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àHONORABLE€THOMAS€œGOODALL›,€JUDGEÌÌÌALLEN€BARNESÌ211€Printers€Alley€BuildingÌSuite€400ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201„1414ÌFOR€APPELLANT/PRO€SEÌÌÌWilliam€R.€WrightÌLeah€May€œDennen›ÌOffice€of€the€Law€DirectorÌœSumner›€County€Administration€œBldg›.Ì355€N.€Belvedere€Dr.,€Room€208ÌœGallatin›,€Tennessee€37066ÌATTORNEYS€FOR€APPELLEEÌœSUMNER›€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€COURT€CLERKÌÌÌREVERSED,€VACATED€AND€REMANDED.ÌÌà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÇAUSTIN€P.€NEAL,à àà àà àà à€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)Ìà àPlaintiff,à àà àà àà à€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àœSumner›€CircuitÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àNo.€€10599„CÌœVS›.à àà àà àà àà àà à€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)à à01„A„01„9601„CV„00020ÌMICHAEL€E.€ALLEN€and€HAROLDà à€)ÌALLEN,à àà àà àà àà à€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€)Ìà àDefendants.à àà àà àà à€)Ìò òÌÌó óÌà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€captioned€parties€are€not€participating€in€this€appeal.€€The€appellant€is€the€attorneyÏfor€the€plaintiff,€who€appealed€from€a€judgment€against€him€as€surety€for€the€costs€of€theÏcaptioned€cause€in€Trial€Court.€€The€appellee€is€the€Trial€Clerk.ÌÌà àThe€record€contains€the€following€documents:Ìà à1.€€An€order€entered€on€August€26,€1992,€reading€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€On€Motion€of€John€Wesley€Jones€to€withdraw€as€plaintiffððsÏattorney€of€record,€and€good€cause€being€shown€therefor,€theÏCourt€is€please€to€grant€said€Motion.Ìà8 àà8 à€€It€is€therefore€ordered€that€John€Wesley€Jones€is€permitted€toÏwithdraw€as€attorney€of€record€for€plaintiff,€Austin€P.€Neal,Ïincluding€any€responsibility€as€surety€for€costs,€and€that€AllenÏBarnes,€Attorney€at€Law,€shall€be€substituted€as€plaintiffððsÏattorney€of€record€òòand€surety.€€(G)óóÌà8 àà8 à€€Entered€this€26€day€of€Aug.,€1992.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àà àòò/s/€Thomas€œGoodall›,€JudgeóóÌÌà8 àà8 àAPPROVED€FOR€ENTRY:ÌÌà8 àà8 àòò/s/€JOHN€WESLEY€JONES,€#3184óóÌà8 àà8 àAttorney€for€PlaintiffÌà8 àà8 à113€West€Main€StreetÌà8 àà8 àœGallatin›,€TN€37066Ìà8 àà8 àTelephone€(615)€452„4771à à.€.€.€.Ìà àà àà àà àà8 àà8 àòò/s/ÏTHOMASÏœGOODALL›óóÌà àà àà àà àà8 àà8 àà àJUDGEÌÌà8 àà8 àà àà àòòCERTIFICATE€OF€SERVICEÌÌóóà8 àà8 à€€I€hereby€certify€that€a€true€and€exact€copy€of€the€foregoingÏorder€has€been€placed€in€the€U.S.€Mail,€postage€prepaid,Ïaddressed€to€Allen€Barnes,€Attorney€at€Law,€207€Third€Avenue,ÏNorth,€Third€Floor,€Nashville,€TN€37201€and€to€C.L.€Rogers,Ï119€Court€Square,€œGallatin›,€TN€37066,€on€this€___€day€ofÏAugust,€1992.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àà àà àà àòò/s/€JOHN€WESLEY€JONESóóÌÌÓÓThe€emphasized€concluding€words,€ð ðand€suretyðð€are€of€a€type€different€from€that€of€theÏremainder€of€the€order,€and€the€letter,€ð ðGðð,€indicates€that€the€Trial€Judge€approved€theÏalteration.Ìà à2.à àAn€order€entered€on€June€26,€1995,€containing€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€€This€cause€was€filed€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€œSumner›€County,ÏTennessee€on€April€10,€1992€by€Attorney€John€W.€Jones,€andÏon€July€22,€1992€a€Motion€for€Trial€Management€ConferenceÏwas€filed€by€Attorney€for€Defendants€at€which€time€a€notice€ofÏsaid€motion€was€forwarded€to€Mr.€John€Wesley€Jones€and€Mr.ÏAllen€Barnes.€€On€August€26,€1992€the€record€reflects€that€anÏorder€was€filed€allowing€John€W.