Fields v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
ZYKEEM FIELDS, §
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Defendant Below, § No. 486, 2023
Appellant, §
§ Court Below—Superior Court
v. § of the State of Delaware
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STATE OF DELAWARE, § Cr. ID No. 2210000693 (N)
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Appellee. §
Submitted: March 12, 2024
Decided: March 26, 2024
ORDER
On December 27, 2023, the appellant, Zykeem Fields, filed a notice of appeal
from a Superior Court order denying his second motion for sentence modification.
After Fields submitted an incomplete motion to proceed in forma pauperis, the
Clerk’s Office advised Fields to file a completed motion by February 20, 2024.
Fields did not file a completed motion or pay the filing fee. He also failed to file an
opening brief. On February 23, 2024, the Clerk’s Office issued a notice, by certified
mail, directing Fields to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for his
failure to filed a completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis or to pay the filing
fee. Postal records show that the notice to show cause was delivered by February
29, 2024. A timely response to the notice to show cause was due by March 11, 2024.
To date, Fields has not responded to the notice to show cause, submitted a complete
motion to proceed in forma pauperis, or paid the filing fee. Dismissal of this appeal
is therefore deemed to be unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2)
and 29(b), that this appeal is DISMISSED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Karen L. Valihura
Justice
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