Title: Matter of Rhea

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE 
PETITION OF ANTHONY RHEA 
FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS 
 
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§ No. 262, 2019 
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Submitted: August 14, 2019 
Decided: 
August 29, 2019 
 
 
ORDER 
 
After consideration of the notice to show cause and the response, it appears to 
the Court that: 
(1) 
On June 19, 2019, the petitioner, Anthony Rhea, filed a petition for a 
writ of mandamus directing the Superior Court to remove the six-month 
probationary portion of his sentence.  At that time, Rhea’s motion for sentence 
correction that also sought removal of the six-month probationary portion of his 
sentence was pending in the Superior Court.  The Superior Court granted Rhea’s 
motion on August 2, 2019. 
(2) 
On August 8, 2019, the Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing 
Rhea to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for his failure to pay 
the filing fee or to file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and for mootness in 
light of the Superior Court’s decision.  In his response to the notice to show cause, 
Rhea states that he no longer seeks a writ of mandamus.  Rhea does not dispute that 
his writ of petition for a writ of mandamus is moot.  He also has failed to pay the fee 
or a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.  Rhea’s petition must be dismissed. 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the petition for the issuance of a 
writ of mandamus is DISMISSED.   
BY THE COURT: 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice