WPC' EBeŰ*Nq'ՅZ&wL}uQƜzHp[ׄ'\LvxNvYXxG3oxm,4Bsu!Qx=H-[>AnUFƋ]Ǿ~,^`L5-KΊ&q;4 nIjf. 50`i# %  0 UN| 0D^  zwf4j~U mNEb 0 B 0 D3~ D- 0K AS)| 0B 0D A****************************** D5 B HP LaserJet 4Si,,,,,,0  R$      1  XX  _Rule10(b)oftheRulesoftheCourtofAppealsofTennesseereadsasfollows:  8   ` TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,may  affirm,reverseormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhen  aformalopinionwouldhaveno_precendential_Ԁvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedby p memorandumopinionitshallbedesignated MEMORANDUMOPINION,shall `  notbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninanyunrelated P  case.(`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular(#$  0  i(L  C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt~(+003|xLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5U - -(|G2$ !.8dd8         0  XX d(|3&$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3&$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK)!dxdxP Pd !.8dd8     _  8XXdd8@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLEԈ ,   June2000Session X #w#XX #XX#RONALDL.DAVISv.TENNESSEEBOARDOFPAROLES,etal.#H#XX   P @@  DirectAppealfromtheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCounty  H @@ No.983555IIIEllenHobbsLyle,Chancellor  8  @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@ No.M200000668_COA_ԄR3CVFiled_July19,2000_Ԁ   AV) ` dE<` A     Thisisanotherinaseriesofcasesfiledbyacertainprisoninmate,RonaldL.Davis,thistime  seekingtheissuanceofacommonlawwritofcertiorarionthebasisthattheTennesseeBoardof v ProbationandParoleimproperlyrefusedtogranthimearlyrelease.Theboardcitedtheseriousness f oftheoffenseforwhichhewasconvictedasthebasisforitsdecisionandmovedfordismissalof V thepetitionoralternativelyforsummaryjudgment.Thetrialcourtheldthissuittobebarredby F TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4121812whichprohibitsthefilingofsubsequentlawsuitsby 6 inmateswhohaveunpaidcostsrelatedtoprevioussuits.Thetrialcourtdismissedthiscaseunder &v TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4121812andonthebasisthatthePetitionforWritofCertiorari f failedtostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcouldbegranted.Weaffirm. V    Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmed  & #X#XXX  _william_Ԁ#@X #Xb#._ #XXX.Cain,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichBENH.CANTRELL,P.J.,M.S.,and "! PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,J.,joined. #" RonaldL.Davis,_Pikeville_,Tennessee,ProSe. &!% PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,MichaelE.Moore,SolicitorGeneral,and f)$( StephanieR._Reevers_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,TennesseeBoardofParoles. V*%) #XX #XX &-v(,' Ї@! MEMORANDUMOPINION #XX #XX #  1      ׈  #XX #XX  OnDecember1,1998,RonaldL.DavisfiledhisPetitionforCommonLawWritofCertiorari  intheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCounty,complainingthattheTennesseeBoardofParoleshad p refusedtogranthimearlyrelease.IngrantingtheMotiontoDismissandSummaryJudgment,the `  trialcourtheld: P  8   ` Withrespecttothemotiontodismissorforsummaryjudgment,theCourt 0  grantsthemotionforsummaryjudgmentasfollows. p    8   ` TheCourtconcludesfromthepapersfiledbytherespondentsthatthe P  petitionerssuitisbarredbyTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4121812which @  prohibitsthefilingofsubsequentlawsuitsbyinmateswhohaveunpaidcosts 0  assessmentsrelatedtoprevioussuits.Insupportofthemotionforsummary   judgmenttherespondentshavefiledbillsofcostsshowingthatMr.Davishas  accruedthousandsofdollarsofunpaidcostsinDavidsonCountyCircuitCourtalone.  