Title: Alladi v. Vadlamani

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
BHANU D. ALLADI, 
 
Respondent Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
PRAMOD A. VADLAMANI, 
 
Petitioner Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 281, 2006 
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§  Court Below—Family Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for Sussex County 
§  File No. CS00-03157 
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Submitted:  January 17, 2007 
Decided:  March 6, 2007 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
This 6th day of March 2007, upon consideration of the appellant’s 
opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm, and the record below, the 
Court finds it manifest on the face of the opening brief that the appeal is 
without merit.  The Family Court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to 
reopen the parties’ divorce proceedings under Family Court Civil Rule 
60(b).1  The appellant did not promptly move to reopen the final divorce 
decree, which was entered on November 1, 2000,2 and the record of the 
                                                 
1 Wife B. v. Husband B., 395 A.2d 358 (Del. 1978). 
2 Schremp v. Marvel, 405 A.2d 119, 120 (Del. 1979) (although Rule 60(b) 
provides no time limit, movant is required to act without “unreasonable delay”). 
 
2
hearing on her motion reflects that she failed to present substantial evidence 
to support her request for relief under Rule 60(b).3  
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Family Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice 
 
                                                 
3 Donohue v. Donohue, 2005 WL 1421023 (Del. June 16, 2005).