Case Title: IMO Derious Johnson

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State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2021-03-31T00:00:00Z

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF DERIOUS JOHNSON FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS § § No. 77, 2021 § Submitted: March 24, 2021 Decided: March 31, 2021 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and TRAYNOR, Justices. ORDER After careful consideration of the notice to show cause and the appellant’s response, it appears to the Court that: (1) On March 11, 2021, Derious Johnson filed a document entitled “Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Testificandum.” Johnson’s document was docketed as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. (2) On March 11, 2021, the Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Johnson to show cause why his petition should not be dismissed for this Court’s lack of original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus. On March 24, 2021, Johnson filed a response to the notice to show cause. Johnson’s response does not address the jurisdictional issue raised in the notice. (3) It is well-settled that this Court has no original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus.1 Accordingly, Johnson’s petition manifestly fails on its face 1 In re Cantrell, 678 A.2d 525, 526 (Del. 1996). 2 to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Court, and it must be dismissed. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED under Supreme Court Rule 29(b) that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ James T. Vaughn, Jr. Justice