IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LARRY WARD, § § No. 410, 2025 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § C.A. No. SN071-07-043 STATE OF DELAWARE, § § Appellee. § Submitted: December 2, 2025 Decided: December 16, 2025 On October 31, 2025, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail, directing the appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for his failure to pay the filing fee or a motion and affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis.

Postal records show that the notice to show cause was delivered by November 17, 2025. A timely response to the notice to show cause was due by December 1, 2025.

To date, the appellant has not paid the filing fee or a motion and affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis. 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/ Gary F. Traynor Justice