Title: Kostyshyn v. New Castle County

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
PETER KOSTYSHYN, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, 
 
Plaintiff Below 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 119, 2023 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  C.A. No. N22J-02872 
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Submitted: July 18, 2023 
 
 
 
 
   Decided: July 20, 2023 
 
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; TRAYNOR 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, Peter Kostyshyn, filed this appeal from a monition action 
in the Superior Court.  On June 1, 2023, the Court denied Kostyshyn’s motion to 
proceed in forma pauperis.  The Senior Court Clerk advised Kostyshyn to pay the 
filing fee by June 16, 2023 or a notice to show cause would issue.  Kostyshyn failed 
to pay the filing fee.  He also failed to pay the Superior Court appeal preparation fee.   
(2) 
On  June 16, 2023, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by certified 
mail, directing Kostyshyn to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed 
for his failure to pay the filing fee and the Superior Court appeal preparation fee.  
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Postal records show that the notice has been in transit since June 24, 2023.  On July 
5, 2023, the Chief Deputy Clerk reissued the notice to show cause by first class mail.  
Both notices to show cause were sent to the address Kostyshyn provided, and 
continues to provide, to this Court. 
(3) 
On July 18, 2023, Kostyshyn filed various documents in this appeal that 
are deemed to be his response to the notice to show cause.  The documents do not 
address his failure to pay the filing fee or the Superior Court appeal preparation fee.  
In light of Kostyshyn’s failure to pay the filing fee and the Superior Court appeal 
preparation fee, this appeal must be dismissed.   
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rule 29(b), 
that this appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
/s/ N. Christopher Griffiths 
Justice