ORDERS:
ORDER OF REMAND
This
matter comes before the Administrative Law Court (ALC or Court) pursuant to
S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-23-310 et seq. (2005), 61-2-260 and 61-6-185
(Supp. 2005) for a contested case hearing. Petitioner seeks the issuance of retail
liquor license for its location at 3410 ½ Trolley Line Road, Aiken, South
Carolina. But for two public protests filed in opposition to the application,
the Department of Revenue (Department) would have granted the Petitioner’s
request for a license. Pursuant to notice to the Parties and Protestants, a
hearing was held on August 3, 2006 at the offices of the ALC in Columbia, South
Carolina. Counsel for the Department of Revenue was present at the hearing.
However, neither the Petitioner nor the Protestants appeared at the hearing and
did not notify the Court that they would not be appearing.
After
waiting approximately fifteen (15) minutes for the Petitioner and Protestants
to appear, the Court commenced the hearing. Based on the Petitioner’s and
Protestant’s failure to appear,
IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-captioned case is REMANDED to the
Department to take such action on the application as it deems appropriate.
AND
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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August 3, 2006 John
D. McLeod
Columbia, South Carolina Administrative
Law Judge |
