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ķĖĖEdward€F.€Henry€#124594ĖSouth€Central€Correctional€CenterĖP.O.€Box€279,€X„F124ĖClifton,€Tennessee€38425„0279ĖPRO€SE/€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTĖĖĖCHARLES€W.€BURSONĖAttorney€General€and€ReporterĖĖPATRICIA€KUSSMANN,€B.P.R.€#15506ĖAssistant€Attorney€GeneralĖCivil€Rights€and€Claims€DivisionĖ404€James€Robertson€ParkwayĖSuite€2000ĖNashville,€Tennessee€37243Ė(615)€741„2163ĖATTORNEY€FOR€œDEFENDANTS/APPELLEES›ĖĖĖō ōĶ  ĶÔ€ ŧÔMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ķ ķÔ€ XÔĖĶ  ĶĖĖā āā āā āā āā āHENRY€F.€TODDĖā āā āā āā āā āPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONĖĖĖCONCUR:ĖĖSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEĖBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEĖĖĖĖĖĖĖĖĖĖō ōEDWARD€F.€HENRYā āā āā ā)Ėā āā āā āā āā āā ā)Ėā āPlaintiff/Appellant,ā āā āā ā)Ėā āā āā āā āā āā ā)ā āDavidson€ChanceryĖā āā āā āā āā āā ā)ā āNo.€€95„2303„IĖVS.ā āā āā āā āā āā ā)Ėā āā āā āā āā āā ā)ā āAppeal€No.Ėā āā āā āā āā āā ā)ā ā01A01„9603„CH„00135ĖSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,ā āā āā ā)Ėā āā āā āā āā āā ā)Ėā āDefendants/Appellees.ā āā ā)ĖĖĖÔ€ ŧÔā@ āōōO€P€I€N€I€O€Nķķķ ķÔ€ XÔĖĖĖĶĶā āThe€Plaintiff,€Edward€F.€Henry,€has€appealed€from€a€judgment€of€the€Trial€CourtĪdismissing€his€đ đPetition€for€Declaratory€Order€Pursuant€to€Administrative€Procedures€Act€andĪDeclaratory€Judgment€Actđđ€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€for€which€relief€can€be€granted.ĖĖā āOn€appeal,€Plaintiff€presents€a€single€issue€for€review€as€follows:ĖĶĶā āā ā1.€€€€Did€the€Chancery€Court€err€in€dismissing€EdwardĖā āā āHenryđđs€petition€under€the€Administrative€Procedures€ActĖā āā āand€Declaratory€Judgment€Act€after€the€petitioner€showedĖā āā āproof€through€affidavits€of€work€supervisor€he€was€due€Ėā āā āsentence€reduction€credits€by€Tennessee€Law?ĖĶĶĖā āThe€order€of€the€Trial€Court€states:ĖĶĶā āā  €€The€petitioner€is€lawfully€in€the€custody€of€the€DepartmentĖā āā āof€Corrections€at€the€Southcentral€Correctional€Center€inĖā āā āClifton,€Tennessee.€€The€petitioner€has€filed€for€a€declaratoryĖā āā āorder€seeking€review€of€the€Departmentđđs€calculation€of€hisĖā āā āsentence€reduction€credits€from€December€1988€throughĖā āā āJanuary€of€1992€when€he€was€incarcerated€at€Cheatham€Ėā āā āCounty€Jail.€€The€respondent€has€filed€a€motion€to€dismissĖā āā āthe€petition€in€this€case€on€the€ground€that€the€petition€failsĖā āā āto€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted€against€the€Ėā āā āState€of€Tennessee.ĖĖā āā  €€The€petitioner€was€convicted€in€Cheatham€County,€Ėā āā āTennessee€and€sentenced€on€November€4,€1988€to€twenty€Ėā āā āyears€in€the€Department€of€Corrections.€€(Affidavit€of€Fay€Ėā āā āClaud).€€The€petitioner€was€found€guilty€by€a€jury€of€two€Ėā āā ācounts€of€Aggravated€Rape,€and€two€counts€of€incest€with€Ėā āā āa€minor.€€The€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€reversed€the€charges€Ėā āā āof€incest€because€they€were€barred€by€the€statutes€of€limitation.ĖĶĶĶĶā āā āThe€petitionerđđs€current€release€eligibility€date€has€passed€andĖĶĶā āā āthe€expiration€date€is€May€8,€2006.€€(Affidavit€of€Fay€Claud.)ĖĖĶĶā āā  €€€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction€records€reflects€thatĖā āā āMr.€Henry€earned€a€total€of€186€days€of€Prisoner€Performance€Ėā āā āSentence€Credits€(PPSC)€and€1,081€Prison€Sentence€Reduction€Ėā āā āCredits€(PSRC)€for€working€and€good€behavior.€€The€records€Ėā āā āalso€reflect€that€the€petitioner€signed€a€waiver€effective€Ėā āā āSeptember€18,€1991,€to€change€from€PPSC€to€PSRC,€per€the€Ėā āā āSentence€Reform€Act€of€1985.