Case Title: Walls v. Jackson et al.

Citation: 

Docket Number: 482, 2002

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2003-06-11T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JOSEPH M. WALLS,  
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
JOSEPH C. JACKSON, DELAWARE 
STATE POLICE, and RONALD D. 
PHILLIPS, JR., 
 
Defendants Below- 
Appellees. 
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§  No. 482, 2002 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  C.A. No. 02X-02-160 
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Submitted:  May 1, 2003 
Decided:  June 11, 2003 
 
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and STEELE, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 11th day of June 2003, after careful consideration of the opening brief, 
the motions to affirm, and the record below, the Court finds it manifest that the 
judgment on appeal should be affirmed on the basis of, and for the reasons set forth 
in, the Superior Court’s well-reasoned decision dated July 29, 2002.  The Superior 
Court did not err in concluding that Walls’ claims were barred by his lack of 
standing, the applicable statute of limitations, and, as to the State Police, the 
doctrine of sovereign immunity.  Accordingly, we find no error in the Superior 
Court’s dismissal of Walls’ complaint for failure to state a claim. 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice