Case Title: Skinner v. Stone & Paper Investors, LLC

Citation: 

Docket Number: 273, 2023

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2024-04-29T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
BRIAN SKINNER, 
 
 
Defendant Below, Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STONE & PAPER INVESTORS, 
LLC, JOHN DIAMOND, DIAMOND 
CARTER TRADING, LLC, and 
ALBERT CARTER,1 
 
Plaintiff and Counterclaim and 
Third-Party Defendants Below, 
Appellees,  
 
and 
 
CLOVIS HOLDINGS, LLC, 
 
Nominal Defendant and 
Counterclaim Plaintiff Below. 
 
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§  No. 273, 2023 
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§  Court Below—Court of 
§  Chancery of the State of  
§  Delaware 
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§  C.A. No. 2018-0394 
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  Submitted:  March 15, 2024 
 
 
 
 
 
  Decided:  April 29, 2024 
 
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
ORDER 
 
After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record below, we find 
it evident that the judgment of the Court of Chancery should be affirmed on the basis 
 
1 Although the body of the notice of appeal identified only these entities and individuals as 
appellees in this appeal, the caption of the notice of appeal identified additional entities and 
individuals as appellees.  The appellant later filed a notice of voluntary dismissal as to the 
additional parties identified in the caption of the notice of appeal.  This order therefore includes 
only the parties against whom the appellant continues to press the appeal. 
EFiled:  Apr 29 2024 11:57AM EDT 
Filing ID 72850232
Case Number 273,2023
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of and for the reasons stated in the Court of Chancery’s Memorandum Opinion dated 
June 29, 2020; telephonic rulings and order dated November 18, 2020; post-trial 
Memorandum Opinion dated July 30, 2021; Order Denying Motions for Reargument 
dated September 17, 2021; telephonic bench ruling dated December 27, 2021; Order 
dated June 1, 2022; bench ruling and Orders dated December 5, 2022; Order 
Denying Motions for Reargument dated February 1, 2023; Letter Decision dated 
April 6, 2023; and Order and Final Judgment dated July 7, 2023. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of 
Chancery is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice