Sullivan v. South Carolina Department of Corrections

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• holding that an inmate was not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis on his appeal from an Administrative Law Judge’s dismissal because there is no statutory provision allowing the waiver of filing fees for appeals brought under the Administrative Procedures Act
• holding an inmate was not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis on his appeal from an Administrative Law Judge’s dismissal because there is no statutory provision allowing the waiver of filing fees for appeals brought under the Administrative Procedures Act
• discussing Al-Shabaaz and holding the inmate was not entitled to relief because his appeal of SCDC's administrative decision did not implicate due process
• finding the only way the ALC can obtain subject matter jurisdiction over an inmate's grievance is when it \implicates a [state-created] liberty interest sufficient to trigger procedural due process guarantees\
• stating the only way the ALC can obtain subject matter jurisdiction over an inmate's grievance claim is when the grievance \implicates a [state-created] liberty interest sufficient to trigger procedural due process guarantees\
• stating the ALC should dismiss appeals that do not implicate a state-created liberty

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