Title: Hudome v. Main Street Galleria, LLC

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
RICHARD HUDOME, 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
MAIN STREET GALLERIA, LLC, 
et al., 
 
Plaintiffs Below- 
Appellees. 
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§  No. 382, 2006 
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§  Court Below─Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  C.A. No. 03C-03-131 
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Submitted: November 13, 2007 
 
 
 
 
   Decided: November 20, 2007 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O R D E R  
 
 
This 20th day of November 2007, it appears to the Court that: 
 
(1) 
This is an appeal from the Superior Court’s June 27, 2006 order 
entering a default judgment against the defendant-appellant, Richard 
Hudome.  On November 16, 2006, the Clerk of the Court advised Hudome 
that his opening brief had not been filed by the due date of November 13, 
2006 and afforded him an additional 7 days in which to file his opening 
brief. 
 
(2) 
On December 14, 2006, the Clerk of the Court issued a notice 
to Hudome directing him to show cause why his appeal should not be 
 
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dismissed for failure to file his opening brief and appendix.  The notice 
stated that, if there was no response within 10 days, dismissal of the appeal 
would be deemed to be unopposed.   
 
(3) 
On January 30, 2007, the Clerk received a letter from 
Hudome’s attorney confirming that Hudome had filed a notice of bankruptcy 
and that the automatic stay was in effect.  On February 2, 2007, the Clerk 
issued a letter stating that the appeal had been stayed and directing Hudome 
to file a status report with the Court by August 2, 2007.  On October 8, 2007, 
the Clerk received a letter from Hudome’s attorney stating that Hudome had 
been discharged from bankruptcy on April 20, 2007 and enclosing the 
discharge notice from the United States Bankruptcy Court in and for the 
District of Maryland.  
 
(4) 
On October 11, 2007, the Clerk sent a letter to Hudome 
notifying him that his opening brief and appendix were due to be filed in the 
Court no later than November 13, 2007 and that failure to file the papers by 
that date would result in the dismissal of his appeal.  The Supreme Court 
docket reflects that Hudome has failed to file his opening brief and appendix 
as of the date of this Order and, therefore, his appeal will be dismissed. 
 
 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the within appeal is 
DISMISSED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/Henry dupont Ridgely  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice