ORDERS:
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
In
this appeal, Appellant Billy Wilson (“Wilson”) challenges the denial by
Respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services (“Department”) of his
application for food stamps. The Department initially denied Wilson’s
application on the ground that Wilson failed to appear for an interview. The
Department has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal asserting that it has
restored Wilson’s food stamp benefits with no reduction in the amount of
assistance Wilson receives. Accordingly, it contends, this appeal is moot.
Wilson has filed no response to the Department’s motion.
The
South Carolina Supreme Court has stated:
[Courts] will not pass on moot and
academic questions or make an adjudication where there remains no actual
controversy. A case becomes moot when judgment, if rendered, will have no
practical legal effect upon [an] existing controversy. This is true when some
event occurs making it impossible for [a] reviewing [c]ourt to grant effectual
relief.
Jones v.
Dillon-Marion Human Res. Dev. Comm’n, 277 S.C. 533, 536, 291 S.E.2d 195,
196 (1982) (citations omitted); see also Byrd v. Irmo High Sch.,
321 S.C. 426, 468 S.E.2d 861 (1996); Skipper v. S.C. Dep’t of Corr., 633 S.E.2d 910 (Ct. App. 2006). Such is the case
here. Wilson’s appeal has been rendered moot by the reinstatement of his food
stamp benefits by the Department. It is therefore
ORDERED that this appeal is DISMISSED.
IT
IS SO ORDERED.
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PAIGE
J. GOSSETT
Administrative
Law Judge
November 27, 2007
Columbia, South Carolina
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