Noel v. State

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ELIANA NOEL, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 245, 2015 Court Below—Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County, Cr. ID No. 1306002361 Submitted: August 18, 2015 Decided: September 1, 2015 ORDER This 1st day of September 2015, it appears to the Court that: (1) On May 15, 2015, the appellant filed a notice of appeal from a April 16, 2015 Superior Court order sentencing her for a violation of probation. The appellant’s opening brief and appendix were due on or before July 6, 2015. (2) On July 9, 2015, the Chief Deputy Clerk sent a notice of brief delinquency to the appellant. On July 20, 2015, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a Supreme Court Rule 29(b) notice, by certified mail, directing the appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to file an opening brief and appendix and for her failure to pay the required filing fee. On August 5, 2015, the certified notice to show cause was returned in an envelope marked “Return to Sender, Not Deliverable Address, Unable to Forward.” The notice to show cause was sent again, by first class mail, to the address on record with the Department of Correction, on August 5, 2015. (3) The appellant has failed to respond to the notice show cause and still has not filed an opening brief or paid the required filing fee. Under these circumstances, dismissal of this appeal is deemed to be unopposed. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b), that this appeal is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. Chief Justice 2

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