ORDERS:
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
GRIEVANCE NO. TYRCI 0005-01LY
On August 23, 2001, the Notice of Appeal sent to Appellant on August 16, 2001, was returned with the
notation that he had been released. Because this tribunal can provide no further relief, this appeal has been
rendered 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
Dodge v. Dodge, 332 S.C. 401, 505 S.E.2d 344 (Ct. App. 1998). Such is the case here. Appellant's
grievance has been rendered moot by his release from the Department of Corrections.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed with prejudice.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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JOHN D. GEATHERS
Administrative Law Judge
Post Office Box 11667
Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1667
September 17, 2001
Columbia, South Carolina |