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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Madel C. Rivero, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Lilia Lorena Blandin, Respondent, v. Sheriff Steve Loftis, in his capacity as Sheriff of Greenville County, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2019-000535

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Appeal from Greenville County Robin B. Stilwell, Circuit Court Judge

Memorandum Opinion No. 2020-MO-008 Heard August 20, 2020 – Filed September 9, 2020

CERTIORARI DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Andrew F. Lindemann, of Lindemann, Davis & Hughes, PA, of Columbia, and Russell W. Harter, Jr. and Carly H Davis, both of Chapman, Harter & Harter, of Greenville, all for Petitioner Steve Loftis.

Kathleen C. Barnes, of Barnes Law Firm, LLC, of Hampton, Daniel J. Farnsworth, Jr., of Farnsworth Law Offices, of Greenville, J. Christopher Wilson, of Wilson Law Group, of Bamberg, and Daniel W. Luginbill, of McGowan, Hood & Felder, of Mt. Pleasant, all for Respondent Madel C. Rivero.

PER CURIAM: We issued a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Madel C. Rivero v. Sheriff Steve Loftis, Op. No. 2018-UP-340 (S.C. Ct. App. filed July 25, 2018). We now dismiss the writ as improvidently granted.

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

BEATTY, C.J., KITTREDGE, HEARN, FEW and JAMES, JJ., concur.