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àHONORABLE€CHRISTINA€NORRIS,€CHANCELLOR€PRO€TEMPOREÌÌÌCarl€W.€œEshbaugh›ÌœESHBAUGH›,€SIMPSON€AND€œVARNER›Ì1776€Riverview€TowerÌ900€S.€Gay€StreetÌKnoxville,€Tennessee€37902ÌATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌÌCHARLES€W.€œBURSON›ÌAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌÌMICHELLE€K.€œHOHNKE›ÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌGeneral€Civil€DivisionÌ404€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌSuite€1510ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0499ÌœFOR›€DEFENDANTS/APPELLEESÌÌÌAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÇCOMPREHENSIVE€ENGINEERINGà à)ÌASSISTANCE€ASSOCIATION,€INC.,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€95„621„IIÌœVS›.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9602„CH„00055ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)ÌDEPARTMENT€OF€LABOR€AND€à àà à)ÌAL€œBODIE›,€COMMISSIONER€OF€THEà à)ÌDEPARTMENT€OF€LABOR,€IN€HISà à)ÌOFFICIAL€CAPACITY,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appellees.à àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€captioned€plaintiff€has€appealed€from€an€order€of€the€Trial€Court€reading€asÏfollows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€This€matter€came€to€be€heard€on€June€2,€1995,€upon€the€motionÏto€dismiss€filed€on€behalf€of€the€defendants,€TennesseeÏDepartment€of€Labor€and€Al€œBodie›,€Commissioner€of€theÏTennessee€Department€of€Labor.€€Upon€consideration€of€theÏpleadings€filed€and€the€argument€of€counsel,€the€Court€finds€thatÏthis€matter€should€be€dismissed€on€the€basis€that€the€Court€lacksÏjurisdiction€as€the€petition€for€judicial€review€was€not€filedÏwithin€sixty€days€of€the€final€agency€action€as€required€byÏT.C.A.€ðð4„5„322.€€Therefore,€it€is€hereby€ORDERED€that€theÏdefendantsðð€motion€to€dismiss€is€GRANTED.€€Costs€shall€beÏtaxed€to€the€petitioner.̛̜ÌÓÓà àOn€appeal,€plaintiff€presents€a€single€issue€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€Did€the€Chancery€œCourt›€err€in€dismissing€this€matter€for€lack€ofÏjurisdiction€on€the€basis€that€the€complaint€was€not€timely€filed?̛̜ÌÓÓà àThe€complaint€filed€on€February€24,€1995,€states:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à.€.€.€(3)€Jurisdiction€of€this€court€is€involved€by€virtue€of€theÏUniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act€for€the€State€ofÍTennessee,€òòTennessee€Code€Annotatedóó€4„5„101€òòet€seqóó€in€generalÏand€òòTennessee€Code€Annotatedóó€4„5„322€in€particular.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(4)€This€action€is€brought€within€60€days€of€the€plaintiffððs€noticeÏof€entry€of€the€agencyððs€final€decision€of€this€case€as€required€byÏòòTennessee€œCode›€Annotatedóó€4„5„322(b)(1),€said€notice€beingÏgiven€on€January€5,€1995,€in€a€letter€from€Commissioner€JamesÏR.€White€to€the€attorney€for€the€plaintiff.€€Pursuant€to€the€FederalÏGovernment€Jobs€Training€Act€set€forth€in€29€òòUnited€StatesÏCodeóó€1503€òòet€seq.óớ̜ÌÓÓà àThe€complaint€alleges€a€contract€between€plaintiff€and€Knox€County€Community€actionÏCommittee€(œCAC›)€to€furnish€computer€aided€drafting€training€which€contract€was€ð ðunder€theÏcontrol€and€reviewðð€of€the€Department€of€Labor€and€its€Commissioner.€€The€contract,€which€isÏexhibited€to€the€complaint,€states:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€This€agreement€is€made€and€executed€in€Knoxville,€Tennessee,Ïon€the€fourteenth€day€of€February,€1989,€by€and€between:ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€Knoxville„Knox€County€Community€Action€CommitteeÏ(œCAC›).€€A€public€agency€with€full€designated€legal€authority€toÏadminister€employment€and€training€programs€on€behalf€of€theÏchief€elected€officials€of€Knoxville,€Knox€County,€and€theÏprivate€industry€council€of€Job€Skills€Training€District€NumberÏThree.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà àà8 àANDÌÌà8 àà8 à€€Comprehensive€œEngineering›€œAssistance›€œAssociation,›€with€fullÏlegal€authority€to€do€business€in€the€State€of€Tennessee,€andÏhereafter€referred€to€as€ð ðsubcontractor.