(a) All actions brought pursuant to this chapter shall be heard by the Court on an expedited and priority basis. The Court shall not grant a continuance except for compelling and extraordinary reasons, or upon the application of the Attorney General for good cause shown.
(b) The Court shall not stay the civil proceedings pending the disposition of any related criminal proceeding except for compelling and extraordinary reasons or except upon the application of the Attorney General for good cause shown.
(c) The Court shall not dismiss an action brought pursuant to this chapter for want of prosecution unless the Court is clearly convinced that the interests of justice require such dismissal. In that event and upon such a finding, the dismissal shall be without prejudice to the right of the plaintiff to re-institute the action.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Chapter 71. CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT
§ 7102. Purpose; construction.
§ 7104. Maintaining a criminal nuisance.
§ 7105. Action to abate criminal nuisance.
§ 7106. Jurisdiction; complaint; notice of lis pendens.
§ 7108. Notice to interested parties.
§ 7110. Delay and dismissal of actions.
§ 7111. Temporary abatement hearing; order; procedure.
§ 7112. Enforcing ex parte and temporary abatement orders.
§ 7113. Permanent abatement for all criminal nuisance actions; hearing; admissible evidence.
§ 7114. Duty of Attorney General; proceeds of sale in all criminal nuisance actions.
§ 7115. Lease void if building used for criminal nuisance.
§ 7118. Notification and provision of treatment resources.
§ 7119. Premises involving multiple residences or businesses.
§ 7123. Admissibility of evidence to prove criminal nuisance.
§ 7124. Relationship to criminal proceedings.
§ 7125. Release of premises upon inspection or repair.
§ 7131. Liability for damage to closed properties.
§ 7133. Civil action for damages resulting from criminal nuisance.