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Opinions and Orders

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superior court Opinions and Orders 352 Opinions

Parties/Caption Date File Number Court Type Judicial Officer Description
Doe v. Massage Envy Franchising, LLC et al. 06/28/2024 S20C-05-005 RHR Superior Court Civil Robinson
J. 		Memorandum Opinion. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss – GRANTED in part, DENIED in part.
Hartree Natural Gas Storage, LLC v. Euclid Transactional, LLC, et. al 06/28/2024 N22C-05-081 PRW CCLD Superior Court Civil Wallace
J. 		Letter Decision and Order. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel - GRANTED in part, DENIED in part; Defendant's Motion to Bifurcate and Stay All Discovery - DENIED; Defendant's Motion for Leave to Serve Requests - GRANTED; Defendant's Motions to Compel - DENIED.
State v. Garfield 06/28/2024 2207008089 Superior Court Criminal Jones
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for Modification of Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Jordan 06/28/2024 1810005053A&B Superior Court Criminal Winston
J. 		Order. Defendant's Amended Motion for Postconviction Relief - GRANTED.
State v. Thomas 06/28/2024 2008012702 Superior Court Criminal Karsnitz
R.J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order – Defendant’s Objection to Withdrawal of Postconviction Counsel, Request for Appointment of New Postconviction Counsel, Request for Evidentiary Hearing, and Motion for Postconviction Relief - DENIED
Active Day OH, Inc. et al. v. Wehr et al. 06/27/2024 N22C-08-064 SKR CCLD Superior Court Civil Rennie
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment – DENIED.
Matrix Parent, Inc., et al. v. Audax Management Company, LLC, et al. 06/27/2024 N23C-10-212 MAA CCLD Superior Court Civil Adams
J. 		Opinion. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - GRANTED in part, DENIED in part.
State v. Clifton 06/27/2024 2401004981 KMM Superior Court Criminal Miller
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Defendant’s Motion to Suppress - GRANTED.
State v. El-Abbadi 06/27/2024 2204011164; 2207015239; 2208009161 Superior Court Criminal Jurden
P.J. 		Order. Defendant's Second Motion for Postconviction Relief – SUMMARILY DISMISSED.
The Cigna Group v. XL Specialty Insurance Company, et al. 06/27/2024 N23C-03-009 SKR CCLD Superior Court Civil Rennie
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery Directed at Defendant - GRANTED in part, DENIED in part.
American Independent Insurance Company v. Gilmore 06/25/2024 N23A-11-003 Superior Court Civil Butler
R.J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss - DENIED.
Kwasnieski v. State of Delaware, Department of Transportation 06/25/2024 N23A-06-011 CEB Superior Court Civil Butler
R.J. 		Order. Appeal from a Decision of the Merit Employee Relations Board - AFFIRMED.
Rodriguez v. Cahall, et al. 06/25/2024 N20C-01-201 FJJ Superior Court Civil Jones
J. 		Opinion Following Trial – Judgment for the Defendants
Sipple v. Richards and Sam’s Construction, LLC 06/25/2024 N23C-01-213 FJJ Superior Court Civil Jones
J. 		Opinion and Order. Defendant Sam’s Construction, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment – DENIED.
Smartmatic USA Corp., et al. v. Newsmax Media, Inc. 06/25/2024 N21C-11-028 EMD Superior Court Civil Davis
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery of Settlement– DENIED.
Bull v. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board 06/24/2024 K23A-12-002 JJC Superior Court Civil Clark
R.J. 		Order. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board’s Decision - AFFIRMED.
State v. Thomas 06/24/2024 2010012425; 2103016186 Superior Court Criminal Clark
R.J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for Postconviction Relief - DENIED.
Slingshot Technologies, LLC v. Acacia Research Corp., et al. 06/20/2024 N23C-11-166 EMD CCLD Superior Court Civil Davis
J. 		Opinion. Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment – DENIED.
State v. Johnson 06/20/2024 2308005232 Superior Court Criminal Miller
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Defendant’s Motion to Suppress - DENIED.
State v. Salasky 06/20/2024 1109012491 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion to Remove the 'Sealment of Protection' - DENIED.
SU-BE, LLC, v. New Castle County Department of Land Use, et al. 06/20/2024 N23A-05-005 CEB Superior Court Civil Butler
R.J. 		Memorandum Opinion. Appeal of the rulings of the New Castle County Board of Assessment Review - AFFIRMED.
Dealer Services Corporation v. Albertson 06/18/2024 K23J-01105 JJC Superior Court Civil Clark
R.J. 		Letter Opinion. Judgment-Debtor’s Motion to Vacate Judgment - DENIED.
Walton v. Accurate Machine, et al. 06/18/2024 N23A-02-008 FWW Superior Court Civil Wharton
J. 		Order. On Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas - AFFIRMED.
State v. Clark 06/17/2024 1712008300; 1707004019 Superior Court Criminal Wharton
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for Correction of an Illegal Sentence - DENIED.
State v. Russell 06/17/2024 1707010054 Superior Court Criminal Jurden
P.J. 		Order. Defendant’s Letter Motion for Sentence Modification – DENIED.

* C.=Chancellor or Commissioner C.J.=Chief Justice or Chief Judge J.=Justice or Judge M.=Magistrate in Chancery P.J.=President Judge R.J.=Resident Judge V.C.=Vice Chancellor