IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

LAURENCE PETERSEN,* § § No. 285, 2017 Respondent Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Family Court of the § State of Delaware v. § § File Nos. CS10-01739, CS11-02058 CALEB MANNS, ASHLEY § Pet. Nos. 16-26621, 16-26637 MANNS, TYLER DACOSTA, § VICTORIA DACOSTA, § § Petitioners Below, § Appellees. §

Submitted: October 13, 2017 Decided: November 1, 2017

ORDER

This 1st day of November 2017, it appears to the Court that:

(1) On September 28, 2017, the Clerk issued a notice directing the

appellant, Laurence Petersen, to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed

for Petersen’s failure to pay the Family Court record preparation fee and transcript

costs. Petersen was advised that his failure to respond to the notice to show cause

would result in the dismissal of the appeal as unopposed.

(2) Petersen’s response to the notice to show cause was due no later than

October 12, 2017. Petersen did not file a response and has not paid for the Family

* The Court assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). Court record preparation fee and transcript costs. Under these circumstances,

dismissal of Petersen’s appeal is 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/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. Chief Justice

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