Matter of Lyles

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: June 4, 2018
• Docket: 59, 2018
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

IN THE MATTER OF THE § No. 59, 2018 PETITION OF IBE LYLES FOR A § WRIT OF PROHIBITION §

Submitted: May 30, 2018 Decided: June 4, 2018 ORDER On May 7, 2018, the Office of the Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail,

directing the petitioner, Ibe Lyles, to show cause why his petition for a writ of

prohibition should not be dismissed as moot because, after filing his petition, Lyles

pleaded guilty in the underlying Superior Court action.* Lyles received the notice

to show cause on May 18, 2018 and has not responded to the notice within the

required ten-day period. Dismissal of the petition is deemed to be unopposed.

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

and 29(b), that the petition for a writ of prohibition is DISMISSED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Justice

* State v. Lyles, Del. Super., Cr. ID No. 1708008011.