Case Title: Timco v. Allied World

Citation: 

Docket Number: 393, 2023

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
KYLE TIMCO, 
 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
ALLIED WORLD, ARIZONA 
RISK MANAGEMENT, AND 
MARICOPA RISK 
MANAGEMENT, 
 
Defendants Below, 
Appellees. 
 
 
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§  No. 393, 2023 
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§  Court Below–Court of Chancery 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  C.A. No. 2023-0798 
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Submitted: December 5, 2023 
 
 
 
 
Decided: 
December 18, 2023 
 
Before TRAYNOR, LEGROW, and GRIFFITHS, Justices. 
 
ORDER 
After consideration of the notice to show cause and the appellant’s response, 
it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
The appellant, Kyle Timco, filed this appeal from a Court of Chancery 
magistrate’s order—dated August 4, 2023, and docketed August 7, 2023—
dismissing Timco’s complaint upon initial review under 10 Del. C. § 8803(b).  The 
Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Timco to show cause why his appeal 
should not be dismissed based on this Court’s lack of jurisdiction to consider an 
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appeal from a magistrate’s order.  In response to the notice to show cause, Timco 
argues the merits of his appeal but does not address this Court’s jurisdiction. 
(2) 
This Court lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal directly from a 
magistrate’s decision.1  The appellant’s right to review of the magistrate’s order was 
to a judge in the Court of Chancery.2  Having failed to pursue that review, Timco 
waived his right to any further review or appeal.3   
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is 
DISMISSED under Supreme Court Rule 29(b). 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
/s/ Abigail M. LeGrow 
 
Justice 
 
1 Kalil v. Kalil, 2018 WL 1915123 (Del. Mar. 12, 2018). 
2 In re Estate of Webb, 2011 WL 4838972 (Del. Oct. 12, 2011). 
3 Id. (citing Del. Ct. Ch. R. 144).