IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
MARK DUGAN,1 §
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Respondent Below, § No. 143, 2023
Appellant, §
§ Court Below—Family Court
v. § of the State of Delaware
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DIANE DUGAN, § File No. CN22-02010
§ Petition No. 22-08255
Petitioner Below, §
Appellee. §
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
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The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d).
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
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