IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

KRYSTAL PATTERSON, § § Appellant-Below, Appellant, § No. 467, 2017 § v. § § DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND § Court Below—Superior Court SOCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF § of the State of Delaware MANAGEMENT SERVICES, § § C.A. N16A-07-004 Appellee-Below, Appellee, § § and the § § MERIT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS § BOARD, § § Appellee-Below, Appellee. § Submitted: May 16, 2018 Decided: May 30, 2018 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and SEITZ, Justices.

ORDER This 30th day of May, 2018, after careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, we find it evident that the final judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated in its October 13, 2017 order.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Justice