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H4X` hp x (#!H  ?+ 4 <DL!X?(e27$  !NNN   'dxd Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(e27$  !NNN   ($    (e27$  !NNN   C<< c  7"NNN      !X      XϡXNXϡXXXϡ      NXXϡ@    1  A      NNNN  ($     C 7"NNN   7N%7   Ad FILEDX X%  January21,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdA ++++'dxd,kAZ"Arial Regular3|x\  `*Times New RomanTTC\  P6QP<6X9`("Courier NewTTTTXXx6X@DQX@\  `*Times New RomanTTXXP\  P6QXP%2A`ArialTTomanTTXXX2PQXP\  `*Times New RomanTT  k\  P6Q P<6X9`("Courier NewTTTTd6X@DQ@ DD9`!"Courier NewTTTToDD0DXDhDD(J$***  DDDDӀ~-&<(M 9Z .Courier New Regular&@Z 8CaslonOpnface BT Regular  *>|$      1    ,u=Q,uThisissueisnotbeforeusonappealXX=Q#,XG XXX#XX X,XG.@#=QXX##,u=Q2#(f(3M9$  !NNN       0   d&Z 8CaslonOpnface BT Regular 3 *>|$      2    0=QTheplaintiffclaimsthattheFactsofOffenseReportstatesthatheused P  aweaponinthecommissionofthecrime.<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular<L4 9Z .Courier New Regular<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular  *>|$      3    4=QThetrialcourt,indenyingplaintiffsmotionforanewhearing,found P  thattheBoardmadeitsdecisionwithoutbeingawareofanyproblemswiththeFactsofOffenseReportorinvalidconvictions.<L4 9Z .Courier New Regular<Q 9Z .Courier New Regular  !NNN   TR[A'3'A' Legal3'TP   XϡXNXbXXXϡ  r<,(j 8` `@EQ ` 8ttxPP  r@| |   INTHECOURTOFAPPEALS ԀOFTENNESSEEt>.*jx` `@Eq` 8ttxPT  t@$ATNASHVILLEJAMESCOLWELL,    h   )C/ANo.01A019806CH00292 X  0  0` (#(#    h   ). ` (#` (#    ` PlaintiffAppellant,)   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )   6 v.   `     h   )APPEALASOFRIGHTFROMTHE \     `     h   )DAVIDSONCOUNTYCHANCERYCOURT   `     h   )   `     h   )CHARLESTRAUGHBER,CHAIRMANOF)THETENNESSEEBOARDOFPAROLES,)   `     h   )   `     h   )HONORABLEELLENHOBBSLYLE,   ` DefendantAppellee.  )CHANCELLOR   ForAppellantForAppelleeJAMESCOLWELLJOHNKNOXWALKUPProSeAttorneyGeneralandReporterNashville,TennesseeNashville,Tennessee   `     h   JOHNR.MILES   `     h   AttorneyGeneralsOffice   `     h   CivilRightsandClaimsDivision   `     h   Nashville,Tennessee@$ 7 XXb 1   7% _   1OPINION# 1  % _} #$ 7   1$XbX $ 7Ԉ 4)2 XbXX$Xb̀AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED    Susano,J. 98/8 Ї  XbXXXbXbXXXb      ݀ ` ThisisanactionfiledbyJamesColwellseekinganew P  parolehearing.Theplaintiffappealedthetrialcourtsgrantofsummaryjudgmenttothedefendant,CharlesTraughber,ChairmanoftheTennesseeParoleBoard.Theplaintiff,inhispetitionforwritofcertiorari,assertsthattheTennesseeParoleBoard( Board)actedillegally,fraudulently,arbitrarily,andcapriciouslyindenyinghimparole.Thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgmentuponfindingthattheplaintiffhadfailedtocarryhisburdenofovercomingtheproperlysupportedsummaryjudgmentmotionofthedefendant.Onthisappeal,plaintiffessentiallypresentsthefollowingquestionforourreview:Ingrantingsummaryjudgment,didthetrialcourterrwhenitdeterminedthatnogenuineissueofmaterialfactexists?#      XbXXXbXbXXXb  @tt)I.  XbXXXbXbXXXb      ݀Theplaintiffiscurrentlyservinga26yearsentencefor &l" seconddegreemurderandescape.AttheplaintiffsparolehearinginJune,1996,ahearingofficerrecommendedthatparolebedeniedbecauseoftheseriousnessoftheoffenseandtheresultsoftheplaintiffspsychologicalevaluation.TheBoardadoptedthisrecommendation.Afterexhaustinghisadministrativeremedies,theplaintiffthenfiledapetitionforwritofcertiorariinthetrialcourt.     XbXXXbXbXXXb  ݀TheplaintiffassertsthattheBoardactedillegally, 5x+4 fraudulently,arbitrarily,andcapriciouslyinmakingitsdecision,byconsideringthreedifferentversionsoftheFactsof  9.8 OffenseReport,alongwithblackandwhitephotographsthatheclaimsunfairlydepictthecrimescene.TheplaintifffurthercontendsthattheBoardabuseditsdiscretionbyrelyingonanincorrectcriminalhistoryandbypreventinghimfromofferingevidenceatthehearing.& P   XXXXXXXX      0   `  Theplaintifffiledvariousmotionsseekingtocompel @ (#(#      XXXXXXXX'P@  productionofdocumentsrelatingtohisoriginalconviction.   Thesemotionsweredeniedbythetrialcourtasbeingoutsidethescopeofthewritofcertiorari.)   1       8  XXXXX'dXXX      XXXX'd   ` Thedefendantfiledamotionforsummaryjudgment h assertingthattherearewerenogenuineissuesofmaterialfact.HesupportedhismotionwithanaffidavitoftheCustodianoftheRecordsoftheBoard;thetranscriptoftheJune4,1996,parolehearing;theBoardsofficefilesregardingtheplaintiff;andastatementofundisputedfacts.   ` Theplaintiffrespondedtothismotionwithamotiontodismissthedefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgmentand/orentersummaryjudgmentinhisfavor.Hedidnotsupporthisresponsewithanyaffidavitsoradditionalevidence.̀  Thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsmotionfor 0H&. summaryjudgmentbasedontheplaintiffsfailuretoshowthatagenuineissueofmaterialfactexisted.Thisappealfollowed.  87,6 Ѐ `     h   II. P    XXXXXXXX         ` Ourstandardofreviewonagrantofsummaryjudgment  P iswellsettled. Ourinquiryinvolvespurelyaquestionoflaw;therefore,wereviewtherecordwithoutapresumptionofcorrectnesstodeterminewhethertheabsenceofgenuineissuesofmaterialfactsentitlethedefendanttojudgmentasamatteroflaw. Robinsonv.Omer ,952S.W.2d423,426(Tenn.1997);.See   also McCarleyv.West  QualityFoodService ,948S.W.2d477(Tenn. `  1997); Bainv.  Wells ,936S.W.2d618,622(Tenn.1997); Byrdv. x( Hall ,847S.W.2d208,210(Tenn.1993); Hardestyv.Service  @  MerchandiseCo.,Inc. ,953S.W.2d678,684(Tenn.App.1997).The  movingpartyinthiscase,thedefendanthastheinitialburdenofproducingcompetent,materialevidenceshowingthatthereisnogenuineissueastoanymaterialfact. Byrd ,847  " S.W.2dat211.Thisburdenmaybemetbyeitheraffirmativelynegatinganessentialelementofthenonmovingpartysclaimorbyconclusivelyestablishinganaffirmativedefense. Id .at215 8'" n.5.  Ifthemovingpartysuccessfullynegatesanessentialelementofaclaim,thenonmovingpartymustthenestablishthattherearedisputedmaterialfactscreatinggenuineissuesthatmustberesolvedbythetrieroffact. Id .at215.The H1&. nonmovingpartycannotrelyonhispleadingstoovercomeaproperlysupportedmotionforsummaryjudgment. Id .; Robinson , 4h*2 952S.W.2dat426; McCarley ,948S.W.2dat47879;Rule56.06, 60,4 Tenn.R.Civ.P.Thenonmovingpartymaycontradictthefactual H8-6 predicateofthemotionbypresentingcompetentandadmissiblematerialevidenceby:  