ORDERS:
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This matter is before me on appeal of Tag D. Allen ("Appellant"), an inmate incarcerated with the Department of
Corrections ("DOC").
On November 14, 2000, DOC filed the Record on Appeal. The Brief of Appellant was due twenty (20) days after.
On February 16, 2001, I issued an Order requiring the Appellant to file his Brief within fifteen (15) days of the date of the
Order. To date, Appellant has filed no Brief. In late February , however, Appellant returned the envelope he received from
the Division containing the February 16 Order, with the handwritten notation "I received 2-22-01" followed by a signature.
Accompanying the returned envelope was a copy of the Department's Response Brief, filed with the Division on November
14, 2001. Appellant enclosed no Brief, nor any explanation regarding the enclosures.
The Administrative Law Judge may dismiss an appeal for failure to comply with any of the time limits set forth in an
appeal. ALJDTR 65. As Appellant has been afforded ample time to file his Brief, and has not notified the ALJD of any
extenuating circumstances regarding his failure to file, I conclude that Appellant failed to comply with the date set for filing
his Brief
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the appeal of Appellant Tag D. Allen, Docket Number 00-ALJ-04-00829-AP, is
hereby dismissed.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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C. DUKES SCOTT
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
October 16, 2001
Columbia, South Carolina |