Title: Burton v. Torrance

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
CHERYL BURTON, 
 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
KYLE TORRANCE, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellee. 
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§ No. 364, 2023 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  C.A. No. N23C-05-220 
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Submitted: December 18, 2023 
 
 
 
 
Decided: 
December 28, 2023 
 
ORDER 
 
On November 6, 2023, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by certified 
mail to the address provided by the appellant, directing the appellant to show cause 
why this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to pay the Supreme Court 
filing fee or file an amended motion to proceed in forma pauperis by the November 
2, 2023 deadline set by the Clerk’s Office.1  On November 20, 2023, the notice to 
show cause was returned to the Court in an envelope marked “return to sender, 
attempted—not known, unable to forward.”   
 
1 The appellant filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on September 29, 2023, but the motion 
was incomplete and was returned to the appellant with instructions to complete specific sections 
of the motion by October 17, 2023.  The appellant did not file an amended motion or otherwise 
respond to the Court. 
2 
 
On November 27, 2023, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by certified 
mail to an address provided by the Prothonotary for the appellant, directing the 
appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for her failure to 
pay the Supreme Court filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.  On 
December 20, 2023, the notice to show cause was returned to the Court in an 
envelope marked “return to sender, attempted—not known, unable to forward.”  To 
date, the appellant has not provided a current mailing address to the Court, has not 
responded to the notice to show cause, and has not paid the filing fee or filed a 
complete motion to proceed in forma pauperis.  Under these circumstances, 
dismissal of the appeal is deemed to be unopposed. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED 
under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b).   
BY THE COURT: 
/s/ Abigail M. LeGrow 
Justice