Title: Feliciano v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
MICHAEL FELICIANO, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 174, 2024 
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§  Court Below: Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  Cr. ID No. 89000046DI (N) 
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Submitted: June 11, 2024 
Decided: 
June 17, 2024 
 
 
ORDER 
 
(1) 
On April 25, 2024, the appellant filed this appeal from a Superior Court 
order denying a successive motion for postconviction relief.  The Senior Court Clerk 
sent the appellant a letter directing him to pay the filing fee or to file a motion and 
affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis by May 10, 2024.  On May 14, 2024, the 
Chief Deputy Clerk sent another letter directing the appellant to either file a motion 
and affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee by May 28, 2024, or 
a notice to show cause would issue. 
(2) 
On May 30, 2024, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, sent by 
certified mail, directing the appellant to show cause why the Court should not 
dismiss the appeal for the appellant’s failure to diligently prosecute the appeal by 
either paying the Supreme Court filing fee or filing a motion to proceed in forma 
 
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pauperis.  The notice to show cause directed the appellant to respond within ten days 
and advised that if the appellant did not respond, dismissal of the appeal would be 
deemed to be unopposed.  On June 3, 2024, the Court received the certified-mail 
receipt indicating that the notice had been delivered on May 31, 2024.   
(3) 
The appellant having failed to respond to the notice to show cause 
within the required ten-day period, dismissal of this action is deemed to be 
unopposed. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b) 
and 29(b), that the appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ N. Christopher Griffiths 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice