Fuller, Dana v. Mason Smith

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: April 13, 2026
• Docket: 488, 2025
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

DANA FULLER,1 § § Respondent Below, § No. 488, 2025 Appellant, § § Court Below: Family Court v. § of the State of Delaware § MASON SMITH, § File No. CS17-01741 § Petition Nos. 25-15141 and Petitioner Below, § 25-21691 Appellee. §

Submitted: March 17, 2026 Decided: April 13, 2026

ORDER

The appellant, Dana Fuller, filed this appeal on December 2, 2025. Court staff

sent several letters directing Fuller to pay the Supreme Court filing fee or to file a

motion and affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis. Fuller did not do so. On February

17, 2025, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, sent by certified mail, directing

Fuller to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed because she has not

paid the Supreme Court filing fee or filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

After the postal service unsuccessfully attempted delivery of the certified mail, the

Chief Deputy Clerk reissued the notice by first-class mail on March 6, 2026. Fuller

having failed to respond to the notice to show cause, to pay the filing fee or file a

1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). motion to proceed in forma pauperis, or to provide an updated address to the Court,

dismissal of this action is deemed to be unopposed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)

and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Chief Justice