Opinion
Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-535
12-02-2011
Franklin E. Dennison, Appellant, v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent.
Franklin E. Dennison, pro se. Christopher D. Florian, of Columbia, for Respondent.
THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
Appeal from the Administrative Law Court
Carolyn C. Matthews, Administrative Law Court Judge
APPEAL DISMISSED
Franklin E. Dennison, pro se.
Christopher D. Florian, of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM : Franklin E. Dennison, an inmate formerly incarcerated with the Department of Corrections (the Department), appeals the Administrative Law Court's (ALC) order affirming the denial of his inmate grievance. Dennison argues the ALC erred in determining (1) he was afforded minimal due process in his prison disciplinary action, and (2) the Department's decision was supported by substantial evidence. Because Dennison was released from the Department's custody on April 1, 2011, we dismiss this appeal as moot. See Linda Mc Co. v. Shore, 390 S.C. 543, 557, 703 S.E.2d 499, 506 (2010) ("A case becomes moot when judgment, if rendered, will have no practical legal effect upon [the] existing controversy. This is true when some event occurs making it impossible for [the] reviewing [c]ourt to grant effectual relief." (citations and quotation marks omitted)).
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
SHORT, WILLIAMS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.