8 ` (1)pointingtoevidenceoverlookedorignoredbythemovingpartythatestablishesamaterialfactualdispute,(2)byrehabilitatingtheevidenceattackedinthemovingpartyspapers,(3)byproducingadditionalevidenceshowingtheexistenceofagenuineissuefortrial,or(4)submittinganaffidavitexplainingwhyfurtherdiscoveryisnecessaryasprovidedforinTenn.R.Civ.P.,Rule56.06. ` `   Robinson ,952S.W.2dat426n.4; McCarley ,948S.W.2dat479; 8  Byrd ,847S.W.2dat215n.6.Inaddition,theevidencemustbe  viewedbythecourtinthelightmostfavorabletothenonmovingparty,andallinferencesmustbedrawninfavorofthenonmovingparty. Byrd ,847S.W.2dat210211.Summaryjudgmentshouldbe   grantedonlywhenthefactsandconclusionspermitareasonablepersontoreachonlyoneultimateconclusionthatthemovingpartyisentitledtoajudgmentasamatteroflaw. Robinson , 0%  952S.W.2dat426; Carvellv.  Bottoms ,900S.W.2d23,26(Tenn. &" 1995).d     XXXXXXXX  ݀ h* &   XXXXXXXX      @(III. ,!( *     XXXXXXXX     XXXXXXXX         ` Thetranscriptoftheparolehearingasupporting `/%, documenttothedefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgmentnegatestheplaintiffsclaimthattheBoardactedillegally,fraudulently,arbitrarily,andcapriciously.Thetranscriptestablishesthattheplaintiffwasaffordedanopportunitytopresentevidenceattheparolehearing.Further,thetranscriptrevealsthattheblackandwhitephotographswerenotcriticalmaterialto P9/8 theBoardsdecisiontodenyparole.Theonepieceofinformationcitedbytheplaintiffasbeingprejudicialto.XXXXhim +     .XXX.XXXX.X   XXXXX'dXXX      -   2     /XXhX'd   wasspecificallyrejectedbythehearingofficer,andthereisnoevidenceinthetranscriptthattheBoardreliedoninvalidconvictionsinmakingitsdecisiontodenyparole.3   3            /=QX/X/=Q   X'dXX'dXXX'd      1XXXX'dԀItisclear  fromthetranscriptthatthedecisionbytheBoardtodenyparolewasbasedontheseriousnessoftheoffenseandtheplaintiffspsychologicalreport. X      ` Therecordestablishesthatthedefendanthassatisfied 8 hisburdenofaffirmativelynegatingessentialelementsoftheplaintiffsclaims,thustriggeringtheplaintiffsburdentoproducecountervailingevidence.See McCarley ,948S.W.2dat 0 479.#X'dXX1Xe2#  7XXXX'd X      ` Inreviewingtheplaintiffsresponsetothemotionforsummaryjudgment,wenotethathefailedtocarryhisburdenofproofunder Byrd .Hereliedsolelyuponhispleadingsanddidnot &H" pointtoanyevidencetoestablishthattherearematerialfactualdisputes;norhastheplaintiffrehabilitatedthefactsattackedbythedefendantorprovidedadditionalevidenceestablishingtheexistenceofgenuineissuesfortrial.Inshort,theplaintiffhasfailedtocarryhisburdenofproofunderRule56.06,Tenn.R.Civ.P.  3)2 @88)IV.#X'dXX7X5#$XXXX'd   ` Fortheforegoingreasons,weconcludethatthe  P defendanthasdemonstratedthattherearenogenuineissuesofmaterialfact,and,further,thatheisentitledtoajudgmentasamatteroflaw.Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Thiscaseisremandedtothecourtbelowforthecollectionofcostsassessedthere.Thecostsofthisappealaretaxedagainsttheappellant. X X  X _________________________ X CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.CONCUR:________________________HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.#X'dXX$X8#