
Clerk sent a brief delinquency letter to the appellant. On June 21, 2022, the Senior
Court Clerk issued a notice, sent by certified mail, directing the appellant to show
cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to file an opening brief
and appendix. Postal records confirm that the notice to show cause was delivered
on June 23, 2022. A timely response to the notice to show cause was due on or
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The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the appellant pursuant to Supreme Court Rule
7(d).
before July 5, 2022. The appellant has not responded to the notice to show cause,
nor has she filed an opening brief. Dismissal of the appeal is therefore deemed to
be unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2)
and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Gary F. Traynor
Justice
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