Title: Thorpe v. Thorpe

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
RICHARD A. THORPE, 
 
Petitioner Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
ANTOINETTE D. THORPE, 
 
Respondent Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 307, 2004 
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§  Court Below—Family Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  File No. CN00-11009 
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Submitted: July 20, 2004 
  Decided: August 17, 2004 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 17th day of August 2004, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
The petitioner below, Richard Thorpe, has petitioned this Court, 
pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 42, to appeal from an interlocutory ruling of 
the Family Court dated June 4, 2004.  Among other things, the Family 
Court’s ruling required Thorpe to submit to an independent medical 
examination in order to support his claim for alimony. 
(2) 
On July 8, 2004, the Family Court denied Thorpe’s application 
to certify an interlocutory appeal to this Court. 
(3) 
Applications for interlocutory review are addressed to the 
sound discretion of this Court and are granted only in extraordinary cases. 
 
 
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(4) 
In the exercise of its discretion, this Court has concluded that 
the application for interlocutory review does not meet the requirements of 
Supreme Court Rule 42(b) and should be refused. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the within 
interlocutory appeal is REFUSED.   
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
Chief Justice