{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-9539","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 9539","heading":"Failure of plaintiff to appear; adjournment or dismissal.","body":"If a plaintiff litigating a civil suit fails to appear at any proceeding scheduled by the Court, the Court shall either: enter a nonsuit judgment, which may be taken off in like manner as a judgment by default; dismiss the action according to court rule; or adjourn the matter for further proceedings, as the circumstances direct.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Justices of the Peace","CHAPTER 95. Procedure","Subchapter II. Civil Actions for Debt"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c095/sc02/index.html#9539","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"23fcad95efc9a85661324afe9f6368d00273409b74447118eab0a1731a36b7b1","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-9538","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-9540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}