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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€!!X„d&ÓÑ#€!!Xd#ÑÔ€"ÔÝ  ÝÒ Ü ÒÒ À ÒÙ€€ÙÑ  ÑÑ € ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑßL€')%;+'h|` Å `€€LßÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€IN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OFÏTENNESSEEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌKAREN€ELAINE€WHITE€KITE€€€€€€€:€€€€€KNOX€CHANCERYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:€€€€€CA€No.€03A01„9603„CH„00095Ì€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€€€€:Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:€€€€€HON.€FREDERICK€D.€McDONALDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:€€€€€CHANCELLOR€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:ÌARLIN€JAY€KITE€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€:Ì€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€€€€:€€€€€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌROBERT€R.€SIMPSON,€WITH€ESHBAUGH,€SIMPSON€AND€VARNER,€OFÏKNOXVILLE,€TENNESSEE,€FOR€APPELLANTÌÌWILLIAM€C.€CREMINS€OF€KNOXVILLE,€TENNESSEE,€and€LAURA€RULEÏHENDRICKS,€OF€KNOXVILLE,€TENNESSEE,€FOR€APPELLEEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€MEMORANDUM€OPINIONÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Sanders,€Sp.J.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€Plaintiff€has€appealed€from€a€chancery€decreeÏdismissing€her€petition€for€an€order€of€protection€because€theÏhearing€on€the€petition€was€not€held€within€10€days€of€the€serviceÏon€the€Defendant€of€an€ex€parte€order€of€protection,€as€requiredÏby€the€statute.ÌÖ€+ÖÌà àà àOn€December€27,€1995,€the€Plaintiff„Appellant,€KarenÏKite€(Petitioner),€filed€a€petition€for€an€order€of€protectionÏagainst€her€ex„husband,€Defendant„Appellee€Arlin€KiteÏ(Respondent),€pursuant€to€TCA€ðð€36„3„501,€et€seq.€€In€herÏpetition,€she€alleged€the€Respondent€had€abused€and/or€threatenedÏto€abuse€her€by€certain€specific€acts€on€a€number€of€occasions.€ÏAs€pertinent,€petitioner€asked:€€"That€an€Ex€Parte€Order€ofÏProtection,€as€provided€for€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated,€SectionÏ36„3„605,€be€immediately€issued€enjoining€respondent€from€abuse€orÏthreatening€abuse€of€the€petitioner€and€that€copies€of€the€orderÏbe€served€upon€the€respondent€and€filed€with€the€Knox€CountyÏSheriff;€That€a€hearing€in€this€cause€be€set€for€within€ten€daysÏpursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated,€Section€36„3„605,€and€thatÏnotice€of€the€hearing€be€served€upon€respondent€together€with€theÏOrder€of€Protection;€That€upon€the€hearing€of€this€cause,Ípetitioner€be€granted€an€extended€Order€of€Protection€for€a€periodÏof€one€year;€...."ÌÌà àà àIn€accordance€with€Petitioner's€request,€the€chancellorÏissued€an€ex€parte€order€of€protection.€€As€pertinent,€the€orderÏprovided:€€1.€€Respondent€is€restrained€and€prohibited€fromÏabusing€or€threatening€to€abuse€the€Petitioner;€2.€Respondent€mayÏbe€punished€for€contempt€for€violating€the€order;€3.€Pursuant€toÏTCA€ðð€36„3„609€copies€of€the€order€were€being€issued€to€KnoxÏCounty€law€enforcement€agencies€and€the€officers€may€arrestÏrespondent€for€violation€of€the€order;€and€4.€The€matter€was€setÏfor€hearing€January€22,€1996,€at€9:30€a.m.€and€Respondent€had€theÏright€to€be€represented€by€counsel.€€The€order€was€issued€by€theÏchancellor€on€December€27,€1995,€and€was€served€on€the€RespondentÏon€December€29,€1995.ÌÌà àà àWhen€the€case€was€called€for€trial€on€January€22,€1996,Ïthe€Respondent€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€on€the€grounds€a€hearingÏhad€not€been€held€within€10€days€of€service€of€the€order€ofÏprotection€on€the€Respondent€as€required€by€TCAÌðð€36„3„605(b).ÌÌà àà àAs€pertinent,€TCA€ðð€36„3„605€provides:ÌÒ 4 ÒÒ  ÒÓÓà à(a)€Upon€the€filing€of€a€petition€under€thisÏpart,€the€courts€may€immediately,€for€good€causeÍshown,€issue€an€ex€parte€order€of€protection.€€AnÏimmediate€and€present€danger€of€abuse€to€theÏpetitioner€shall€constitute€good€cause€for€purposes€ofÏthis€section.Ìà à(b)€Within€ten€(10)€days€of€service€of€suchÏorder€on€the€respondent€under€this€part,€a€hearingÏshall€be€held,€at€which€time€the€court€shall€eitherÏdissolve€any€ex€parte€order€which€has€been€issued,€orÏshall,€if€the€petitioner€has€proved€the€allegation€ofÏabuse€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence,€extend€theÏorder€of€protection€for€a€definite€period€of€time,€notÏto€exceed€one€(1)€year€unless€a€further€hearing€on€theÏcontinuation€of€such€order€is€requested€by€theÏrespondent€or€the€complainant....ÌÌÌÌÒ Ü ÒÒ 9 ÒÓÓà àà àUpon€the€hearing€to€dismiss,€it€was€the€insistence€ofÏcounsel€for€the€Respondent€that€since€the€statute€provided€"withinÏten€(10)€days...a€hearing€shall€be€held..."€and€since€no€hearingÏwas€held€within€that€period€of€time,€the€court€was€withoutÏauthority€to€hold€such€a€hearing.€€Counsel€for€Petitioner€concededÏthe€wording€of€the€statute€was€mandatory€and€the€ex€parte€order€hadÏterminated€because€no€hearing€was€held€within€the€10„day€periodÏafter€service€on€Respondent.€€He€insisted,€however,€that€theÏprovision€requiring€a€hearing€within€10€days€was€applicable€only€toÏthe€ex€parte€order€and€had€no€application€to€the€petition€for€anÏorder€of€protection.€€He€makes€the€same€argument€on€this€appeal.€ÏHe€cited€no€authority€to€the€trial€court€and€cites€none€to€thisÏcourt€to€support€this€contention.ÌÌà àà àIn€sustaining€the€motion€to€dismiss,€the€court€said:€€"IÏthink€we€are€going€to€have€to€dismiss€it,€and€here€is€why:€€This€isÍall€statutory,€it€says,€'Within€10€days€of€service€on€respondent,€aÏhearing€shall€be€held.'€€And€then€that€tells€you€what€you€can€do€atÏthat€hearing,€'At€which€time€the€Court€shall€either€dissolve€an€exÏparte€order€which€has€been€issued€or€shall,€if€the€petitioner€hasÏproved€the€allegation€of€abuse€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence,Ïextend€the€order€of€protection€for€a€definite€time.'€€That€is€allÏwe€can€do€is€extend€the€order,€the€order€died,€that€is€all€we€canÏdo.€€I€don't€think€we€can€now€have€a€later€hearing€to€create€anÏorder€or€extend€an€order.€€I€think€the€statute,€it€could€be€drawnÏdifferently,€it€is€hard€to€say€better,€maybe€there€is€„„€if€theyÏmean€exactly€what€they€say,€you€have€got€to€have€the€hearing,€thenÏyou€either€extend€the€order€or€dissolve€it,€and€that€is€the€end€ofÏthe€ball€game€so€to€speak€as€I€see€it."€ÌÌà àà àThe€court€explained€to€counsel€he€was€dismissing€theÏpetition€as€a€procedural€matter.€€It€was€not€being€dismissed€withÏprejudice€and€the€order€of€dismissal€would€not€prejudiceÏPetitioner's€right€to€file€another€petition.€€In€addressing€thisÏmatter,€the€court€made€the€following€observation:€€"[W]hen€I€walkedÏin€here€this€morning€if€I€had€known€this€motion€was€going€to€beÏmade€and€didn't€hear€argument€on€it,€I€would€have€just€denied€theÏmotion€out€of€hand,€it€wouldn't€have€been€possible€that€there€wouldÏbe€a€basis€for€dismissing€it,€but€the€more€I€consider€it€and€readÏthe€statute,€I€think€that€it€is€dismissed.€€Now,€what€the€effect€ofÍthat€will€have€on€another€petition€being€filed,€I€do€not€know.€€WeÏwill€have€to€just€wait€and€see.€€I€am€not€going€to€say€you€can't,€IÏam€not€going€to€„„€I€am€not€going€to€bar€you€from€filing€one,€butÏwe€won't€rule€in€advance€of€what€the€effect€of€that€will€be.€....ÏThe€problem€you€get€into€is€we€are€right€in€the€edge€of€theÏcriminal€law,€we€are,€and€once€you€get€into€that,€it€is€a€differentÏball€game€than€just€ordinary€injunctions€and€that€sort€of€thing.€ÏWe€have€got€much€more€room€to€move€when€we€are€talking€injunctionsÏthan€orders€of€protection."ÌÌà àà àThe€Respondent€has€appealed,€presenting€the€followingÏissue€for€review:€€"Did€the€trial€court€err€in€dismissing€theÏpetition€for€order€of€protection€when€no€hearing€was€held€withinÏten€(10)€days€from€the€time€Appellee€was€served€with€process?"ÌÌà àà àWe€hold€the€answer€to€the€issue€is€negative,€and€affirmÏin€accordance€with€Court€of€Appeals€Rule€10(a).× ƒ, ××  ×ÌÌà àà àThe€cost€of€this€appeal€is€taxed€to€the€Appellant€and€theÏcase€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€any€further€necessaryÏproceedings.ÌÓÓÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€__________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Clifford€E.€Sanders,€Sp.J.ÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:€ÌÌÌ______________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌ______________________ÌDon€T.€McMurray,€J.Ìà àà àÌÌ