€Jones€to€withdraw€as€attorneyÏof€record€for€the€plaintiff€including€any€responsibility€as€suretyÏfor€costs€and€that€Allan€Barnes,€Attorney€be€substituted€asÏplaintiffððs€attorney€of€record€and€òòthe€Court€added€the€word€ð ðandóóÏòòsuretyðð€to€said€order€and€initialed€the€sameóó.€€The€record€reflects€aÏcopy€of€this€order€was€forwarded€to€Mr.€Allen€Barnes€and€Mr.ÏBarnes€took€over€the€representation€of€the€plaintiff€andÏrepresented€him€through€the€trial€of€this€cause.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€The€Court€finds€that€Mr.€Barnes€knew€or€should€have€knownÏthat€he€was€surety€on€the€complaint€after€he€was€listed€asÏattorney€for€the€plaintiff€and€proceeded€for€several€months€toÏrepresent€the€plaintiff,€filing€many€documents€of€record€in€theÏfile.€€Every€attorney€knows€a€lawsuit€must€have€surety€before€itÏcan€proceed€and€the€Court€feels€that€Mr.€Barnes€knew€he€wasÏsurety€on€this€suit.ÌÌà àà8 à€€It€is€therefore,€ordered€by€the€Court,€that€a€judgment€isÏrendered€against€Allen€Barnes,€surety,€in€the€amount€ofÏ$500.00,€for€the€cost€in€this€cause,€which€was€the€amount€of€theÏoriginal€bond€filed€in€this€cause,€for€which€execution€may,€ifÏnecessary,€issue.€€(Emphasis€supplied.)ÌÌà8 àÓÓ3.€€The€motion€of€Allen€Barnes€to€alter€or€amend€supported€by€his€affidavit€that:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à.€.€.€€3.€€I€never€agreed€to€be€a€surety€for€the€plaintiff€in€this€case.€ÏThe€words€ð ðand€suretyðð€were€added,€without€my€consent€orÏknowledge,€to€a€document€which€substituted€me€as€attorney€ofÏrecord€for€the€plaintiff€in€place€of€John€Wesley€Jones.€€Mr.ÏJones€prepared€the€document€and€mailed€me€a€copy,€andÏnowhere€in€the€document€I€received€did€the€words€ð ðand€suretyððÏappear.€€The€words€ð ðand€suretyðð€were€inserted€into€the€orderÏafter€the€original€order€was€prepared€and€mailed€to€me.€€I€wasÏnot€made€aware€of€the€altered€document€until€after€the€case€wasÏtried.€€ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€4.€€I€have€never€consented€to€be€a€surety€for€the€plaintiff€in€thisÏcase€and€I€never€signed€any€writing€which€would€purport€toÏmake€me€such€surety.ÌÌÓÓà à4.€€Order€overruling€the€motion€to€alter€or€amend.ÌÌà àIt€is€obvious€from€the€above€that€the€certificate€of€counsel,€dated€August€25,€1992,€wasÏnot€a€certificate€of€service€of€the€altered€order€which€was€œsigned›€by€the€Trial€Judge,€filed€andÏentered€on€the€minutes€by€the€Trial€Clerk€on€August€26,€1992.€€Rather,€it€is€a€certificate€ofÏservice€of€a€draft€copy€of€a€proposed€order€which€did€not€contain€the€words,€ð ðand€suretyððÏwhich€were€added€after€the€August€25,€1992,€certificate.€€The€record€contains€œno€certificate›€orÍother€evidence€that€the€altered€order€containing€the€words,€ð ðand€surety,ðð€was€ever€served€uponÏthe€appellant.ÌÌà àœT.R.C.P.›€Rule€58€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€Entry€of€a€judgment€or€an€order€of€final€disposition€is€effectiveÏwhen€a€judgment€containing€one€of€the€following€is€marked€onÏthe€face€by€the€clerk€as€filed€for€entry:Ìà8 àà8 à€€(1)€the€signatures€of€the€judge€and€all€parties€or€counsel,€orÌà8 àà8 à€€(2)€the€signatures€of€the€judge€and€one€party€or€counsel€with€aÏcertificate€of€counsel€that€a€copy€of€the€proposed€order€has€beenÏserved€on€all€other€parties€or€counsel,€orÌà8 àà8 à€€(3)€the€signature€of€the€judge€and€a€certificate€of€the€clerk€that€aÏcopy€has€been€served€on€all€other€parties€or€counsel.ÌÌÌÓÓà àProvision€No.€(2)€of€the€quoted€rule€is€not€interpreted€to€mean€that€the€certificate€ofÏcounsel€on€a€proposed€order€will€render€effective€a€differently€worded€order.€€This€method€ofÏservice€satisfies€the€requirement€of€the€rule€only€if€the€order€signed€by€the€judge€and€entered€byÏthe€Clerk€is€identical€to€the€copy€served€on€counsel.