Thepetitionerhasnotstatedinhislawsuitanyrequestforinjunctivereliefasthe  resultofasubstantialthreatofirreparableinjuryorseriousphysicalharm.Thus,the  conditionsstatedinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4121812havebeen  compliedwith,andtheCourtdeterminesthattheabovecaptionedmattershallbe p dismissedforfailureofMr.Davistopaysuchcosts.`   8   ` TheCourtadditionallygrantsthemotiontodismissbecausetheonlyproper @ respondentinthiscaseistheTennesseeBoardofParoles.TennesseeCode 0 Annotatedsections279101through114andFairhavenCorp.v.TennesseeHealth  p FacilitiesCommission,566S.W.2d885(Tenn.App.1976)providethatwritsof ` certiorarichallengingparoledecisionsoftheTennesseeBoardofParolesshould P nametheBoardofParolesandonlytheBoardofParolesastherespondentas @ ultimatelyanyreliefawardedcanonlybeaffordedbytheTennesseeBoardof 0 Paroles.ThereforetheCourtdismissestheabovecaptionedactionastoanyparty   exceptfortheTennesseeBoardofParoles.!    "  8      8   ` Finally,theCourtgrantsthemotiontodismissforfailuretostateaclaim  uponwhichreliefcanbegrantedbecausethepetitionerhasfailedtoallegespecific  materialfactsdemonstratingthattheParoleBoardactedillegally,fraudulentlyor  arbitrarily.Theconclusoryallegationsmadebythepetitionerthatthehearingwas p  mockareinsufficient.Withrespecttothepetitionerstheorythatseriousnessof `  theoffensewasnotalegitimatereasonfordenialofparole,theCourtnotesthat P  TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035503(b)specificallyprovidesthattheBoard @  mayrefusetoreleaseaninmateonparoleifdoingsowoulddepreciatethe 0  seriousnessofthecrimeforwhichthedefendantstandsconvicted.InArnoldv.  p  BoardofParoles,956S.W.2d478,48283(Tenn.1997),theTennesseeSupreme `  CourtheldthatitislegalfortheBoardofParolestoconsidertheseriousnessofan P  inmatesoffenseinitsdeterminationsregardingparole.@      Weagreewiththechancellorinallrespects.AstoTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4121   812,therecordbeforetheCourtshowsthefollowingunpaidcostsofpreviouslitigationassessed  againstRonaldL.DavisbytheCircuitCourtofDavidsonCounty.    1.RonaldDavisv._Coi_ԀAbrams,etal   p No.97C368   x $206.00    2.RonaldL.Davisv.DonalCambell,etal   p No.98C237   x $406.00 p   3.RonaldL.Davisv.GaryGray,etal   p No.97C1116   x $265.00 P   4.RonaldL.Davisv.Qualls,etal     p No.98C343   x $308.50 0   5.RonaldL.Davisv.DonSundquist,etal   p No.98C287   x $213.50 `   6.RonaldL.Davisv.WilsonSportingGoodsCo. p No.97C2595   x $194.50 @   7.RonaldL.Davisv.SohniaW.Hong,etal p No.97C2434   x $227.50     8.RonaldL.Davisv.J.EdwinRalston,etal p No.97C451   x $383.50 "    OnMarch29,2000,thisCourtreleaseditsopinioninDavisv.Holland,No.M199900460 $" COAR3CV,2000WL313537(Tenn.Ct.App.2000),applyingTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection % # 4121812againstthissameRonaldL.Davis.ContemporaneouswiththecaseatbarisDavisv. p&!$ Campbell,No.M199902294_COA_ԄR3CV(Tenn.Ct.App.filedJuly13,2000),whereinthisCourt `'"% affirmsthechancellorsmemorandumfindingthatthisplaintiff,RonaldL.Davis,hadoutstanding P(#& unpaidcourtcostsintheamountof$2,664. @)$'   Onappeal,theappellantchallengestheconstitutionalityofTennesseeCodeAnnotated  +p&) section4121812.Thischallengecannotberaisedandheardforthefirsttimeonappeal.Lawrence ,`'* v.Stanford,655S.W.2d927,929(Tenn.1983).    ThejudgmentoftheChancellorisinallrespectsaffirmedandthecostsareassessedagainst  RonaldL.Davis.     `     h ________________________________________________ @     `     h WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE