Case Title: Jones v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 503, 2006

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2007-05-08T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
GREGORY JONES, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
§ 
§  No. 503, 2006 
§ 
§ 
§  Court Below─Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID Nos. 0501014814 and 
§                      92002502DI 
§ 
§ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O R D E R  
 
 
This 8th day of May 2007, it appears to the Court that:  
 
(1) 
On February 16, 2007, the Clerk of the Court issued a notice to 
show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed pursuant to Supreme 
Court Rule 29(b) for the appellant’s failure to diligently prosecute his appeal 
by not filing his opening brief and appendix.1   
 
(2) 
The appellant did not respond to the notice to show cause, but, 
on April 5, 2007, filed a motion for leave to file his opening brief out of 
time.  On April 9, 2007, the Clerk acknowledged receipt of the appellant’s 
request and notified him that, if the opening brief and appendix were not 
                                                 
1This Court previously had granted two motions filed by the appellant for an extension of 
time to file his opening brief.   
 
2
filed on or before May 1, 2007, the Court would deem dismissal of the 
appeal to be unopposed.2  
 
(3) 
The docket sheet reflects that the appellant has failed to file his 
opening brief and appendix by the required date.  Therefore, dismissal of the 
appeal is deemed to be unopposed. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Supreme Court 
Rules 3(b) (2) and 29(b), that the within appeal is DISMISSED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  Carolyn Berger 
                                                              Justice 
                                                 
2 Supr. Ct. R. 3(b) (2).