ððÌÌà8 àà8 àWITNESSETH:ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€Whereas,€this€agreement€is€a€subcontract€under€œCAC›„administered€contract(s)€with€the€State€of€Tennessee€to€provideÏemployment€and€training€services€under€the€Job€TrainingÏPartnership€Act€(œJTPA›),€.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€4.€€Method€of€Payment.€€Payments€will€be€made€by€the€œCAC›€toÏthe€subcontractor€according€to€the€following€œprovisions:Ìà8 àà8 à.€.€.€›€.ÌœÌÓÓ›The€contract€contains€no€reference€to€the€Labor€Department€or€its€commissioner.ÌÌœà àThe›€complaint€further€alleges€that€a€dispute€arose€between€the€parties€to€the€contractÏregarding€payment€of€an€unspecified€amount€claimed€by€plaintiff;€that,€at€the€request€ofÏplaintiff,€the€Department€of€Labor€ð ðreviewed€the€œdisputeðð›€and,€on€May€29,€1992,€wroteÏplaintiff€a€letter€containing€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€This€letter€constitutes€our€final€determination€for€payment€ofÏservices€under€contract€#99„œSTO›„9„024€between€Knoxville„ÏKnox€County€Community€Action€Committee€(œSDA›€3),€andÏComprehensive€Engineering€Assistance€Association,€œInc.›€œfor›Ïcomputer€aided€drafting€training€covering€the€period€of€FebruaryÏ1989€through€September,€1989.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 àWe€were€able€to€find€documentation€for€40€employabilityÏdevelopment€plans€and€enrollment€and€10€certificates€ofÏparticipant€orientation.€€Payment€can€be€made€as€follows:ÌÌà8 àà8 àœ40€€Employability›€Development€Plans€@€$200.00€œeach›à àà àà àœà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€Ï$8,000.00›ÌÌà8 àà8 àœ10€Certificates›€of€Orientation€@€$200.00€œeach€€òò$2,000.00óó›Ìà8 àà8 àà àà àTotal€Allowable€Paymentà àœ€€$10,000.00›ÌÌà8 àà8 à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 àIf€you€accept€this€determination,€attach€a€copy€of€this€letter€andÏthe€list€of€participants€to€an€invoice€for€$10,000.00.€€Include€theÏfollowing€statement€on€the€invoice:€ð ðThis€amount€constitutes€fullÏand€complete€payment€for€services€under€contract€number€99„œSTO›„9„024€and€no€further€claims€will€be€submitted.ðð€€Sign€theÏinvoice€and€submit€it€no€later€than€June€30,€1992€to:€Mrs.ÏBarbara€Kelly,€Deputy€Director,€Knoxville„Knox€CountyÏCommunity€Action€Committee,€P.O.€Box€1650,€2247€WesternÏAvenue,€Knoxville,€TN€37950„1650.€€If€you€choose€not€toÏaccept€this€determination,€then€the€determination€made€by€œSDA›€3Ïis€upheld.̛̜ÌÓÓà àIt€is€further€alleged€that,€on€July€20,€1992,€plaintiff€requested€ð ðfurther€review€of€theÏdispute€œwith›€a€œhearingðð›€in€response€to€which€ð ðthe€agentsðð€of€the€Department€ð ðinformedððÍplaintiff€that€the€matter€was€still€ð ðpending€before€the€department;ðð€that€the€DepartmentÏð ðrequested€further€informationðð€which€was€furnished€on€June€23,€1993,€and€that,€on€AugustÏ30,€1993,€the€department€wrote€œplaintiffððs€counsel›€a€letter€containing€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àI€have€reviewed€this€file€and€found€that€a€final€determination€wasÏissued€on€May€29,€1992€allowing€payment€of€$10,000.00€forÏthe€contractual€activities.€€Your€client,€Mr.€œEmmuel›€Bailey,€œwas›Ïto€œInvoice›€œService›€Delivery€Area€(œSDA›)€Knoxville„Knox€CountyÏCommunity€Action€Agency€no€later€than€June€30,€1992€to€collectÏthese€funds.ÌÌà8 àà8 àOn€July€2,€1992€an€extension€was€given€to€July€20,€1992€toÏinvoice€the€œSDA›.€€After€that€date€the€matter€was€closed.ÌÌà8 àà8 àThe€letter€of€July€2,€1992€constituted€closure€of€these€files.̛̜ÌÓÓà àThe€complaint€further€alleges€that,€on€some€unspecified€date€after€August€30,€1993,€theÏAssistant€Commissioner€of€Labor€œð ðcontactedðð›€plaintiff€and€ð ðinformedðð€plaintiff€that€ð ðtheÏdefendantðð€would€attempt€to€resolve€the€dispute€by€negotiation€and€that€ð ðthe€matter€had€notÏbeen€closed€by€the€department.ððÌÌà àThe€complaint€further€alleges€that,€on€July€21,€1994,€plaintiff€œ€inquired›€as€to€ð ðthe€statusÏof€the€œmatter;ð𛀜and›€the€Commissioner€responded€on€October€26,€1994,€in€part€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àThis€is€in€response€to€your€letter€of€July€21,€1994,€concerningÏthe€above€referenced€contract.