Title: Matter of Paskins
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 608, 2009
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: November 17, 2009

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE  
 
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PETITION OF DANIEL PASKINS § 
No. 608, 2009 
FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS 
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Submitted: November 6, 2009  
 
 
 
Decided: 
November 17, 2009 
 
Before BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
 
 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 17th day of November 2009, the Court has considered the petition 
for a writ of mandamus filed by Daniel Paskins, the Clerk’s notice and 
corrected notice to show cause, Paskins’ response to the notice to show 
cause, and the answer and motion to dismiss filed by the State of Delaware.  
Paskins asks this Court to compel the Court of Common Pleas to provide 
him with papers relating to a preliminary hearing.  Paskins has not 
demonstrated, as required by Rule 43,1 that he sought a writ of mandamus 
from the Superior Court in the first instance.2 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to 
Supreme Court Rules 29(b) and 43, that the petition for a writ of mandamus 
is DISMISSED.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jack B. Jacobs  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Justice  
                                          
 
1 See Del. Supr. Ct. R. 43(b)(vi) (providing that a petition for a writ to be issued to the 
Court of Common Pleas shall not be filed “unless a petition for such writ shall have been 
first presented to and denied by the Superior Court”).  Cf. Del. Const. art. IV, § 11(5) 
(defining Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction to issue extraordinary writs).   
2 Accord In re Paskins, 2005 WL 2333896 (Del. Supr.) (dismissing mandamus petition 
seeking to compel the Court of Common Pleas to provide petitioner with papers relating 
to the waiver of a preliminary hearing).