ORDERS:
ORDER
Pursuant to this tribunal's order of February 25, 2000, petitioner was required to file an Appellate Brief with the
Administrative Law Judge Division and serve all parties within forty-five (45) days of the date of the order. However,
petitioner has not responded to this tribunal's order for an Appellate Brief or to a letter from this tribunal dated April 18,
2000 requesting the filing of an Appellate Brief by April 25. Pursuant to ALJD Rule 23, this matter is hereby dismissed.
This Rule 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 respond 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.
ALJD Rule 23 (1997) (emphasis added).
By virtue of petitioner's request for a contested case, he has an obligation to advance his position. Petitioner has not
requested an extension or enlargement of time pursuant to ALJD Rule 3B to comply with this tribunal's order, but rather
has been unresponsive to all communications. Petitioner has been given abundant opportunity to comply. "There is a limit
beyond which the court should not allow a litigant to consume the time of the court . . . ." Georganne Apparel, Inc. v.
Todd, 303 S.C. 87, 92, 399 S.E.2d 16, 19 (Ct. App. 1990).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the above-captioned case is hereby 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 29211-1677
April 28, 1999
Columbia, South Carolina
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