ORDERS:
ORDER
This
is a contested case brought by Petitioner Melissa Renee Ferguson challenging
the decision of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (Department)
which denied Petitioners application for a Mortgage Originators License based
on her application and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED)
criminal records check. A hearing was held before me on June 13, 2006 at the
offices of the Administrative Law Court (ALC) in Columbia, South Carolina. The
Petitioner, after receiving notice from the Court, did not appear at the
hearing, and did not notify the Court that she would not be appearing.
After
waiting approximately ten (10) minutes for the Petitioner to appear, the Court
commenced this hearing. Upon Motion of Respondent, the Court then dismissed
this action under Administrative Law Court Rule 23. ALC Rule 23 provides:
The administrative law judge may dismiss a
contested case or dispose of a contested case adverse to the defaulting party.
A default occurs when a party fails to plead or otherwise prosecute or defend,
fails to appear at a hearing without the proper consent of the judge or fails
to comply with any interlocutory order of the administrative law judge. Any
non-defaulting party may move for an order dismissing the case or terminating
it adversely to the defaulting party.
Because the
Petitioner did not appear before the Court and did not otherwise contact this
tribunal to notify the Court that they would be late or absent,
IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-captioned case is dismissed with
prejudice.
AND
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Ralph King Anderson, III
Administrative Law Judge
June 13, 2006
Columbia, South Carolina |
