Zerhi v. DeLeon
Zerhi v. DeLeon
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JASMINE ZERHI,1 § § No. 517, 2018 Respondent Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Family Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § ADAM DELEON, § File No. CN17-01557 § Petition No. 18-00804 Petitioners Below, § Appellees. § §
Submitted: December 7, 2018 Decided: December 19, 2018
ORDER
(1) On October 5, 2018 the appellant filed a notice of appeal from a Family
Court custody order dated and docketed on August 20, 2018. A timely notice of
appeal was due by September 19, 2018.2 On October 24, 2018, the Senior Court
Clerk issued, by certified mail to the address the appellant had provided, a notice
directing the appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed as
untimely filed. The certified notice to show cause was returned to the Court in an
envelope marked “Return to Sender, Unclaimed, Unable to Forward.” On
November 26, 2018, the notice to show cause was re-sent by first class mail. The
1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the appellants under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). 2 Supr. Ct. R. 6(a)(i) (providing that notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after entry of the judgment). appellant has failed to respond to the notice show cause within the required ten-day
period. Under these circumstances, dismissal of this appeal is deemed to be
unopposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY 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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Reference
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