Simpson, Madison v. Jeremy Mitchell Sr.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

MADISON SIMPSON,1 § § No. 186, 2026 Respondent Below, § Appellant, § Court Below–Family Court § of the State of Delaware v. § § File No. CS14-01452 JEREMY MITCHELL SR., § Petition No. 25-04860 § Petitioner Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: July 20, 2026 Decided: July 30, 2026

ORDER

On May 8, 2026, Madison Simpson filed a notice of appeal from the Family

Court’s custody-modification order dated April 10, 2026. On June 6, the Court

denied Simpson’s petition to proceed in forma pauperis. That same day, the Chief

Deputy Clerk instructed Simpson to pay the Court’s filing fee by June 25, or a notice

to show cause would issue. Simpson failed to pay the filing fee. Simpson also failed

to pay the Family Court’s filing and transcript fees. On June 29, the Chief Deputy

Clerk issued a notice, sent by certified mail, directing Simpson to show cause why

this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to pay the Court’s filing fee or the

Family Court’s filing and transcript fees. Simpson received the notice on July 7. A

1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). timely response was due on or before July 17. To date, Simpson has not responded

to the notice to show cause, paid the Court’s filing fee, or paid the Family Court’s

filing and transcript fees. Dismissal of this appeal is therefore deemed to be

unopposed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is

DISMISSED under Supreme Court Rules 3(b) and 29(b).

BY THE COURT:

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