€€(Affidavit€of€Fay€Claud.)€€Prior€Ėā āā āto€the€transfer€to€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction,€the€Ėā āā āpetitioner€earned€186€days€of€Prisoner€Performance€Sentence€Ėā āā āCredits€for€working,€which€was€prior€to€the€signing€of€the€Ėā āā āwaiver,€and€573€days€of€Prisoner€Sentence€Reduction€Credits.€€Ėā āā ā(Affidavit€of€Fay€Claud.)ĖĖā āā  €Ėā āā  €€The€petitioner€contests€the€amount€of€sentence€reduction€Ėā āā ācredits€that€the€Department€records€reflects€that€he€has€earned.€€Ėā āā āThe€petitioner€has€made€many€conclusive€statements€in€support€Ėā āā āof€his€petition€for€declaratory€judgment;€however,€he€has€failed€Ėā āā āto€put€forth€any€substantial€evidence€that€the€Departmentđđs€Ėā āā ācalculation€of€his€credit€points€is€incorrect.€€While€the€petitioner€Ėā āā āmakes€inferences€that€the€Departmentđđs€records€cannot€be€relied€Ėā āā āupon,€he€never€gives€the€Court€material€evidence€to€substantiate€Ėā āā āthis€claim.€€The€plaintiff€must€be€reminded€that€it€is€his€burden€Ėā āā āof€proof€to€show€that€the€Departmentđđs€records€are€incorrect.€€Ėā āā āThe€Affidavit€of€Charles€Sullivan,€work€supervisor€for€inmates€Ėā āā āof€the€Cheatham€County€Jail,€fails€to€convince€the€Court€that€the€Ėā āā āDepartment€records€are€incorrect.€€Mr.€Sullivan€simply€states€that€Ėā āā āthe€petitioner€worked€every€day€from€May€27,€1990€to€July€21,€Ėā āā ā1993.€€However,€Lt.€Charlie€Blair,€Jail€Administrator€of€Cheatham€Ėā āā āCounty€Sheriff€Department,€challenges€the€petitionerđđs€claim€that€Ėā āā āhe€worked€seven€days€a€week€during€the€disputed€time€period.ĖĖā āā  €€The€Court€finds€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€prove€that€he€Ėā āā āis€entitled€to€any€additional€Sentence€Reduction€Credits€because€Ėā āā āhe€has€failed€to€prove€that€the€Departmentđđs€records€are€incorrect.€€Ėā āā āThe€Stateđđs€motion€to€dismiss€is€granted€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€Ėā āā āupon€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€State€Litigation€cost€is€assessed€Ėā āā āagainst€the€petitioner.€€All€other€costs€are€waived.ĖĶĶĖā āThe€petition€alleges€that€Plaintiff€was€sentenced€for€a€felony;€but,€instead€of€delivery€toĪthe€State€Department€of€Correction,€he€was€confined€to€the€Cheatham€County€Jail€forĪapproximately€five€years€during€which€he€accumulated€entitlement€to€credits€to€reduce€hisĪsentence,€but€said€credits€were€not€accurately€certified€to€the€Department€of€Correction,€and€heĪis€being€wrongfully€deprived€of€such€credits.ĖĖā āThe€petition€exhibits€a€letter€from€the€Jail€Administrator€of€Cheatham€which€reads€asĪfollows:ĖĶĶĶ  ĶJune€22,€1995ĖĶ  ĶĖā āā āEdward€Frank€Henry€No.€124594Ėā āā āSouth€Central€Correctional€CenterĖā āā āP.O.€Box€279,€X„F€132Ėā āā āClifton,€Tennessee€38425„0279ĖĖā āā āMr.€Henry:ĖĖā āā  €€In€reply€to€your€recent€correspondence€concerning€your€jail€Ėā āā āCredits:€During€most€of€the€time€in€question,€Sheriff€Dorris€Ėā āā āWeakley€was€in€charge€of€the€Department€with€his€wife€Mrs.Ėā āā āErma€Weakley€who€granted€all€good€time,€sentence€reductionĖā āā āetc,€for€convicted€felons.€€Upon€the€death€of€Sheriff€WeakleyĖā āā āand€the€retirement€of€Mrs.€Weakley,€these€matters€were€handledĖā āā āby€them€alone.ĖĖā āā  €€I€was€not€personally€involved€or€had€any€knowledge€of€these€Ėā āā āoccurrences€until€I€given€the€task€in€April€1992.€€I€have€not€Ėā āā ābeen€able€to€locate€any€of€Mrs.€Weakleyđđs€records€concerning€Ėā āā āthis€matter.Ė€Ėā āā  €€For€your€information€however,€our€jail€intake€records€reflect€Ėā āā āThat€you€were€incarcerated€January€17,€1987€at€12:55€AM€Ėā āā āon€the€charge€of€Agg.€Sexual€Battery.€€You€were€released€on€Ėā āā āProperty€Bond€on€January€17,€1987€at€3:15€PM.ĖĖā āā  €€You€were€convicted€of€the€charge€October€22,€1987€and€Ėā āā āreturned€to€our€custody€at€5:37€PM€to€await€sentencing€and€Ėā āā āyour€bond€was€revoked.ĖĖā āā  €€On€November€04,€1988€you€were€sentenced€to€forty€(40)€Ėā āā āYears€on€this€conviction€and€remained€in€our€custody€until€Ėā āā āMay€21,€1993€at€which€time€you€were€transported€to€the€Ėā āā āTennessee€Department€of€Corrections.ĖĖā āā  €€In€reply€to€your€Petition,€I€doubt€very€seriously€that€you€Ėā āā āwere€allowed€Trustee€Status€or€worked€outside€the€facility€Ėā āā āwhile€awaiting€sentencing.€€(10/22/87)€through€11/04/88).€€Ėā āā āHow€soon€after€November€1988€you€were€allowed€to€become€Ėā āā āa€trustee€is€not€known€to€me€for€as€I€stated€I€have€not€been€Ėā āā āable€to€locate€any€of€these€records.€€I€can€however€verify€that€Ėā āā āyou€were€assigned€to€Mr.€Charles€Sullivan€at€the€Cheatham€Ėā āā āCounty€Maintenance€Department€until€your€transfer€to€T.D.O.C.ĖĖā āā  €€My€records€reflect€that€you€were€given€sentence€reduction€ĖĶĶĶĶā āā ācredits€of€two€for€one€plus€behaviour€credits€each€month€after€Ėā āā āit€became€my€responsiblity€to€submitt€them€(April€1992).€€I€also€Ėā āā āhave€records€to€disclaim€your€statement€in€the€petition€that€you€Ėā āā āworked€seven€days€a€week€for€five€years.€€You€were€granted€Ėā āā ānumerous€passes€for€both€the€entire€weekend€and€on€a€daily€Ėā āā ābasis€from€1990€until€the€present€Sheriff€(Chandler)€stopped€Ėā āā āthe€passes€in€February€1993.ĖĖā āā  €€I€am€sure€that€Central€Records€should€have€copies€of€the€Ėā āā ājail€credits€given€you€by€Sheriff€and€Mrs.€Weakley,€and€please€Ėā āā āfeel€free€to€use€this€letter€to€verify€that€you€were€in€our€Ėā āā ācustody€during€the€dates€indicated.€€If€the€State€of€Ėā āā āTennessee€wishes€to€give€you€two€for€one€credits€for€the€Ėā āā ātime€in€question€please€be€assurred€that€this€administration€Ėā āā āor€District€Attorney€will€not€object.ĖĖĖā āā āōō(Signed)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ķķĖā āā āLt.€Charlie€BlairĖā āā āJail€AdministratorĖā āā āCheatham€County€Sheriffđđs€DepartmentĖĖĖĶĶā āIf€the€statements€of€the€foregoing€letter€be€considered€allegations€of€the€petition,€theĪpetition€does€contain€allegations€of€fact€which€would€support€an€administrative€proceeding€toĪdetermine€what€credits,€if€any,€were€earned€while€in€custody€of€the€former€Cheatham€CountyĪSheriff€and€not€certified€to€the€Department€of€Correction.€ĖĖā āSince€the€petition€does€not€allege€that€this€issue€has€been€presented€to€and€refused€byĪadministrative€authority,€the€petition€shows€on€its€face€that€it€is€premature.€œT.C.A.›€đđ€4„5„223,Ī4„5„322.ĖĖā āPlaintiff€filed€evidence€in€this€cause€which€should€first€be€presented€to€and€consideredĪby€the€administrative€agency.ĖĖā āThe€judgement€of€the€Trial€Court€is€modified€to€provide€that€the€decision€is€withoutĪprejudice€to€the€presentation€of€the€same€issues€to€the€proper€administrative€authority,€and€toĪtax€all€Trial€Court€costs€against€the€Plaintiff.€€As€modified,€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€isĪaffirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€theĪTrial€Court€for€any€necessary€further€procedures.ĖĶĶĖĶĶō ōĶ  ĶÔ€ ŧÔMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDā āÔ€ XԀ€€€ķ ķĖĶ  ĶĖĶĶā āā āā āā āā āā ā_______________________________________Ėā āā āā āā āā āā āHENRY€F.€TODDĖā āā āā āā āā āā āPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONĖĖĖĖCONCUR:ĖĖ_____________________________________ĖSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEĖĖ_____________________________________ĖBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE