ÿWPCk! 5UNö %D 0 (JJrw@¼4ü 0zŠ AQ™ 0Dê. 0J6 0T€ 0^Ô 0h2 0rš 0|  0†ˆ 0 1už 0d Bw Æ” 0DZ 0@ž 0DÞ U >" D/` B) B¸ D3Õ DC AMK U*˜ * aì MÛÝœ¸ÆTv~vÓ˜(ÈhH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡c:\office\wpwin\template\opinion.wpt ˜ ™ Dš › œ )e Dž Ÿ   Ó€ª ê‚_#((*2ên$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó€€3|xª !"#$&Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ dƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó< Œ 9p`(&Times New Roman(('÷ÿ dxd% Line 7 düÿP Pd 'ÿÿdxd''''7Border 1dd!#*Cþÿ << Gÿÿ< Œ 9p`(Arial Ý ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ""ÝÝ  ÝÔ€,ÔÔ€,ÔÓ  Óò òÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€,XÔÌÌDecember€5,€1997ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔ  Ôó ó WÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÓ  Óà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó€€Ý  ÝRespondents€Conley,€Calhoun,€Basham,€Roberts,€Moore,€and€Freeman€will€be€referredÏto€as€(ð ðAppelleesðð),€and€respondent€Dr.€Harold€Butler€will€be€referred€to€as€ð ðDr.€Butler.ððÌ †Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÓ  Óà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó€€Ý  ÝAppellantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€stated:Ìà8 àà àComes€Now,€the€plaintiff,€Antonio€Sweatt€(hereinafter€referred€to€asÏplaintiff),€by€and€through€Pro„se€counsel,€and€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure,€rule€56€hereby€move€the€court€to€summarily€granting€the€Motion€ofÏPlaintiffððs€because€there€is€Genuine€dispute€as€to€a€summary€judgment€as€a€matterÏof€law.€€The€Plaintiff€is€entitled€to€summary€judgment€rejecting€the€defendantsÏdemands€against€him€as€a€matter€of€law€supported€by€the€contemporaneously€filedÏMemorandum€of€Law€i[n]€Support€of€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment.€€In€FurtherÏsupport€of€this€Motion€for€summary€Judgment,€plaintiff€contemporaneously€file€aÏstatement€of€Disputed€Facts,€and€Exhibits.Ì ÑÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÓ  Óà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó€€Ý  ÝAppellantððs€notice€of€appeal€expressly€states€that€he€is€appealing€the€24€January€1997Ïorder.€€It€does€not€mention€the€31€May€1996€order€granting€Dr.€Butlerððs€motion.€€Therefore,€it€isÏthe€opinion€of€this€court€that€this€appeal€involves€only€those€respondents€referred€to€herein€asÏð ðAppellees.ððÌ ’Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÓ  Óà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó€€Ý  Ýð ðTransitory€actions€are€actions€for€causes€that€may€have€happened€anywhere€.€.€.€.ðð€Ïòòò òCurtis€v.€Garrisonó óóó,€211€Tenn.€339,€342,€364€S.W.2d€933,€934€(1963).€€A€cause€of€action€thatÏmay€arise€anywhere€is€transitory,€but€one€that€could€arise€only€in€one€place€is€local.€€òòò òSee€BurgerÏv.€Parkeró óóó,€154€Tenn.€279,€290€S.W.€22,€22€(1927).€€A€person€may€violate€anotherððs€civil€rightsÏanywhere,€thus,€a€claim€for€the€violation€is€a€transitory€action.€€òòò òSee€id.ó óóó€at€22„23Ì ¼Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ$ÝÓ  Óà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó€€Ý  ÝIn€1996,€the€general€Assembly€enacted€a€set€of€statutes€governing€the€filing€of€lawsuitsÏby€inmates.€€òòò òSeeó óóó€1996€òòTenn.€Pub.€Actsóó€ch.€913.€€Included€within€these€statutes€is€a€provisionÏrequiring€a€plaintiff€inmate€to€file€a€claim€for€an€action€which€accrued€while€the€plaintiff€was€anÏinmate€in€the€county€in€which€the€facility€is€located.€€òòò òSee€id.ó óóó€ðð€3.€€These€statutes€are€not,Ïhowever,€applicable€to€the€instant€case€as€they€were€not€effective€until€8€May€1996€and€AppellantÏfiled€his€petition€in€April€1996.ÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  ion-F Geneva ÒÒ  ion-F Geneva ÒÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€%ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›Ñ7€¿XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ќԀ%¼ÔÞ ÞÌANTONIO›€SWEATT,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àPetitioner/Appellant,à àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.