Case Title: Layton v. Layton

Citation: 

Docket Number: 377, 2018

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2019-04-09T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
HANNA A. LAYTON,1 
 
Respondent Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
JACKSON P. LAYTON, 
 
Petitioner Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 377, 2018 
§ 
§  Court Below: Family Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
§  in and for New Castle County 
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§  File No. CN15-04403 
§  Petition No. 17-34580 
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§ 
§ 
 
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). 
 
2 
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