Housley, Tanya v. Dean Gardner, Jr.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

TANYA HOUSLEY,1 §
§ No. 506, 2025
Petitioner Below, §
Appellant, § Court Below—Family Court
§ of the State of Delaware
v. §
§ File No. CS24-05425
DEAN GARDNER, JR., §
§ Petition Nos. 24-11389
Respondent Below, § 24-30107
Appellee. § 24-23490
§ 24-30088

Submitted: March 2, 2026
Decided: April 6, 2026

ORDER

On February 9, 2026, the Chief Deputy Clerk, issued a notice, by certified mail,

directing the appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for her

failure to pay the Family Court appeal preparation fee. Postal records show that the

notice to show cause was delivered by February 17, 2026. A timely response to the

notice to show cause was due by February 27, 2026. To date, the appellant has not

paid the Family Court fee or responded to the notice to show cause. Dismissal of this

appeal is therefore deemed to be unopposed.

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The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d).
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that this appeal is dismissed under

Supreme Court Rules 3(b)(2) and 29(b).

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr.
Chief Justice

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