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à01„A„01„9701„CH„00033ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€95„2962„IIÌTENNESSEE€DEPARTMENT€OFà à)ÌCORRECTION,€et€al.,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àRespondents/Appellees.à àà à)ÌÓÓÌ›à@ àò òòòÔ€„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óóóÔ€XƠ̜̂à àà àThis€is€a€suit€for€declaratory€judgment€which€was€dismissed€by€theÏTrial€Court€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€for€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€The€plaintiff„appellant€presents€the€following€issues€for€review:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà8 àI.à àWhether€the€appelleeððs€failure€to€give€theÏappellant€a€due€process€hearing€prior€to€the€movementÏand€increase€of€his€release€eligibility€date€violates€theÏappellantððs€rights€to€due€process€of€law.ÌÌà8 àà8 àII.à àWhether€the€appelleeððs€use€of€T.C.A.€ðð€40„28„123(b)€to€increase€the€appellantððs€release€eligibilityÏdate€was€without€authority€and€violates€constitutionalÏprovisions.ÌÌà8 àà8 àIII.à àWhether€the€Davidson€County€Chancery€CourtÏimproperly€denied€the€appellantððs€Petition€forÏDeclaratory€Judgment.ÌÌÌà@ àò òI.ó óÌÌÓÓà@ àòòò òThe€Complaintó óóóÌÌà àà àThe€complaint€is€captioned,€ð ðDeclaratory€Judgment.ðð€€It€states:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà àComes€the€plaintiff,€Roy€L.€McCamey,€Pro€Se,Ïand€brings€this€action€before€this€Honorable€CourtÏpursuant€to€the€Uniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act,ÏT.C.A.€ðð€4„5„101,€et€seq.ÌÌà8 àà8 àœÌà à›à àReasons€stated€as€follows:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à1.à àThe€plaintiff,€Roy€L.€McCamey€#118615€isÏincarcerated€at€P.€O.€Box€5000,€Northeast€CorrectionalÏCenter,€Mountain€City,€Tenn.€€37683.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à2.à àThe€plaintiffððs€parole€eligibility€date€hasÏbeen€recalculated€from€06/13/99€to€02/03/2020€by€theÏdefendants.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à3.à àThe€defendants€have€used€theirÏauthorities€to€impair€the€plaintiffððs€legal€rights€to€dueÍprocess€of€law€by€recalculating€the€plaintiffððs€paroleÏeligibility€date€without€a€due€process€hearing.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à4.à àThe€defendants€have€applied€the€statuteÏpursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€40„28„123(b)€to€recalculate€theÏplaintiffððs€parole€eligibility€date.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à5.à àThe€plaintiff€submitts€[sic]€the€statuteÏpursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€40„28„123€(b),€violatesÏconstitutional€provisions€under€the€Tennessee€andÏUnited€States€Constitution.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àœWHEREFORE;›€the€plaintiff€forever€prays€hisÏparole€eligibility€date€be€recalculated€pursuant€toÏT.C.A.€ðð€40„35„501(G),€without€any€further€statuteððsÏbeing€applied.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àSection€4„5„224€is€entitled€ð ðDeclaratory€Judgmentsðð€and€reads€asÏfollows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à(a)à àThe€legal€validity€or€applicability€of€aÏstatute,€rule€or€order€of€an€agency€to€specifiedÏcircumstances€may€be€determined€in€a€suit€for€aÏdeclaratory€judgment€in€the€chancery€court€ofÏDavidson€County,€unless€otherwise€specificallyÏprovided€by€statute,€if€the€court€finds€that€the€statute,Ïrule€or€order,€or€its€threatened€application,€interferesÏwith€or€impairs,€or€threatens€to€interfere€with€or€impair,Ïthe€legal€rights€or€privileges€of€the€complainant.€€TheÏagency€shall€be€made€a€party€to€the€suit.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à(b)à àA€declaratory€judgment€shall€not€beÏrendered€concerning€the€validity€or€applicability€of€aÏstatute,€rule€or€order€unless€the€complainant€hasÏpetitioned€the€agency€for€a€declaratory€order€and€theÏagency€has€refused€to€issue€a€declaratory€order.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(c)à àIn€passing€on€the€legal€validity€of€a€rule€or€order,Ïthe€court€shall€declare€the€rule€or€order€invalid€only€if€itÏfinds€that€it€violates€constitutional€provisions,€exceedsÏthe€statutory€authority€of€the€agency,€was€adoptedÏwithout€compliance€with€the€rulemaking€proceduresÏprovided€for€in€this€chapter€or€otherwise€violates€stateÏor€federal€law.à8 àÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àAttached€to€the€complaint€is€a€ð ðMemorandum€of€Law€in€Support€ofÏJudgmentðð€which€recites€a€history€of€plaintiffððs€experiences€with€state€correctionsÏauthorities€including€the€following:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà àOn€July€26,€1993,€Plaintiff€recieved€[sic]€aÏhearing€before€the€Disciplinary€Board€at€Carter€CountyÏWork€Camp,€where€plaintiff€plead€guilty€to€drug„possession€and€was€placed€on€punitive€segregationÏfor€twenty€(20)€days€and€was€placed€at€a€more€secureÏinstitution€per€policy€502.01,€òòseeóó:€òòExhibit„Aóó.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àOn€February€21,€1995,€Plaintiff€was€taken€beforeÏa€Carter€County€Grand€Jury€where€plaintiff€wasÏconvicted€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€39„16„201,€andÏrecieved€[sic]€a€three€(3)€year€sentence€to€runÏconsecutive€to€the€fifty€(50)€year€sentence€plaintiff€isÏcurrently€seeking.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àOn€July€7,€1995,€Plaintiff€recieved€[sic]€a€œTomis›ÏOffender€Sentence€Letter,€to€which€plaintiffððs€ReleaseÏEligibility€Date€had€increased€from€06/13/1999€toÏ02/03/2020,€òòseeóó:€òòExhibit„Bóó.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àOn€July€25,€1995,€Plaintiff€contacted€InstitutionalÏstaff,€requesting€the€show€cause€of€the€movement€ofÏthe€Release€Eligibility€Date,€òòseeóó:€òòExhibit„Cóó€as€staffÏresponded€per€policy€T.C.A.€ðð€40„28„123(b).ÌÌà àà àà àPlaintiff€submitts€[sic]€the€following:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àAs€shown€above,€and€now€on€record,€theÏdefendants€have€increased€the€plaintiffððs€ReleaseÏEligibility€Date€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏSection€40„28„123(b),€Plaintiff€now€avers€this€statuteÏwas€designed€for€prisonerððs€convicted€of€a€felony€whileÏworking€in€the€community,€and€not€for€the€purpose€ofÏprisonerððs€convicted€of€a€felony€while€incarcerated.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àAs€records€will€show,€plaintiff€recieved€[sic]€aÏthree€(3)€year€consecutive€sentence€for€the€offense,Ïand€the€consecutive€sentence€is€to€be€calculatedÏaccording€to€statute.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àòòSeeóó:€òòTennessee€Code€Annotatedóó€ðð€40„35„501(G).€€The€Release€Eligibility€DateÏprovided€for€herein€shall€be€separatelyÏcalculated€for€each€offense€for€which€aÏdefendant€is€convicted.€€for€consecutiveÏsentences,€the€periods€of€ineligibility€forÏrelease€shall€be€calculated€for€eachÏoffense€and€shall€be€added€together€toÏdetermine€the€release€eligibility€date€forÏthe€consecutive€sentence.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àFurther€showing,€and€now€on€record,€the€plaintiffÏsubmitts€[sic]€the€defendants€failed€to€notify€him€or€anyÏsuch€actions€being€taken€against€him.ÌÌà àà àà à.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àThe€plaintiff€submitts€[sic]€the€DisciplinaryÏBoards€report€never€recommended€any€movement€inÏplaintiffs€release€eligibility€date€per€policy.ÌÌà8 àà8 àœÌà àà à›à8 àòòSee:óó€òòœT.D.O.C.›€Policy€502.01(G)Ìà8 àà8 àà àóó€€€€€€€€òòDisposition€of€Disciplinary€Reportóóà à̛̜à8 àà8 àà8 à(2)à àWhen€the€disciplinary€actionÏinvolves€the€taking€of€sentence€credits€orÏthe€extension€of€an€œimates›€[sic]€RED,€theÏDisciplinary€Board€shall€send€the€originalÏdisciplinary€report€and€CR„3298€.€.€.€.€ÏSentence€Management€Services€will€takeÏthe€sentence€credits€or€extend€theÏinmates€RED,€send€the€original€back€toÏthe€institutional€record€office,€andÏmaintain€a€copy€in€œOSS›,€the€inmate€shallÏbe€provided€with€a€copy€of€this€document.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àTherefore,€plaintiff€submitts€[sic],€without€noticeÏor€a€hearing€concerning€the€movement€of€his€ReleaseÏEligibility€Date,€the€defendants€have€improperlyÏapplied€statute€T.C.A.€ðð€40„28„123(b)€by€violating€theÏprovisions€pursuant€to€Article€1,€Section€8€of€theÏTennessee€Constitution€and€the€œ5th›€and€œ14th›ÏAmendments€of€the€United€States€Constitution,€andÏfurther€the€defendantððs€have€improperly€applied€statuteÏT.C.A.€ðð€40„28„123(b)€by€denying€the€plaintiff€the€rightÏto€confront€the€actions€being€taken€against€himÏpursuant€to€the€provisions€set€out€and€secured€byÏArticle€1€Section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€andÏthe€œ6th›€Amendment€of€the€United€States€Constitution.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àThe€plaintiff€submitts€[sic]€the€defendantsÏimposing€an€increase€in€the€release€eligibility€dateÏpursuant€to€T.C.A.€40„28„123(b)€is€placing€punishmentÏon€the€already€determined€sentence€that€plaintiff€hasÏbeen€serving€since€September€25,€1987,€those€actionsÏimpairs€the€provisions€of€Article€1€Section€11€of€theÏTennessee€Constitution,€the€prohibition€which€forbidsÏthe€Congress€and€states€to€enact€any€ex€post€facto€law.ÌÌà àà àà à.€.€.€ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àWHEREFORE;€the€Plaintiff€forever€prays€theÏmovement€of€his€Release€Eligibility€Date€beÏrecalculated€by€the€defendants€and€in€accordance€toÍdue€process€of€law,€equal€protection€and€applying€noÏex€post€facto€laws.ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€allegations€of€the€complaint€and€memorandum€did€notÏconstitute€grounds€for€granting€the€requested€relief.ÌÌà àà àIt€appears€that€the€plaintiff€desires€relief€from€the€consecutiveÏsentence€imposed€by€the€Trial€Court.€€The€time€has€long€since€expired€for€anyÏappeal€from€the€terms€of€that€sentence.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€Rules€2€and€4(a).ÌÌà àà àThe€complaint€and€memorandum€fail€to€allege€compliance€with€T.€C.ÏA.€ðð€4„5„224(b)€which€states:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à(b)à àA€declaratory€judgment€shall€not€beÏrendered€concerning€the€validity€or€applicability€of€aÏstatute,€rule€or€order€unless€the€complainant€hasÏpetitioned€the€agency€for€a€declaratory€order€and€theÏagency€has€refused€to€issue€a€declaratory€order.ÌÌÌÌÓÓœThe€complaint€and€memorandum›€seek€to€revise€€the€judicial€œsentence›œ,›€œand€theÏruling€of€the€administrative›€agency€by€declaratory€judgment,€but€fail€to€allegeÏcompliance€with€subsection€(b)€of€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„224,€quoted€œabove.€€òòL.€L.€Bean,ÏInc.,€v.€Braceyóó,€Tenn.€1991,€817€S.W.2d€292.›ÌÌà àà àAdministrative€Policies€and€Procedures€of€the€Department€ofÏCorrection,€Policy€Nos.€505.01€and€109.61;€Management€Information€ServicesÏProcedures€Manual,€Index€#€œV711›„J€detail€the€steps€necessary€for€obtaining€anÏAdministrative€Declaratory€œOrder.€€Until€these€steps€have€been€followed€andÏalleged€in€a€complaint,€the€courts€have€no€authority€to€entertain€an€action€againstÏthe€agency€for€declaratory€judgment.›ÌÌà àà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€areÏtaxed€against€the€plaintiff€appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€forÏnecessary€further€procedures.ÌÌà àà àœà àò òÔ€¼ÔAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÔ€XÔó ó.›ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODD,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌœÌCONCUR:›ÌÌÌœÌ_______________________________›ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌœÌ_______________________________›ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÇÑ  Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ 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