Anders v. The Settings of Mackay Point ( 2015 )


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  • 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.
    THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    In The Court of Appeals
    Jeffrey H. Anders and Maureen Anders, Michael K.
    Callahan and Amy Callahan, Melinda A. Caviccia,
    Michael B. Ciulis, Stephen Kipa, Chad Kurtz, Spencer L.
    Morgan, Richard O'Reilly and Alicia F. O'Reilly, Daniel
    Ryan and Susan Ryan, Gennady Shmukler, Michael
    Schmuff and Joanne Schmuff, and Matthew Terry,
    Kathryn M. Tillman, Valerie A. Lowe, Tacg Properties,
    LLC, Mackay Marsh, LLC, Plaintiffs,
    Of whom Spencer L. Morgan is the Appellant,
    v.
    The Settings of Mackay Point, LLC, The Setting
    Development Companies, LLC, Branch Banking & Trust
    Co., Wachovia Bank, N.A., Bond Safeguard Insurance
    Company, and Jasper County, Defendants,
    Of which Wachovia Bank, N.A. is the Respondent.
    Appellate Case No. 2013-001629
    Appeal From Jasper County
    Carmen T. Mullen, Circuit Court Judge
    Unpublished Opinion No. 2015-UP-434
    Heard December 10, 2014 – Filed August 19, 2015
    AFFIRMED
    Robert Wade Maring, of Maring Law Firm, P.A., of
    Georgetown, for Appellant.
    Shelton Sterling Laney III, of Womble Carlyle Sandridge
    & Rice, LLP, of Greenville, and Matthew Todd Carroll,
    of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, of
    Columbia, both for Respondent.
    PER CURIAM: Spencer L. Morgan (Morgan) seeks review of the circuit court's
    dismissal of his case pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil
    Procedure. Morgan argues the circuit court abused its discretion by (1) denying his
    motion for a continuance and (2) dismissing his claims for failure to prosecute.
    We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities:
    1.     As to whether the circuit court erred in denying Morgan's motion for a
    continuance: Rule 40(i)(1), SCRCP (providing that the court may grant a
    continuance for "good and sufficient cause"); Crestwood Golf Club, Inc. v. Potter,
    
    328 S.C. 201
    , 212, 
    493 S.E.2d 826
    , 832 (1997) (explaining "power is deemed to be
    necessarily vested in [circuit] courts [in order for them] to manage their own affairs
    so as to achieve orderly and expeditious disposition of cases" (citation omitted));
    State v. Colden, 
    372 S.C. 428
    , 435, 
    641 S.E.2d 912
    , 916 (Ct. App. 2007) ("The
    granting of a motion for a continuance is within the sound discretion of the
    [circuit] court and will not be disturbed absent a clear showing of an abuse of
    discretion. Reversals for the denial of a continuance' are about as rare as the
    proverbial hens' teeth.'" (citations omitted)).
    2.     As to whether the circuit court erred in dismissing Morgan's claims for
    failure to prosecute: Rule 41(b), SCRCP ("For failure of the plaintiff to prosecute
    or to comply with these rules or any order of court, a defendant may move for
    dismissal of an action or of any claim against him."); McComas v. Ross, 
    368 S.C. 59
    , 62, 
    626 S.E.2d 902
    , 904 (Ct. App. 2006) ("Whether an action should be
    dismissed for failure to prosecute is left to the discretion of the [circuit] court
    judge, and his decision will not be disturbed, except upon a clear showing of an
    abuse of discretion." (citing Small v. Mungo, 
    254 S.C. 438
    , 442, 
    175 S.E.2d 802
    ,
    804 (1970))).
    AFFIRMED.
    WILLIAMS, GEATHERS, and MCDONALD, JJ., concur.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 2015-UP-434

Filed Date: 8/19/2015

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/22/2024