RAINEY v. HALEY

No. 27269.

404 S.C. 320 (2013)

745 S.E.2d 81

John S. RAINEY, Appellant, v. Nimrata Nikki R. HALEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 12, 2013.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Harpootlian , Graham L. Newman , M. David Scott , and Christopher P. Kenney , all of Richard A. Harpootlian, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Kevin A. Hall , Karl S. Bowers, Jr. , and M. Todd Carroll , all of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent.


Justice KITTREDGE.

Appellant John S. Rainey brought this action in circuit court against the Honorable Nikki R. Haley, Governor of South Carolina, seeking declarations that Governor Haley, during her service as a member of the House of Representatives, committed violations of the State Ethics Act.1 The circuit court dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction, finding the House Ethics Committee has exclusive jurisdiction to hear complaints...

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