Opinion
2024-10-01-01
10-01-2024
RE: Hurricane Helene and the Computation of Time-Extension of Prior Order
ORDER
JOHN W. KITTREDGE, C.J.
On September 30, 2024, this Court issued an Order pursuant to Rule 611 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, (SCACR) declaring filing "holidays" for Friday September 27; Monday September 30; and Tuesday, October 1, 2024 because of issues caused by Hurricane Helene. Based on the continued difficulties in restoring power and other services to large portions of the population in South Carolina, we find these problems continue to adversely affect the ability of many lawyers and litigants to comply with filing and service deadlines in various courts.
Accordingly, we declare Wednesday October 2 through Friday October 4, 2024 to be statewide filing "holidays" for the purpose of computing time under Rule 263 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules; Rule 6 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; Rule 35 of the South Carolina Rules of Criminal Procedure; and Rule 3 of the South Carolina Rules of Magistrates Court.
The Supreme Court will evaluate conditions to determine whether the filing holidays declared in this order should be further extended. A copy of this order shall be provided to the Chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees in accordance with Rule 611, SCACR.
John Cannon Few J., George C. James, Jr. J., D. Garrison Hill J., Letitia H. Verdin J.