Gilstrap Ex Rel. Gilstrap v. South Carolina Budget & Control Board

These actions for injunctive relief to prohibit the South Carolina Budget and Control Board (the Board) from implementing its proposed plan for budget reductions for the 1992-1993 fiscal year are in this Court’s original jurisdiction by consent of the parties. We grant plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief.

On August 22,1992, the Board adopted a plan to reduce appropriations under the 1992 Appropriations Act (the Act) because of revenue shortfall projections of approximately $200 million. The reductions were based on the rate of growth in each agency’s budget over the past year. Plaintiffs…