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Kent Co

Delaware

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Case Information

Filed 2024-03-08
Status JUDGMENT - JUDGMENT
Type Ce Condemnation
Docket 47 entries
Disposition judgment

Parties

Plaintiff State Of Delaware|Department Of Transportation
Defendant Smart, Roxanne|0.0842 Acre In Townsend, De
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Judge

Hon. Winston Patricia A

Kent County (DE)

Delaware

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Docket Entries

  1. NOTICE
  2. INITIAL COMPLAINT
  3. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  4. RECEIPT FILED
  5. WRIT ISSUED
  6. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  7. RE-NOTICE
  8. NOTICE
  9. MOTION GRANTED
  10. ORDER
  11. CERTIFIED COPY REQUEST
  12. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM
  13. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  14. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  15. NOTICE
  16. JUDGMENT BY ORDER
  17. ORDER
  18. MOTION GRANTED
  19. ORDER
  20. ORDER DATE DOCKETED: JUNE 27, 2024 ORDER SIGNED BY: WINSTON, PATRICIA A IT IS SO ORDERED (ORDER TO MOTION OF PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER ALLOWING IT TO ENTER INTO POSSESSION AND OCCUPY PROPERTY TO BE TAKEN IN CONDEMNATION) WINSTON, J. 6-26-24. (COPY MAILED TO MS. SMART) ACCEPTED BY: SR TRANSACTION ID: 73492724
  21. CERTIFIED COPY REQUEST
  22. CERTIFIED COPY REQUEST DATE DOCKETED: JUNE 28, 2024 LETTER TO PROTHONOTARY REQUESTING CERTIFIED COPY ACCEPTED BY: ERM TRANSACTION ID: 73495592
  23. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM
  24. JUDICIAL ACTION FORM DATE DOCKETED: JUNE 28, 2024 JUDICIAL PROCEEDING WORKSHEET FOR WED. JUNE 26, 2024 9:15 AM VIRTUAL MOTION FOR ORDER OF ENTRY, POSSESSION AND OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTY TO BE TAKEN IN CONDEMNATION BEFORE JDG WINSTON. FOR THE REASONS STATED ON THE RECORD, PLAINTIFF'S MOTION IS GRANTED. - JDG WINSTON. ACCEPTED BY: ERM TRANSACTION ID: 73505050
  25. ORDER SIGNED/GRANTED (MISC)
  26. ORDER SIGNED/GRANTED (CONDEMNATION) DATE DOCKETED: JUNE 27, 2024
  27. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  28. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 4, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF JOSHUA K. TUFTS, ESQ. TO REPRESENT PLAINTIFF (WITH CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) ACCEPTED BY: TG TRANSACTION ID: 77508205
  29. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  30. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 4, 2025 PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT EXHIBIT A TO PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT EXHIBIT B TO PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT [PROPOSED] ORDER OF GRANTING PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ACCEPTED BY: TG TRANSACTION ID: 77508205
  31. NOTICE
  32. NOTICE DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 4, 2025 NOTICE OF PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT (WITH CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) ACCEPTED BY: TG TRANSACTION ID: 77510012
  33. ORDER
  34. ORDER DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 20, 2025 ORDER FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT IS GRANTED- SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER PARKER ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025. DEFENDANT FAILED TO APPEAR FOR THE HEARING. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT WAS HEARD AND GRANTED. ACCEPTED BY: SD TRANSACTION ID: 77820950
  35. MOTION GRANTED
  36. MOTION GRANTED DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 19, 2025

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