Ross v. Department of Correction of the State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The petitioners-appellants, Frank Ross and Robert Gattis, are both convicted criminals who are serving sentences of incarceration (“Ross and Gattis”). The respondents-appellees are the Department of Correction, Stanley Taylor, Paul Howard and Robert Snyder (collectively “Department”). In this appeal, Ross and Gattis contend that the Superior Court “erred as a matter of law and otherwise abused its discretion” in its construction of 11 Del.C. § 6535 and its dismissal of “related claims,” pursuant to Superior Court Civil Rule 12(b)(6).

Procedural History

The prior procedural…