Title: Grimaldi v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 423, 2018
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: December 11, 2018

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
DAVID A. GRIMALDI, 
 
Plaintiff Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, 
 
Defendant Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 423, 2018 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§ C.A. No. 15C-12-096 
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Submitted: December 10, 2018 
Decided: 
December 11, 2018 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 11th day of December, 2018, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
The appellant, David Grimaldi, filed this appeal from (i) the Superior 
Court’s order of August 18, 2016, dismissing five of the six causes of action that 
Grimaldi asserted against the appellee, New Castle County and (ii) the Superior 
Court’s order of July 13, 2018, granting New Castle County’s motion for summary 
judgment on the remaining cause of action. Grimaldi’s opening brief was due to be 
filed by October 1, 2018. When Grimaldi did not file the brief, the Chief Deputy 
Clerk issued a brief delinquency notice, dated October 8, 2018, advising Grimaldi 
that the brief must be filed within seven days. Grimaldi did not respond to the brief 
delinquency notice and did not file the opening brief. 
 
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(2) 
 On October 18, 2018, the Chief Deputy Clerk issued a notice, by 
certified mail, directing Grimaldi to show cause why the appeal should not be 
dismissed for failure to file the opening brief. The notice to show cause directed 
Grimaldi to respond within ten days and advised him that if he did not respond, 
dismissal of the appeal would be deemed to be unopposed.  
(3) 
The October 18th notice to show cause was sent to the address that 
Grimaldi provided in his notice of appeal. On November 26, 2018, the postal service 
returned the notice to show cause to the Clerk’s office with the notation, “Return to 
Sender, Attempted-Not Known, Unable to Forward.” On November 29, 2018, the 
notice to show cause was resent by first class mail. 
(4) 
The appellant having failed to respond to the notice to show cause 
within the required ten-day period, to file the opening brief, or to report any change 
of address to the Court, dismissal of this action is deemed unopposed.  
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 29(b) 
and 3(b)(2), that the appeal is DISMISSED.  
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Gary F. Traynor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice