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Sussex County

Delaware

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Case Information

Filed 2022-03-17
Status CLOSED - CLOSED
Type Mo Petition Return Of Property
Docket 33 entries
Disposition dismiss

Parties

Plaintiff Hopkins, Darius C.
Defendant State Of Delaware
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Judge

Hon. HOWARD, ALICIA B

Sussex County (DE)

Delaware

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Docket Entries

  1. MISC-PET RETURN OF PROPERTY
  2. LETTER
  3. NOTICE SRV OF INTERROGATORIES
  4. STATUS CONFERENCE HELD
  5. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM
  6. ORDER
  7. RE-NOTICE
  8. ORDER
  9. LETTER
  10. STATUS CONFERENCE HELD
  11. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM
  12. COURT ORDERED DISMISSAL
  13. RE-NOTICE
  14. RE-NOTICE DATE DOCKETED: JUNE 15, 2022 RE-NOTICE OF SERVICE OF STATE OF DELAWARE'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION DIRECTED TO DARIUS HOPKINS ACCEPTED BY: BC TRANSACTION ID: 67722812
  15. ORDER
  16. ORDER DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 12, 2022 ORDER LIFTING STAY SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER ALICIA B. HOWARD 8-11-2022. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1) THE STAY IN THIS MATTER IS LIFTED; 2) THIS ACTION SHALL PROCEED, AND 3) A STATUS CONFERENCE SHALL BE HELD IN THIS MATTER ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 AT 1:30 PM. ACCEPTED BY: BC TRANSACTION ID: 67924023
  17. LETTER
  18. LETTER DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 12, 2022 LETTER FROM BRIAN CLAIRMONT TO COUNSEL AND LITIGANT. RE: STATUS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 AT 1:30 PM. ACCEPTED BY: BC TRANSACTION ID: 67924023
  19. STATUS CONFERENCE HELD
  20. STATUS CONFERENCE HELD 9/14/2022 - BC COMMISSIONER ALICIA B. HOWARD PRESIDING PARTIES ENTERED STIPULATION TO RETURN THE VEHICLE. DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
  21. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM
  22. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 JUDICIAL ACTION FORM FROM 9-14-2022 STATUS CONFERENCE ACCEPTED BY: BC TRANSACTION ID: 68103322
  23. COURT ORDERED DISMISSAL
  24. COURT DISMISSAL DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 ORDER SIGNED BY JUDGE ROBERT H. ROBINSON, JR. 9-14-2022. IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022, THE PETITION FOR RETURN OF PROPERTY IS DISMISSED; THE 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS VIN#2MELM74W1VX708368 SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE PETITIONER. PETITIONER IS AWARE HE MUST PAY THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEIZURE OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. EACH PARTY TO BEAR ITS OWN COSTS. ACCEPTED BY: BC TRANSACTION ID: 68103533
  25. NOTICE
  26. FILE ARCHIVED - BC DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

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