Dugan v. Dugan

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE MARK DUGAN,1 Respondent Below, Appellant, v. DIANE DUGAN, Petitioner Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 143, 2023 Court Below—Family Court of the State of Delaware File No. CN22-02010 Petition No. 22-08255 Submitted: June 21, 2023 Decided: July 6, 2023 ORDER On April 28, 2023, the appellant, Mark Dugan, filed a notice of appeal from the Family Court’s order awarding child support. The Senior Court Clerk directed Dugan to pay the filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis by May 15, 2023. Dugan did not pay the filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. On June 5, 2023, the Senior Court Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail, directing Dugan to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for his failure to pay the filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Postal records show delivery of the notice to show cause on June 7, 2023. A timely response to the notice to show cause was due on or before June 20, 2023. To date, Dugan has not 1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). responded to the notice to show cause, paid the filing fee, or filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Dismissal of this appeal 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/ Gary F. Traynor Justice 2

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