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Sussex County

Delaware

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Case Information

Filed 2024-07-12
Status CSO - CASE SCHEDULING ORDER
Type Ce Condemnation
Docket 84 entries

Parties

Plaintiff State Of Delaware Department Of Transportation
Defendant Marini, Leslie Gay Knapp
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Hon. Karsnitz Craig A

Sussex County (DE)

Delaware

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Docket Entries

  1. INIT FILING CONDEMNATION
  2. INITIAL COMPLAINT
  3. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  4. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  5. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  6. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  7. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  8. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
  9. RECEIPT FILED
  10. RECEIPT FILED
  11. RECEIPT FILED
  12. RECEIPT FILED
  13. RECEIPT FILED
  14. RECEIPT FILED
  15. SUMMONS
  16. SUMMONS
  17. PRAECIPE FILED
  18. WRIT ISSUED
  19. WRIT ISSUED
  20. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  21. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  22. STIPULATION
  23. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  24. ORDER
  25. CERTIFIED COPY REQUEST
  26. ANSWER
  27. LAST RESPONSIVE PLEADING
  28. LETTER
  29. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE HELD
  30. SCHEDULING ORDER
  31. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
  32. SUMMONS DATE DOCKETED: JULY 23, 2024 SUMMONS - KENT ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 73740914
  33. PRAECIPE FILED
  34. PRAECIPE DATE DOCKETED: JULY 23, 2024 AMENDED PRAECIPE ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 73743865
  35. WRIT ISSUED
  36. WRIT(S) ISSUED DATE DOCKETED: JULY 25, 2024 SUMMONS ISSUED TO SUSSEX COUNTY SHERIFF FOR SERVICE ON LESLIE GAY KNAPP MARINI, LESLIE GAY KNAPP MARINI, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE IRREVOCABLE TRUST AND GK & K NAPP FAMILY ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 73780205
  37. WRIT ISSUED
  38. WRIT(S) ISSUED DATE DOCKETED: JULY 25, 2024 SUMMONS ISSUED TO KENT COUNTY SHERIFF FOR SERVICE ON NASSAU ORCHARD, INC. ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 73780205
  39. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  40. WRITS RETURNED DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 2, 2024 WRITS RETURNED AUGUST 1, 2024 - NON-EST AS TO LESLIE GAY KNAPP MARINI (INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE) ON 7-31-2024; AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, CARD IS STILL AFFIXED TO THE DOOR; RESIDENCE APPEARS TO BE A VACATION HOME. - NON-EST AS TO GK & G KNAPP FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CO HALSEY G. KNAPP, ON 7-29-2024; ADDRESS IS VACANT; GUTTED BUILDING. HALSEY G. KNAPP HAS BEEN DECEASED SINCE 2017. ACCEPTED BY: MS TRANSACTION ID: 73880127
  41. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  42. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 10, 2024 TIMOTHY G. WILLARD ENTERS HIS APPEARANCE ON BEHALF OF ALL DEFENDANTS IN THIS MATTER. ACCEPTED BY: MMT TRANSACTION ID: 73995386
  43. STIPULATION
  44. STIPULATION DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 13, 2024 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER OF POSSESSION ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 74013640
  45. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  46. WRIT RETURNED: DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 15, 2024 WRIT RETURNED 8/13/2024. SERVED NASSAU ORCHARD, INC. BY SERVING THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON 8/5/2024 ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 74034873
  47. ORDER
  48. ORDER DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 14, 2024 ORDER SIGNED BY JUDGE CRAIG A. KARSNITZ ON 8-13-2024. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, BY THE PARTIES HERETO, THROUGH UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COURT, THAT PURSUANT TO DEL.C. 6110, PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE ENTRY AND POSSESSION OVER THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN; AND NOW, THIS 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024, UPON CONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION OF PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER AALLOWING IT TO ENTER INTO POSSESSION AND OCCUPY THE PROPERTY TO BE TAKEN IN CONDEMNATION, AND ANY RESPONSE THERETO, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT SAID MOTION IS GRANTED. PURSUANT TO 10 DEL.C. 6110, PLAINTIFF STATE OF DELAWAREDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS GRANTED IMMEDIATE ENTRY AND POSSESSION OVER SUBJECT PROPERTIES DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: STATE PROJECT NO. T201612501 F.A.P. NO. STP-S050(23) PREPARED BY STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACCEPTED BY: GGM TRANSACTION ID: 74035567
  49. CERTIFIED COPY REQUEST
  50. CERTIFIED COPY REQUEST DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 LETTER FROM CHANEY HALL, ESQ TO PROTHONOTARY RE: REQUESTED CERTIFIED COPY OF STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER OF POSSESSION ON 08.13.2024 (STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CHECK (ADDITIONAL PAGES) ON 9/25/2024 - GGM) (SENT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS TO THEM ON 9/26/2024 - GGM) ACCEPTED BY: MMT TRANSACTION ID: 74312701
  51. ANSWER
  52. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 DEFENDANTS' ANSWER (TIMOTHY G. WILLARD) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ACCEPTED BY: MMT TRANSACTION ID: 74385800
  53. LAST RESPONSIVE PLEADING
  54. LAST RESPONSIVE PLEADING DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
  55. LETTER
  56. LETTER DATE DOCKETED: OCTOBER 3, 2024 LETTER FROM MARGARET THATCHER TO COUNSEL RE: A SCHEDULING CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 21, 2024 AT 9 A.M. ACCEPTED BY: MMT TRANSACTION ID: 74655697
  57. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE HELD
  58. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE HELD ON 10-21-24 - MS COMMISSIONER ALICIA B. HOWARD PRESIDING - DATES FOR THE SCHEDULING ORDER WERE ESTABLISHED DATE DOCKETED: OCTOBER 21, 2024
  59. SCHEDULING ORDER
  60. SCHEDULING ORDER DATE DOCKETED: OCTOBER 23, 2024 PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER ALICIA B. HOWARD, FILED ON 10-22-24. IT IS ORDERED THAT: - MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS WITH OPENING BRIEFS BE FILED BY 10-24-25, ANSWERING BRIEFS BY 12-5-25 AND REPLY BRIEFS BY 12-31-25; - DESIGNATION OF THE COMMISSIONERS IS TO TAKE PLACE ON OR BEFORE 4-22-26; - THE STRIKING OF THE COMMISSIONERS IS TO OCCUR ON OR BEFORE THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ON 5-5-26' - PRETRIAL STIPULATION IS DUE NO LATER THAN NOON ON 4-29-26; - TRIAL FEE IS DUE NO LATER THAN 5-5-26; - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR 5-5-26 AT 9 A.M.; - TWO DAY COMMISSIONERS' TRIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR 6-1-26 AT 9:30 A.M. ACCEPTED BY: MMT TRANSACTION ID: 74814021
  61. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
  62. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE DATE DOCKETED: DECEMBER 17, 2024 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TO PLAINTIFF OF DEFENDANTS REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED BY: SB TRANSACTION ID: 75228459
  63. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
  64. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE DATE DOCKETED: DECEMBER 24, 2024 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FOR PLAINTIFF'S FIRST SET OF REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANTS ACCEPTED BY: MMT TRANSACTION ID: 75284200

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