ORDERS:
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
This matter was before the Administrative Law Judge Division (Division or ALJD) on December 30, 1999, pursuant to S.C.
Code Ann. § 61-4-520 (Supp. 1998) and S.C. Code §§ 1-23-310 et seq. (1986 and Supp. 1998) for a contested case hearing.
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (Department) filed a Motion to be Excused, setting forth that but for the
protests of the Protestants this permit would have been issued. This Motion was granted by my Order dated September 14,
1999. The Petitioner's application was for an off-premises beer and wine permit for G&T Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a G.T.
Express Mart #3 located at 7 North Main Street, Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina. The Petitioner, after
receiving timely notice from the Division, did not appear at the hearing and did not notify the Division that he would not be
appearing.
After waiting approximately twenty-five minutes for the Petitioner to appear, the Court commenced this hearing. The
Division, sua sponte, then dismissed this action with prejudice under Administrative Law Judge Division Rule 23 with
prejudice. 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.
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 HEREBY ORDERED that the above-captioned case is dismissed with prejudice.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Ralph King Anderson, III
Administrative Law Judge
January 10, 2000
Columbia, South Carolina |