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Opinions and Orders

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All Courts Opinions and Orders 1455 Opinions

Parties/Caption Date File Number Court Type Judicial Officer Description
Diamond Port Property, LLC v. City of Wilmington Zoning Board of Adjustment, et al. 12/20/2024 N24A-05-004 FWW Superior Court Civil Wharton
J. 		Order. Appellant Diamond Port Property LLC’s Motion for Discovery under 22 Del. C. § 330 – DENIED.
Roberts v. Moffa Construction Company LLC 12/20/2024 S21C-10-017 CAK Superior Court Civil Karsnitz
R.J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Decision After Trial.
State v. Shover 12/20/2024 1511001640 Superior Court Criminal Salomone
C. 		Report and Recommendation. Defendant's Motion for Postconviction Relief - SHOULD BE SUMMARILY DISMISSED.
Kauffman and Kauffman Investments v. Ocean View Produce, Inc. 12/19/2024 S23C-09-015 MHC Superior Court Civil Conner
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment – GRANTED.
MHC IV, LLC V. TCFIV Venturi Buyer P, LLC et al. 12/19/2024 N24C-02-174 VLM CCLD Superior Court Civil Medinilla
J. 		Letter Order - Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss - DENIED in part, GRANTED in part.
Robert A. Davidow, et al. v. Dov Seidman, et al. 12/19/2024 464, 2024 Supreme Court
(Court of Chancery) 		Civil Griffiths
J. 		Order
Robert A. Davidow, et al. v. Dov Seidman, et al. 12/19/2024 465, 2024 Supreme Court
(Court of Chancery) 		Civil Griffiths
J. 		Order
Cirwithian v. State 12/19/2024 142, 2024 Supreme Court
(Superior Court) 		Criminal LeGrow
J. 		Order
Dillard v. State 12/19/2024 153, 2024 Supreme Court
(Superior Court) 		Criminal LeGrow
J. 		Order
Register v. State 12/19/2024 396, 2023 Supreme Court
(Superior Court) 		Criminal Griffiths
J. 		Opinion
Sanders v. State 12/19/2024 449, 2024 Supreme Court
(Superior Court) 		Criminal Griffiths
J. 		Order
Richard F. Burkhart, et al. vs Genworth Financial, Inc., et al. 12/18/2024 C.A. No. 2018-0691-NAC Court of Chancery Civil Cook
V.C. 		Order Resolving the Remaining Aspects of Defendants' Motion to Compel
LKQ Corporation v. Robert Rutledge 12/18/2024 110, 2024 Supreme Court Civil Seitz
C.J. 		Opinion
Lowe v. DSCYF 12/18/2024 470, 2023 Supreme Court
(Family Court) 		Civil Griffiths
J. 		Order
Applied Energetics, Inc. v. Gusrae Kaplan Nusbaum PLLC, et al. 12/18/2024 178, 2024 Supreme Court
(Superior Court) 		Civil Seitz
C.J. 		Order
Craig W. Thomas v. American Midstream GP n/k/a Third Coast Midstream Holdings, LLC 12/17/2024 C.A. No. 2019-0641-MTZ Court of Chancery Civil Zurn
V.C. 		Memorandum Opinion Regarding Motion for Summary Judgment
Star America Rail Holdco, LLC v. Casey Cathcart and Cathcart Rail Holdco, LLC 12/17/2024 2024-0883-LWW Court of Chancery Civil Will
V.C. 		Post-Trial Memorandum Opinion
Bastion Restaurant Group LLC v. Gaudelet 12/17/2024 N24C-06-190 PRW CCLD Superior Court Civil Wallace
J. 		Letter Decision and Order. Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss - GRANTED in part, DENIED in part; Defendant's Motion to Stay - GRANTED.
In Re: Braxton, et al. 12/17/2024 N23C-02-129 ASB Superior Court Civil Jones
J. 		Order. Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Designate Responsible Third Parties - GRANTED.
In Re: Braxton, et al. 12/17/2024 N23C-02-129 ASB Superior Court Civil Jones
J. 		Order. Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Memory Retention Expert Charles Weaving, III, PhD. - GRANTED
West v. Patterson-Schwartz & Associates, Inc., et al. 12/17/2024 212, 2024 Supreme Court
(Superior Court) 		Civil Valihura
J. 		Order
Hideaki Honma v. Mark Schacknies, et al. 12/16/2024 C.A. No. 2024-0084-BWD Court of Chancery Civil Cook
V.C. 		Order Denying Plaintiff's Exceptions to Final Report
M.M. v. J.M. 12/16/2024 CN23-03101 Family Court Civil Newell, M.
C.J. 		Opinion
State v. Earl 12/16/2024 2205001959 Superior Court Criminal Wallace
J. 		Order. Defendant's Motions for Correction of Sentence and for Sentence Reduction - DENIED.
State v. Thomas 12/16/2024 1703001172 Superior Court Criminal Wallace
J. 		Memorandum Opinion and Order. Defendant's Motion for Postconviction Relief - DENIED; Postconviction Counsel's Motion to Withdraw - GRANTED.

* 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