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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÞ ÞÌà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌÌWILLIAM€SMITH,à àà àà àà à)à àó óFrom€the€Shelby€County€Circuit€Courtò òÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óat€Memphis,€Tennesseeò òÌà àó óPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óThe€Honorable€Wyeth€Chandler,€Judgeò òÌvs.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óShelby€Circuit€No.€65290€T.D.ò òÌMEMPHIS€HOUSING€AUTHORITY,à à)à àó óAppeal€No.€02A01„9601„CV„00024ò òÌÙ€€ÙßR€"#!A1-j|?` Å `€€@ÿRßà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àó óDefendant/Appellee.à àà àò ò)ó óà àò òAFFIRMEDó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óEdwin€C.€LenowÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óMemphis,€TennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óAttorney€for€AppellantÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óDavid€M.€CookÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óKaren€L.€SchlesingerÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óMemphis,€TennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à àó óAttorneys€for€Defendant/AppelleeÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóà@ àò òÌà@ àMEMORANDUM€OPINION× ƒ$ ××  ×Ìòòó ó€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌà àò òòòóóHIGHERS,€J.ÌÌÓÓÓ  Óó óóóà àIn€this€action,€the€Plaintiff,€William€Smith,€filed€suit€against€the€Defendant,ÏMemphis€Housing€Authority,€for€wrongfully€terminating€the€Plaintiffððs€employment.€€TheÏcircuit€court€granted€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€Defendant€and€dismissed€theÏPlaintiffððs€complaint.€The€Plaintiff€has€appealed€the€circuit€courtððs€order€granting€theÏDefendantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€For€the€reasons€stated€hereafter,€we€affirmÏthe€judgment€of€the€court€below.ÌÌà@ àò òFACTSó óÌÌà àOn€September€17,€1993,€Brenda€Clark€(ð ðClarkðð),€a€tenant€of€the€Defendant,€filedÏa€complaint€with€the€Defendant€alleging€that€the€Plaintiff,€a€security€officer€for€theÏDefendant,€had€stolen€a€money€order€from€her€apartment.€€The€Defendant€alleges€thatÏHarold€Israel,€a€friend€of€Clark,€purchased€a€money€order€in€the€amount€of€$105.00Ïfrom€Mega€Market€Ñ7€ß°XdæXXdæ7Ñand€gave€it€to€Clark.€€The€Defendant€alleges€that€on€August€19,Ï1993€Clark€left€the€money€order€on€a€coffee€table€and€went€to€work.€€On€August€19,Ï1993,€the€Plaintiff€entered€Clarkððs€apartment€and€began€an€eviction€procedure.€€WhenÏClark€returned€to€her€apartment€from€work,€she€noticed€that€the€money€order€wasÏmissing.€€Thereafter,€the€Defendant€alleged€that€the€money€order€was€presented€andÏcashed€at€Weiss€Auto€Parts.€The€Defendant€further€alleged€that€the€money€order€wasÏmade€payable€to€the€Plaintiff€and€endorsed€by€the€Plaintiff.€ÌÌà àOn€October€12,€1993,€the€Defendant€suspended€the€Plaintiffððs€employment€afterÏthe€Plaintiff€was€accused€of€stealing€a€money€order€from€a€tenant€of€the€Defendant.€OnÏDecember€10,€1993,€a€grievance€hearing€was€conducted€by€the€Defendant€whereinÏtestimony€was€given€by€the€Plaintiff€and€two€witnesses€for€the€Plaintiff.€€The€DefendantÏthereafter€terminated€the€Plaintiffððs€employment.ÌÌà@ àò òLAWó óÌÌà àThe€only€issue€before€this€court€is€whether€the€court€below€properly€granted€theÏDefendantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€ÌÌà àAn€essential€tenet€of€due€process€is€that€a€deprivation€of€life,€liberty€or€propertyÏð ðbe€preceded€by€notice€and€opportunity€for€hearing€appropriate€to€the€nature€of€theÏcase.ðð€€òòCleveland€Bd.€of€Educ.€v.€Loudermillóó,€470€U.S.€532,€542€(1985);€òòMullane€v.ÏCentral€Hanover€Bank€&€Trust€Co.óó,€339€U.S.€306,€313€(1950).€€The€due€process€clauseÏrequires€ð ðthat€an€individual€be€given€an€opportunity€for€a€hearing€before€he€is€deprivedÏof€any€significant€property€interest.ðð€€òòCleveland€Bd.€of€Educ.€v.€Loudermillóó,€470€U.S.Ï532,€542€(1985);€òòBoddie€v.€Connecticutóó,€401€U.S.€371,€379€(1971).€€This€rule€requiresÏð ðsome€kind€of€a€hearingðð€prior€to€the€discharge€of€an€employee€who€has€aÏconstitutionally€protected€property€interest€in€his€employment.€€òòMathews€v.€Eldridgeóó,Ï424€U.S.€319,€333€(1976);€òòWolff€v.€McDonnellóó,€418€U.S.€539,€557„558€(1974);€òòBoard€ofÏRegents€of€State€Colleges€v.€Rothóó,€408€U.S.€564,€569„570€(1972);€òòPerry€v.ÏSindermannóó,€408€U.S.€593,€599€(1972).Ì€Ìà àThe€essential€requirements€under€the€due€process€clause€are€satisfied€byÏnotice€and€an€opportunity€to€respond.€€òòClevelandóó,€470€U.S.€at€546;€òòMathews€v.ÏEldridgeóó,€424€U.S.€at€348.€€The€tenured€public€employee€is€entitled€to€oral€or€writtenÏnotice€of€the€charges€against€him,€an€explanation€of€the€employerððs€evidence€and€anÏopportunity€to€present€his€side€of€the€story.€€òòClevelandóó,€470€U.S.€at€546.ÌÌà àThe€Plaintiff€argues€on€appeal€that€the€circuit€courtððs€order€granting€theÍDefendantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€should€be€reversed€because€the€DefendantÏoffered€no€proof€in€the€administrative€hearing€as€to€why€the€Plaintiffððs€employmentÏshould€be€terminated.€€However,€due€process€standards€do€not€require€a€definitiveÏresolution€of€the€propriety€of€the€discharge.€òòClevelandóó,€470€U.S.€at€545.€€Due€processÏrequires€only€that€the€Plaintiff€receive€notice€of€the€charges€against€him€and€anÏopportunity€to€respond€to€those€charges.€€€Plaintiff€does€not€deny€that€he€received€aÏhearing.€€He€testified€at€the€hearing,€was€represented€by€counsel,€and€offered€theÏtestimony€of€two€witnesses.€€We,€therefore,€agree€with€the€circuit€courtððs€order€whichÏgranted€the€Defendantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€hereby€affirmed.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€toÏthe€Appellant,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ïóóà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHIGHERS,€J.ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌLILLARD,€J.ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÌMcLEMORE,€S.J.›œ