Matter of Wilson

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF SHIRLEY WILSON FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI ' ' ' No. 441, 2000 ' ' ' Submitted: October 2, 2000 Decided: October 10, 2000 Before HOLLAND, BERGER and STEELE, Justices ORDER This 10th day of October 2000, upon consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Shirley Wilson, it appears to the Court that: (1) In her petition Wilson requests this Court to review Athe Rules for Judgments regarding limiting seizure to property involved and amending excessive judgments.@ The petition appears to stem from a judgment entered against Wilson in the Justice of the Peace Court in 1993. (2) Certiorari is available to challenge a final order of a lower court only when the right to appeal is denied, a question of grave public policy and interest is involved, and no other basis for review is available.1 Unless these threshold requirements are met, this Court has no jurisdiction to hear the claim.2 1 Shoemaker v. State, Del. Supr., 375 A.2d 431, 438 (1977). 2 In the Matter of Butler, Del. Supr., 609 A.2d 1080, 1081 (1992). (3) Wilson=s petition must be dismissed, sua sponte, because it manifestly fails on its face to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court.3 Moreover, this Court concludes, in the exercise of its discretion, that the giving of notice would serve no meaningful purpose and that any response would be of no avail.4 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 29(c), the petition for a writ of certiorari is DISMISSED, sua sponte. BY THE COURT: /s/ Carolyn Berger Justice 3 Supr. Ct. R. 29(c). 4 Id. -2-

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