Petersen v. Manns, et al.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LAURENCE PETERSEN,* Respondent Below, Appellant, v. CALEB MANNS, ASHLEY MANNS, TYLER DACOSTA, VICTORIA DACOSTA, Petitioners Below, Appellees. § § § § § § § § § § § § § No. 285, 2017 Court Below—Family Court of the State of Delaware File Nos. CS10-01739, CS11-02058 Pet. Nos. 16-26621, 16-26637 Submitted: October 13, 2017 Decided: November 1, 2017 ORDER This 1st day of November 2017, it appears to the Court that: (1) On September 28, 2017, the Clerk issued a notice directing the appellant, Laurence Petersen, to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for Petersen’s failure to pay the Family Court record preparation fee and transcript costs. Petersen was advised that his failure to respond to the notice to show cause would result in the dismissal of the appeal as unopposed. (2) Petersen’s response to the notice to show cause was due no later than October 12, 2017. Petersen did not file a response and has not paid for the Family * The Court assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). Court record preparation fee and transcript costs. Under these circumstances, dismissal of Petersen’s appeal is deemed to be unopposed. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. Chief Justice 2
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