Matter of Dunbar

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MAT'I`ER OF THE PETITION OF MICHAEL R. DUNBAR FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS No. 426, 2014 ¢»O'>€¢O'SCO'>@> Submitted: August 27, 2014 Decided: September 5, 2014 Before HOLLAND, RI])GELY, and VALIHURA, Justices. 0 R D E R This 5th day of September 2014, it appears to the Court that: (1) On Au'gust 8, 2014, the petitioner, Michael R. Dunbar, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On that same date, the Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Dunbar to show cause why his petition should not be dismissed for this Court’s lack of original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus. Dunbar filed a motion for appointment of counsel on August 13, 2014, (2) In his response to the notice to show cause, Dunbar does not address this Court’s lack of jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus. This Court has no original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus.‘ Dunbar’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus must, therefore, be dismissed. (3) Dismissal of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus renders Dunbar’s motion for appointment of counsel moot. l In re Cantrell, 678 A.2d 525, 526 (Del. 1996). NOW, TI-IEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED and the motion for appointment of cotmsel is DISMISSED as moot. BY 'I`HE COURT: /’\w.<s<{nt,@l.k Justice U