ÌÌà àAbsent€a€compliance€with€Rule€58,€the€order€signed€on€August€26,€1992,€was€not€andÏis€not€effective.ÌÌà àAs€a€consequence,€the€judgment€entered€on€June€26,€1995,€based€upon€the€June€26,Ï1995,€order€is€without€foundation,€and€must€be€vacated.ÌÌà àThe€foregoing€is€dispositive€of€this€appeal.€€However,€certain€aspects€of€the€caseÏdeserve€brief€discussion.ÌÌà àAppellant€relies€upon€T.C.A.€ðð29„2„101(a)(2)€which€states:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð29„2„101:€No€action€shall€be€brought:Ìà8 àà8 à(a)(2)€Whereby€to€charge€the€defendant€upon€any€specialÏpromise€to€answer€for€the€debt,€default,€or€miscarriage€ofÏanother€.€.€.€unless€the€promise€or€agreement,€upon€which€suchÏaction€shall€be€brought,€or€some€memorandum€or€note€thereof,Ïshall€be€in€writing,€and€signed€by€the€party€to€be€chargedÏtherewith,€or€some€other€person€by€him€thereunto€lawfullyÏauthorized.ÌÌÌÓÓà àIn€general,€this€statute€requires€that€an€undertaking€to€guarantee€the€payment€of€costsÏassessed€against€another€is€unenforceable€unless€in€writing€and€signed€by€or€on€behalf€of€theÏguarantor.ÌÌà àThere€may€be€special€circumstances€in€judicial€proceedings€whereby€consent€in€openÏcourt€memorialized€by€the€minute€entry,€a€person€may€effectively€bind€himself€to€a€particularÏobligation.€€Such€exceptional€circumstances€are€not€shown€in€the€present€case.ÌÌà àAppellee€relies€upon€Section€4.02€of€the€Local€Rules€of€Practice€of€the€EighteenthÏJudicial€District€which€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àNo€attorney€may€be€allowed€to€withdraw€except€for€good€causeÏshown€and€by€leave€of€Court€upon€written€motion€and€afterÏgiving€five€(5)€days€written€notice€to€the€party€at€their€last€knownÏaddress€of€residence€or€employment,€and€may€not€withdraw€asÏsurety€for€cost€until€new€surety€has€been€entered.€€If€and€whenÏnew€counsel€of€record€is€entered,€they€must€provide€new€suretyÏfor€cost€or€they€will€be€considered€by€the€Court€to€be€surety€forÏcost€in€the€case.ÌÌÌÓÓà àIt€is€customary€for€plaintiffððs€counsel€to€sign€as€surety€for€costs€adjudged€againstÏplaintiff.€€Even€though€such€a€counsel€is€granted€leave€to€withdraw,€this€action€does€not€relieveÏhim€as€surety€for€costs.€€His€obligation€as€surety€should€not€be€discharged€until€new€andÏacceptable€security€is€provided€and€accepted.€€The€local€rules€therefore€should€not€provide€forÍrelease€of€the€original€surety€for€costs€unless€and€until€satisfactory€substitute€security€is€in€placeÏand€effective.ÌÌà àAppellee€argues€that€appellant€is€estopped€to€deny€his€obligation€to€secure€costs€by€hisÏcontinued€representation€of€plaintiff€in€the€case.€€This€Court€cannot€agree€that€continuedÏrepresentation€of€a€client€necessarily€obligates€a€lawyer€for€costs.ÌÌà àIt€is€true€that€discretionary€costs€may€be€assessed€against€an€attorney€for€negligent€or€illÏadvised€pleading€resulting€in€unnecessary€costs.€€òòSeeóó€œT.R.C.P.›€Rule€54.04.€€However,€noÏground€for€such€an€assessment€are€shown€by€the€present€record.ÌÌà àIt€is€respectfully€recommended€that€the€Trial€Judges€of€the€Eighteenth€Judicial€DistrictÏreconsider€and€appropriately€revise€Rule€4.02.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€against€the€appellant€is€reversed€and€vacated.€€Costs€ofÏthis€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€appellee.€€The€cause€is€remanded€for€enforcement€of€otherÏprovisions€of€the€judgment€against€the€plaintiff.Ìœ›œ›à àReversed,€Vacated,€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓœ›à àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌœCONCUR:›Ìœ›ÌÌ_____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌœ›ÌÌ_____________________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE