Case Title: Kostyshyn v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 247, 2013

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
PETER KOSTYSHYN, 
 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Appellee. 
§ 
§  No. 247, 2013 
§ 
§ 
§  Register of Wills, in and 
§  for New Castle County 
§  File No. 125514 
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§ 
 
Submitted: June 6, 2013 
  Decided: June 11, 2013 
 
Before HOLLAND, BERGER, and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 11th day of June 2013, the Court has considered the notice to 
show cause and the appellant’s response thereto.  Appellant is attempting to 
appeal from a document dated February 15, 2011, signed by the Chief 
Deputy Register of Wills, which certifies the inventory of the estate of 
Kataryna Kostyshyn.  The estate was closed in 2003, and no exceptions were 
filed.1  The Court of Chancery has exclusive jurisdiction to rule upon 
probate matters, following which an appeal may then be taken in this Court.2  
We will not hear a matter directly from the Register of Wills.  
                                                             
1 See In re Kostyshyn, 2011 WL 1486571 (Del. Apr. 19, 2011). 
2 Williams v. Wilmington Trust Co., 1993 WL 539210 (Del. Nov. 22, 1993). 
 
 
-2- 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is hereby 
DISMISSED for this Court’s lack of jurisdiction.  Moreover, in light of this 
Court’s recent rulings that:  (a) Kostyshyn’s claims regarding the handling of 
his mother’s estate are procedurally barred for his failure to take timely 
exceptions;3 and (b) Kostyshyn is not entitled to in forma pauperis status in 
light of an escrow account held by the Superior Court on his behalf that is 
worth more than $70,0004, we hereby direct the Clerk of the Court to refuse 
any future filings from Kostyshyn regarding this estate unless the notice of 
appeal or writ is also accompanied by the required filing fee. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Carolyn Berger 
Justice 
                                                             
3 In re Kostyshyn, 2012 WL 5508435 (Del. Nov. 13, 2012). 
4 See Kostyshyn v. State, 2013 WL 1857541 (Del. Apr. 30, 2013).