ORDERS:
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
This
matter is before the Administrative Law Court (“ALC” or “Court”) pursuant to
the Notice of Appeal filed on April 9, 2007 by Appellant Evonne Ogwin.
On November 1, 2007, the Court issued an Order Governing Procedure, which set
forth the dates and procedures to follow in presenting this matter to the
Court.
Pursuant
to the Order Governing Procedure and ALC Rule 37, Appellant was required to
file a Brief of Appellant with the Court and to serve the same on all parties
within thirty (30) days after the filing of the Record on Appeal. The Record on
Appeal was filed with the Court on November 8, 2007. As of the date of this
Order of Dismissal, Appellant has not filed a brief. Therefore, pursuant to ALC
Rule 38, this matter is hereby dismissed.
ALC
Rule 38, entitled “Dismissal of Appeal for Failure to Comply with the Rules,”
provides:
Upon motion of any party,
or on its own motion, an administrative law judge may dismiss an appeal for
failure to comply with any of the rules of procedure for appeals, including the
failure to comply with any of the time limits provided by this section.
By virtue of her
request for an appeal, Appellant has an obligation to advance a position.
Furthermore, Appellant has been afforded ample time to file her brief, and no
correspondence or communication has been received from Appellant since the
initial filing of the appeal. “There is a limit beyond which the court should
not allow a litigant to consume the time of the court. . . .” Georganne
Apparel, Inc. v. Todd, 303 S.C. 87, 92, 399 S.E.2d 16, 19 (Ct. App. 1990).
Accordingly,
IT
IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the above-captioned case is hereby dismissed.
AND
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Marvin F.
Kittrell
Chief
Administrative Law Judge
January 4, 2008
Columbia, South Carolina
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