Ralph v. Brooks

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: August 23, 2023
• Docket: 172, 2023
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

ZENA RALPH,1 § § No. 172, 2023 Respondent Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Family Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § File No. CN21-05956 YASMIN BROOKS, § Petition No. 21-28908 § Petitioner Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: August 11, 2023 Decided: August 23, 2023

ORDER

It appears to the Court that, on July 10, 2023, the Chief Deputy Clerk sent a

notice of brief delinquency to the appellant because she had not filed an opening

brief by the July 6, 2023 deadline set by the Court. On July 21, 2023, the Chief

Deputy Clerk issued a notice, sent by certified mail, directing the appellant to show

cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to file an opening brief.

The appellant received the notice, as evidenced by the return receipt filed with the

Court on July 31, 2023. A timely response to the notice to show cause was due on

or before August 10, 2023. To date, the appellant has not filed an opening brief or

1 The parties were previously assigned pseudonyms under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). responded to the notice to show cause. Dismissal of this action 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/N. Christopher Griffiths Justice