WPC U:V %bn 04[w.4 0x 0DQ 0J 0T 0^3 0h 0r 0|k 0 0m 1u U,r 0d U,U>.B)lDC AMU*%$O D3sv~ B$ 0@Av AOT 0Di D/ B<6X9`("Courier NewTTX- -3|xJ<6X9`("Courier NewTTXXx6X@DQX@( T$  ;<D=E>E?@ӀJD (((3 $ T!       0  (#$  0  2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(&Times New Roman% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd-&C << G<  9p`(Arial  !  #d#  ((   YYY FILED(XAugust30,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  ,,,,'dxdPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@ d("$    Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA Op Monaco  BA Op Monaco -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &##Xd&###Xd#  \RA'\ ` \RA'\7XXdd7    X $ DAVIDF.MILLS,    ) ChanceryCourt      ) No.953331III Plaintiff/Appellant,   )      )VS.      )      )DONALCAMPBELLand,   ) AppealNo.TENNESSEEDEPARTMENTof  ) 01A019604CH00190CORRECTIONS,    )      ) Defendants/Appellees.  )        INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEMIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLEAPPEALFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTYATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEEHONORABLEROBERTS.BRANDT,JUDGE  ̜L')&;+'h|`  `LߛDAVIDF.MILLS(ProSe)T.D.O.C.#105521MCRCF,P.O.Box2000Wartburg,Tennessee37887PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTCHARLESW.BURSONAttorneyGeneralandReporterPATRICIAC.KUSSMANN,B.P.R.#15506AssistantAttorneyGeneralCivilRightsandClaimsDivision404JamesRobertsonParkwaySuite2000Nashville,Tennessee37243ATTORNEYFORPLAINTIFF/APPELLEE̜   $AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED $X        HENRYF.TODD      PRESIDINGJUDGE,MIDDLESECTIONCONCUR:SAMUELL.LEWIS,JUDGEBENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE̜ DAVIDF.MILLS,    ) ChanceryCourt      ) No.953331III Plaintiff/Appellant,   )      )VS.      )      )DONALCAMPBELLand,   ) AppealNo.TENNESSEEDEPARTMENTof  ) 01A019604CH00190CORRECTIONS,    )      ) Defendants/Appellees.  )        $OPINION $X   Thecaptionedpetitionerfileda PetitionforDeclaratoryJudgmentandaWritofMandamusseekingalterationoftherecordsoftheDepartmentofCorrectionastotheperiodofhisincarceration.TheDefendantfiledaMotiontoDismissforfailuretostateaclaimforwhichreliefcanbegranted.ThemotionwassustainedbytheTrialCourtandpetitionerappealed. Thereisapparentlyawidespreadmisconceptionthatthewords declaratoryjudgmentarean opensesametothecivilcourtsfordissatisfiedprisoners.Suchisnotthecase. Thecivilcourtshavejurisdictionofapetitiontoreviewanadministrationdecisionina contestedcaseT.C.A.45322.Thisisnotapetitionforreviewandthepetitiondoesnotassertanadministrativeorderinacontestedcase. T.C.A.45224provides:  Declaratoryjudgments.(a)Thelegalvalidityorapplicability  ofastatute,ruleororderofanagencytospecifiedcircumstances  maybedeterminedinasuitforadeclaratoryjudgmentinthe  chancerycourtofDavidsonCounty,unlessotherwisespecifically  providedbystatute,ifthecourtfindsthatthestatute,ruleororder,  oritsthreatenedapplication,interfereswithorimpairs,orthreatens  tointerferewithorimpairthelegalrightsorprivilegesofthe  complainant.Theagencyshallbemadeapartytothesuit.  (b)Adeclaratoryjudgmentshallnotberenderedconcerning  thevalidityorapplicabilityofastatute,ruleororderunless  thecomplainanthaspetitionedtheagencyforadeclaratory  orderandtheagencyhasrefusedtoissueadeclaratoryorder.  (c)Inpassingonthelegalvalidityofaruleororder,thecourt  shalldeclaretheruleororderinvalidonlyifitfindsthatit  violatesconstitutionalprovisions,exceedsthestatutory  authorityoftheagency,wasadoptedwithoutcompliance  withtherulemakingproceduresprovidedforinthischapter  orotherwiseviolatesstateorfederallaw.[Acts1982,ch.  874,35.] ThepetitiondoesnotallegethatadeclaratoryorderhasbeensoughtfromanddeniedbyanyadministrativeagencyasprovidedbyT.C.A.45223. Therefore,thepetitiondoesnotallegeactswhichwouldconferjurisdictionupontheTrialCourttorenderadeclaratoryjudgment.Thecomplaintthereforefailstostateaclaimforwhichreliefcanbegranted. ThejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmed.Costsofthisappealaretaxedagainsttheappellant.Thecauseisremandedforanynecessaryfurtherprocedures.   $AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED. $X        _____________________________________      HENRYF.TODD       PRESIDINGJUDGE,MIDDLESECTIONCONCUR:_____________________________________SAMUELL.LEWIS,JUDGE_____________________________________BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE