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àHONORABLE€ELLEN€œHOBBS›€LYLE,€CHANCELLORÌÌÌÌRICHARD€NORTONÌœBrushy›€Mountain€PrisonÌP.O.€Box€1000ÌœPetros›,€Tennessee€37845ÌœPETITIONER/APPELLANT/PRO€SE›ÌÌÌCHARLES€W.€œBURSON›ÌAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌPATRICIA€C.€œKUSSMANN›ÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌCivil€Rights€and€Claims€DivisionÌ404€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌSuite€2000ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243ÌFOR€RESPONDENTS/APPELLEESÌÌÌMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÔ  Ôâââââ  âÌÌÌÌRICHARD€LYNN€NORTON,à àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àPetitioner/Appellant,à àà àà à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)à àNo.€€93„3426„IIÌœVS›.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„CH„00030ÌDON€œEVERHART›,€WARDEN,à àà à€€)ÌTENNESSEE€BOARD€OF€PAROLES,à à€€)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€)Ìà àRespondents/Appellees.à àà à€€)ÌÌà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€captioned€petitioner€has€appealed€from€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€sustainingÏthe€respondentððs€motion€to€dismiss€his€suit€for€certiorari€from€the€action€of€the€Board€ofÏParoles.ÌÌà àThe€history€of€this€controversy€and€reasons€for€the€œruling›€of€the€Trial€Court€are€aptlyÏstated€in€the€Memorandum€and€Order€of€the€Trial€Court€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€[œT]he›€petitioner€was€convicted€of€aggravated€and€simpleÏassault€on€May€18,€1989€and€was€sentenced€to€serve€ten€years.€ÏOn€January€31,€1991,€the€petitioner€was€released€on€parole,€.€.€.€ÏA€warrant€for€parole€revocation€was€issued€on€April€8,€1991,Ïand€a€parole€revocation€hearing€was€held€on€June€6,€1991.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€Three€board€members€adopted€the€hearing€officerððsÏrecommendation€and€voted€to€revoke€petitionerððs€parole€andÏdeclined€to€grant€parole€for€the€balance€of€petitionerððs€sentence.€Ï.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€On€August€28,€1991,€the€petitioner€filed€a€petition€for€writ€ofÏhabeas€corpus€in€the€Criminal€Court€for€Morgan€County,Ïchallenging€the€legality€of€his€parole€revocation.€€On€DecemberÏ1,€1993,€petitioner€filed€a€document€with€the€Chancery€Court€forÏDavidson€County€at€Nashville€requesting€that€his€petition€forÏhabeas€corpus€be€transferred€to€the€Davidson€County€ChanceryÏCourt€and€be€treated€as€a€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari.€€TheÏCriminal€Court€for€Morgan€County€dismissed€the€petition€onÏJanuary€14,€1992,€determining€that€it€did€not€have€subject€matterÏjurisdiction€over€the€Board€of€Paroles,€and€that€any€remedy€theÏpetitioner€had€was€through€a€writ€of€certiorari€which€should€haveÏbeen€filed€in€Davidson€County.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€The€decision€of€the€Criminal€Court€for€Morgan€County€wasÏappealed€to€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€and€thereafter€to€theÏSupreme€Court.€€The€Supreme€Court€affirmed€the€ruling€of€theÏCourt€of€Appeals€as€to€the€Trial€Courtððs€inherent€authority€andÏduty€to€œconvert›€the€petition€to€the€proper€form.€€Under€theÏdoctrine€of€equitable€estoppel,€the€Supreme€Court€allowed€theÏpetitioner€to€file€a€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€in€DavisonÏCounty€and€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€Court€of€CriminalÏAppeals.ÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€Trial€Court€held:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€Although€the€petitioner€and€his€ex„wife€controverted€thisÏtestimony,€that€question€of€fact€and€its€resolution€against€theÏpetitioner€do€not€present€claims€that€the€Board€exceeded€itsÏjurisdiction€or€was€acting€illegally,€fraudulently€or€arbitrarily.€ÏThe€petitionerððs€complaint€is€clearly€his€disagreement€with€theÏintrinsic€correctness€of€the€decision€rendered€by€the€Board.€ÏThus,€the€petitioner€presents€no€facts€which€warrant€a€review€ofÏthe€matter€in€which€the€Board€reached€its€decision€to€revoke€hisÏparole€or€any€evidence€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€the€BoardÏexceeded€its€jurisdiction€or€acted€illegally.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€[œT]he›€petitionerððs€right€to€due€process€at€the€paroleÏrevocation€hearing€has€not€been€denied.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€.€.€.€[œT]here›€is€no€right€to€counsel€for€parole€revocationÏhearings,€and€that€the€State€has€no€constitutional€duty€to€provideÏcounsel€for€indigents€in€parole€revocation€cases.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€It€is,€therefore,€Ordered€that€the€respondentððs€motion€to€dismissÏis€Granted,€and€the€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€is€dismissedÍwith€prejudice.€€In€that€the€petitioner€has€filed€as€a€pauper,€onlyÏstate€litigation€tax€is€taxed€to€the€petitioner.ÌÌÌÓÓà àOn€appeal,€plaintiff€presents€the€following€issues:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à1.€€Whether€the€Trial€Court€properly€dismissed€the€petition€ofÏWrit€of€Certiorari,€rather€than€hear€the€case€on€the€merits.ÌÌà8 àà8 à2.€€Whether€revoking€appellantððs€state€parole€on€two€paroleÏviolations€under€a€previous€sentence€was€illegal.ÌÌà8 àà8 à3.€€Whether€revoking€appellantððs€state€parole€without€theÏappointment€of€counsel€to€representation,€denied€the€appellantÏsubstantial€justice€and€fundamental€fairness.ÌÌà8 àà8 à4.€€The€testimony€of€Officer€Dixon€alone€violates€due€processÏand€fundamental€fairness.ÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€suit€was€properly€dismissed€without€trial€because€the€complaint€failed€to€state€aÏclaim€for€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€œT.R.C.P.›€Rule€12.02.€€No€facts€are€alleged€whichÏwould€support€a€charge€that€the€Board€acted€illegally,€fraudulently€or€arbitrarily,€which€is€theÏsole€basis€for€review€of€actions€of€the€Parole€Board.€€òòPowell€v.€Parole€Board,€óóTenn.€App.Ï1994,€879€œS.W.2d›€871.ÌÌà àThe€legality€or€illegality€of€the€sentence€or€sentences€being€served€are€not€relevant€toÏreview€of€a€Parole€Board€decision.€€The€present€proceeding€is€civil€in€nature€and€is€within€theÏjurisdiction€of€this€Court.€€Review€of€criminal€convictions€is€not€within€the€jurisdiction€of€thisÏCourt.ÌÌà àA€prisoner€is€not€entitled€to€appointed€counsel€in€a€parole€revocation€proceeding.€ÏòòYoung€v.€State,€óóTenn.€œCr›.€App.€1978,€539€œS.W.2d›€850.ÌÌà àNo€œallegation€of€fact€which€constitutes€violation›€of€due€process€or€fundamental€fairnessÏis€found€in€this€record.ÌÌà àThe€findings€and€conclusions€of€the€Trial€Court€are€affirmed,€except€that€no€justificationÏis€found€for€waiver€of€costs€which€are€adjudged€against€the€plaintiff.€€This€appeal€is€determinedÏto€be€frivolous.€€On€remand,€the€Trial€Court€will€hear€evidence€and€assess€a€suitable€damageÏfor€frivolous€appeal.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€appellant.€€The€cause€is€remandedÏfor€entry€and€enforcement€of€a€judgment€for€Trial€Court€costs€and€damages€for€frivolousÏappeal.ÌÌà àModified,€Affirmed€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌœCONCUR:›ÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE