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CAPTION:
John M. Morlan vs. SLED

AGENCY:
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

PARTIES:
Petitioner:
John M. Morlan

Respondent:
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
 
DOCKET NUMBER:
03-ALJ-20-0145-CC

APPEARANCES:
n/a
 

ORDERS:

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On May 28, 2003, Major Mark A. Keel, attorney for Respondent South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), informed this tribunal that SLED has decided to renew Petitioner’s registration as a private security officer and thereby grant him the relief he seeks in this matter. Accordingly, SLED now moves to dismiss this case as moot.

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); see also Byrd v. Irmo High School, 321 S.C. 426, 468 S.E.2d 861 (1996). Such is the case here. The above-captioned matter has been rendered by moot by SLED’s decision to grant Petitioner the renewed registration he requests.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the hearing of this matter scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2003 is CANCELED and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.

AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

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JOHN D. GEATHERS

Administrative Law Judge

May 29, 2003

Columbia, South Carolina


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