Charles v. Charles

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: February 21, 2023
• Docket: 445, 2022
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

TAYLOR CHARLES,1 § § Respondent Below, § No. 445, 2022 Appellant, § § Court Below—Family Court v. § of the State of Delaware § ABIGAIL CHARLES, § File Nos. CK17-01606, CK17-01607 § Petition Nos. 21-23983, 21-23990 Petitioner Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: February 7, 2023 Decided: February 21, 2023

ORDER

On December 2, 2022, the appellant, Taylor Charles, filed a notice of appeal

from the Family Court’s decision rescinding her guardianship of two of her

grandchildren. The Senior Court Clerk directed Charles to pay the filing fee or file

a motion to proceed in forma pauperis by January 11, 2023. Charles did not pay the

filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. On January 24, 2023, the

Senior Court Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail, directing Charles to show

cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to pay the filing fee or

file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Postal records show delivery of the notice

to show cause on January 26, 2023. A timely response to the notice to show cause

1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). was due on or before February 6, 2023. To date, Charles has not responded to the

notice to show cause, paid the filing fee, or filed a motion 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/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Chief Justice