Layton v. Layton
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE HANNA A. LAYTON,1 Respondent Below, Appellant, v. JACKSON P. LAYTON, Petitioner Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § § § No. 377, 2018 Court Below: Family Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County File No. CN15-04403 Petition No. 17-34580 Submitted: March 22, 2019 Decided: April 9, 2019 ORDER (1) On July 20, 2018, the appellant filed this appeal from a Family Court order dated July 17, 2018. The appellant’s opening brief was due to be filed by February 18, 2019. When the appellant did not file the brief, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a brief delinquency notice, dated February 27, 2019, advising the appellant that the brief must be filed within seven days. The appellant did not respond to the brief delinquency notice and did not file the opening brief. (2) On March 8, 2019, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail, directing the appellant to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed 1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). for failure to file the opening brief. The notice to show cause directed the appellant to respond within ten days and advised her that if she did not respond, dismissal of the appeal would be deemed to be unopposed. (3) Postal records indicate that the notice to show cause was delivered on March 12, 2019. The appellant has not filed the opening brief. Dismissal of the appeal is therefore deemed to be unopposed. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b) and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Justice 2
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