Title: Dugan v. Dugan
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 143, 2023
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: July 6, 2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
MARK DUGAN,1 
 
Respondent Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
DIANE DUGAN, 
 
Petitioner Below, 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 143, 2023 
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§  Court Below—Family Court  
§  of the State of Delaware 
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§  File No. CN22-02010 
§  Petition No. 22-08255 
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Submitted: June 21, 2023 
Decided: 
July 6, 2023 
 
 
ORDER 
 
On April 28, 2023, the appellant, Mark Dugan, filed a notice of appeal from 
the Family Court’s order awarding child support.  The Senior Court Clerk directed 
Dugan to pay the filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis by May 15, 
2023.  Dugan did not pay the filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.  
On June 5, 2023, the Senior Court Clerk issued a notice, by certified mail,  directing 
Dugan to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for his failure to pay 
the filing fee or file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Postal records show 
delivery of the notice to show cause on June 7, 2023.  A timely response to the notice 
to show cause was due on or before June 20, 2023.  To date, Dugan has not 
 
1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). 
 
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responded to the notice to show cause, paid the filing fee, or filed a motion to proceed 
in forma pauperis.  Dismissal of this appeal is therefore deemed to be unopposed. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) 
and 29(b), that this appeal is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
/s/ Gary F. Traynor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice