Bell v. Reed

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

SAMUEL BELL,1 § § No. 118, 2024

Respondent Below, Appellant, § § Court Below–Family Court v. § of the State of Delaware §

DELANEY REED, § File No. CN21-01013 § Petition No. 21-00081

Petitioner Below, Appellee. §

Submitted: November 8, 2024 Decided: January 16, 2025

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; LEGROW and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER

After consideration of the opening brief and the Family Court record, we find it evident that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons cited by the Family Court in its March 1, 2024 order affirming a Family Court commissioner’s denial of the appellant’s motion to reopen protection-from- abuse proceedings.

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

BY THE COURT:

/s/ N. Christopher Griffiths Justice

1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d).