Kellum v. Honorable Ferris W. Wharton

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

MELVIN KELLUM, § § No. 370, 2024

Petitioner Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Superior Court of § the State of Delaware

v. § § C.A. No. N24M-02-095

HON. FERRIS G. WHARTON, § HON. ALAN G. DAVIS, HON. § KENNETH S. CLARK, JR., HON. § KATHLEEN JENNINGS, HON. § KEVIN O’CONNELL, HON. § TERRA TAYLOR, TIMOTHY G. § WILLARD, ESQ., JEFFREY § HORVATH, COL. MELISSA § ZEBLEY, and DR. JAMES D. § WILSON, § §

Respondents Below, § Appellees.

Submitted: May 16, 2025 Decided: July 10, 2025

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

ORDER

After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, we

conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the Superior

Court’s order, dated August 5, 2024, dismissing the petition for a writ of mandamus.1

1 Kellum v. Wharton, 2024 WL 3649529 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 25, 2024).

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the judgment of the Superior

Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr.

Chief Justice