€€My€staff€has€reviewed€this€fileÏbeginning€with€the€performance€based€contract€executed€onÏFebruary€14,€1989.€€This€contract€was€to€provide€a€ComputerÏAssistance€Drafting€Training€Program€to€œJTPA›€participants.€€WeÏalso€reviewed€the€audit€performed€by€the€State€of€Tennessee,ÏOffice€of€the€Comptroller,€dated€September€20,€1990,€denial€ofÏpayment€by€œSDA›€3€dated€December€9,€1991,€and€all€documentsÏreceived€and€submitted€since€May,€1992.ÌÌà8 àà8 à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 àYour€recent€letter€dated€July€11,€1994,€was€the€first€formalÏindication€I€have€had€that€there€is€still€an€issue€on€your€part.€€InÏyour€letter,€you€indicated€some€type€of€commitment€was€madeÍby€Mr.€œEmmett›€Edwards,€who€is€no€longer€with€the€DepartmentÏof€Labor.€€If€Mr.€Edwards€made€any€statements€or€commitmentsÏto€you€after€the€final€determination€was€made,€he€was€out€ofÏorder.€€Mr.€Edwards€never€consulted€with€me€regarding€anyÏagreement€to€reopen€this€case.ÌÌà8 àà8 àThe€letter€of€July€2,€1992,€which€allowed€an€extension€of€time€toÏsubmit€an€invoice€to€œCAC›€(œSDA›€3),€for€$10,000.00€by€July€20,Ï1992€constituted€closure€of€these€files.̛̜ÌÓÓà àThe€complaint€prayed:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à.€.€.€(B)€That€the€Court€review€this€matter€and€grant€the€plaintiffÏjudgment€for€its€contract€amount€plus€interest€thereon;€orÌÌà8 àà8 à€€€€€€œ(C)›€In€the€alternative€that€the€Court€order€the€Department€ofÏLabor€to€hold€hearings€on€this€matter€within€a€reasonable€periodÏof€time€so€that€there€will€be€a€record€of€the€hearing€of€thisÏdispute€which€can€later€be€reviewed€by€this€Court€if€necessary.ÌÌà8 àà8 àœ€€€€€€(D)›€Other€relief€to€which€the€plaintiff€is€entitled.̛̜ÌÓÓà àAlthough€not€alleged€or€evidenced€in€the€record,€the€brief€of€the€defendants€states€thatÏthis€controversy€arose€out€of€a€federal€grant€of€funds€to€the€governor€to€be€disbursed€to€localÏcitizens€committees€for€job€training€and€that€the€governor€designated€the€Department€of€LaborÏto€administer€the€fund.€€No€Tennessee€statute€is€cited€or€found€which€authorizes€or€controls€thisÏactivity€of€the€Labor€Department.ÌÌà àIt€is€doubtful€that€the€actions€of€the€Department€or€of€the€œcommissioner›€in€this€case€areÏœgoverned›€by€the€provisions€of€the€Administrative€Procedure€Act.€€œTCA›€ðð4„3„1403€lists€theÏduties€of€the€Commissioner€of€Labor€which€do€not€include€the€activities€described€in€thisÏrecord.ÌÌà àIf€neither€defendant€had€authority€to€entertain€a€ð ðcontested€caseðð€to€decide€the€presentÏcontroversy,€it€would€seem€that€the€courts€would€have€no€authority€to€entertain€a€petition€forÏreview€under€the€Administrative€Procedures€œAct,›€except€to€invalidate€the€administrativeÏœdecision›€as€òòultra€œvires›.óóÌÌà àIt€is€possible€that,€if€the€œdepartment›€had€the€authority€to€and€did€authorize€the€activitiesÏof€the€local€œCAC›,€and€had€funds€available€to€fund€such€activities€a€claim€against€the€state€beforeÏthe€Claims€Commission€might€have€been€appropriate.€€Such€relief€is€not€sought€in€the€presentÏcase.ÌÌà àœTCA›€Section€4„5„102€describes€a€ð ðcontested€caseðð€as€one€in€which€legal€rights€areÏrequired€by€any€statute€or€constitutional€provision€to€be€determined€by€an€agency€after€anÏopportunity€for€hearing.€€No€such€statute€or€constitutional€provision€is€cited€or€found€whichÏrequires€a€determination€of€this€controversy€by€the€Department€of€Labor€or€its€Commissioner.ÌÌà àIn€any€event,€the€complaint€in€the€present€case€expressly€sought€relief€under€theÏAdministrative€Procedure€œAct,›€ðð4„5„322(b)(1)€of€which€requires€application€for€judicial€reviewÏto€be€filed€within€sixty€days€after€the€administrative€decision€to€be€reviewed.€€It€is€obvious€fromÏthe€excerpts€from€the€complaint€and€exhibits€quoted€above,€that€such€sixty€days€had€long€sinceÏexpired€when€the€present€judicial€proceeding€was€commenced.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€œCourt›€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€theÏappellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€œCourt›€for€any€necessary€further€œprocedures.›ÌÌà àAffirmed€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà 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