ORDERS:
ORDER OF REMAND
By a petition for injunctive relief filed on December 15, 2003, Appellant sought an order from
this tribunal compelling grievance officials at the Kershaw Correctional Institution to respond to his
grievances concerning his treatment by prison officials. However, on February 2, 2004, Respondent
South Carolina Department of Corrections (Department) filed a Motion for Remand, noting that “[u]pon
review of the relevant facts, the Department has determined that [Appellant’s] grievance is one to which
a response must be given.” Resp’t Mot. for Remand at 1. Accordingly, the Department requested that
this matter be “remanded to the Department so that it may properly respond to [Appellant’s] grievance.”
Id. On February 9, 2004, Appellant filed an objection to the proposed remand. Nevertheless, as the
Department has agreed to address Appellant’s grievance upon remand, and thus grant him the relief he
seeks in this matter,
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this matter is hereby REMANDED to the Department
so that it can respond to Appellant’s grievance concerning his treatment at the Kershaw Correctional
Institution.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Department must provide Appellant with a response to
his grievance within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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JOHN D. GEATHERS
Administrative Law Judge
March 8, 2004
Columbia, South Carolina |
