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CAPTION:
Norman L. Peterson, d/b/a P&Q Quickstop vs. SCDOR

AGENCY:
South Carolina Department of Revenue

PARTIES:
Petitioners:
Norman L. Peterson, d/b/a P&Q Quickstop

Respondents:
South Carolina Department of Revenue
 
DOCKET NUMBER:
99-ALJ-17-0145-CC

APPEARANCES:
For the Petitioner: No Appearance

For the Department of Revenue: Arlene D. Hand, Esquire

For the Protestants: No Appearance
 

ORDERS:

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This matter was before the Administrative Law Judge Division (Division or ALJD) on August 19, 1999, pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-260 (Supp. 1998), § 61-4-520 (Supp. 1998) and S.C. Code §§ 1-23-310 et seq. (1986 and Supp. 1998) for a contested case hearing on the South Carolina Department of Revenue's (Department) denial of the Petitioner's application for an on-premise beer and wine permit for P&Q Quickstop located at 210 Plowden Mill Road, Clarendon County, South Carolina.(1)

The Petitioner, after receiving timely notice from the Division and his former attorney, Kenneth E. Allen, did not appear at the hearing and did not notify the Division that he would not be appearing. Furthermore, two members of the Alcolu community protested the issuance of this permit but did not appear after timely notice from the ALJD.

After waiting approximately ten minutes for the Petitioner to appear, the Court commenced this hearing. The Department then made a Motion to Dismiss under Administrative Law Judge Division Rule 23. Accordingly, pursuant to ALJD Rule 23, this matter is hereby dismissed. 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. (emphasis added).



Because the Petitioner did not appear before the Division, did not request a continuance, and has not otherwise contacted this tribunal regarding this hearing as of the issuance of this Order,

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the above-captioned case is hereby dismissed with prejudice.

AND IT IS SO ORDERED.







_______________________________

RALPH KING ANDERSON, III

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE





September 21, 1999

Columbia, South Carolina







1. The South Carolina Department of Revenue did not issue this permit to the Petitioner pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-520(1) (Supp. 1998) because he plead guilty to the crime of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN) on March 4, 1998.


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