Langston, Nathan v. Sarah Hennley

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: March 18, 2026
• Docket: 51, 2026
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

NATHAN LANGSTON,1 § § Petitioner Below, § No. 51, 2026 Appellant, § § Court Below—Family Court v. § of the State of Delaware § SARAH HENNLEY, § File No. CN26-01168 § Petition No. 26-01196 Respondent Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: March 10, 2026 Decided: March 18, 2026

ORDER

(1) The appellant filed a notice of appeal seeking review of orders entered

by a Family Court Commissioner relating to procedural matters in a protection from

abuse proceeding. The appellant also filed documents styled as a petition for a writ

of mandamus. The Senior Court Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail, directing

the appellant to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed because the

orders are interlocutory and this Court lacks jurisdiction to consider an appeal from

the decision of a Family Court Commissioner. The notice also directed the appellant

to show cause why the writ petition should not be dismissed because it fails to

demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief.

1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). (2) Postal records reflect that the postal service attempted delivery of the

certified mail on February 12 and 17, 2026, but no authorized recipient was

available; notice of the attempted delivery was left at the address. On February 26,

2026, the Chief Deputy Clerk reissued the notice to show cause by first-class mail.

The appellant having failed to respond to the notice to show cause within the

required ten-day period, dismissal of this action is deemed unopposed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2)

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

BY THE COURT:

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