€Ìv.à àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9706„CH„00247ÌROBERT€CONLEY,€Warden,€WILLIAMà à)ÌCALHOUN,€Unit€Manager,€DALEà àà à)ÌBASHAM,€Inmate€Relations€Coordinator,à à)à àChancery€Court€No.ÌSHELIA€ROBERTS,€Counsel,€HATTIEà à)à à96„1100„IIIÌÙ€!ÙœßR€+-*A1-j|R` ç `€€@ÿRß›MOORE,€Inmate€Relations€Coordinator,à à)ÌEDNA€FREEMAN,€Health€Administrator,à à)ÌDR.€HAROLD€BUTLER,€Medicalà àà à)ÌPhysician,à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àRespondents/Appellees.à àà àà à)ÌÌÓ  ÓCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€DAVIDSON€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTÌÌAT€NASHVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€ELLEN€HOBBS€LYLE,€CHANCELLORÌÌÓ  ÓMR.€ANTONIO€SWEATT,€PRO€SEÌTDOC€#143176ÌL.C.R.C.F.ÌRt.€#1,€Box€#330ÌTiptonville,€Tennessee€38079ÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌABIGAIL€TURNERÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌCivil€Rights€&€œClaims›€DivisionÌ2nd€Floor€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0488Ìà0 àATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENTS/APPELLEES,€ROBERT€CONLEY,ÏWILLIAM€CALHOUN,€DALE€BASHAM,€SHELIA€ROBERTS,€HATTIEÏMOORE,€AND€EDNA€FREEMANÌÌC.€HAYES€COONEYÌWatkins,€McGugin,€McNeilly€&€Rowan,€P.L.L.C.Ì214€2nd€Avenue€North,€Suite€300ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201„1638Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLEE,€DR.€HAROLD€BUTLERÌÌÌÓ  ÓAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÓ  ÓSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÇÓ  ÓÔ€%„ÔòòòòOpinionóóóóÌÓ  ÓÔ€%¼ÔÌÓ  ÓÓ€Óà àThis€is€an€appeal€by€petitioner/appellant,€Antonio€Sweatt,€from€an€order€ofÏthe€Davidson€County€Chancery€Court€dismissing€Appellantððs€petition€againstÏrespondents/appellees€Robert€Conley,€William€Calhoun,€Dale€Basham,€SheliaÏRoberts,€Hattie€Moore,€Edna€Freeman,€and€Dr.€Harold€Butler.€€The€chanceryÏcourt€dismissed€Appellantððs€petition€with€prejudice€after€determining€AppellantÏfailed€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€could€be€granted.€€The€facts€out€of€whichÏthis€matter€arose€are€as€follows.ÌÌà àAppellant€is€an€inmate€in€the€custody€of€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÏCorrection€and€housed€at€the€Lake€County€Regional€Correction€Facility€(ð ðtheÏFacilityðð).€€Mr.€Sweat€filed€a€ð ðpetition€for€writ€of€mandamus€petition€for€aÏdeclaratory€order€and€motion€for€temporary€and€permanent€injunctive€andÏaffirmative€equitable€relief€with€brief€memorandum€in€supportðð€on€8€April€1996.€ÏIn€his€petition,€Appellant€alleged€the€respondents× ƒ. ××  ×€violated€his€ConstitutionalÏrights€by€confining€him€to€a€cell€with€a€smoker.€€Appellant€alleged€he€firstÏrequested€placement€in€the€non„smoking€guild€upon€entering€the€Facility€on€1ÏMarch€1995.€€Appellant€explained€to€Appellees€and€Dr.€Butler€that€doctors€hadÏdiagnosed€him€with€chronic€sinusitis€and€that€inhaling€second„hand€cigaretteÏsmoke€caused€him€to€suffer€nosebleeds,€migraine€headaches,€and€a€swollenÏtongue.€€Finally,€Mr.€Sweat€alleged€that€he€filed€numerous€grievances.€ÏUltimately,€the€Facility€transferred€Appellant€to€the€non„smoking€guild€on€11ÏApril€1995.€€In€his€petition,€however,€Appellant€alleged€he€was€still€forced€toÏbreathe€second„hand€smoke€despite€his€transfer€because€Appellees€allowed€ð ðactiveÏheavy€smokersðð€to€live€in€the€non„smoking€guild.ÌÌà àDr.€Butler€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€on€30€April€1996.€€He€contended€venueÏwas€improper€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€20„4„102€and€forum€nonÏconveniens.€€Appellant€filed€a€motion€to€amend€his€complaint€on€6€May€1996.€€HeÏsought€to€add€eight€parties€and€a€claim€involving€retaliation.€€Appellees€filed€aÏmotion€to€dismiss€for€lack€of€venue€and€forum€non€conveniens€on€8€May€1996.ÌÌà àThe€court€filed€an€order€on€31€May€1996€addressing€Dr.€Butlerððs€motion.€ÏThe€court€dismissed€the€action€ð ðon€the€grounds€that€venue€does€not€lie€inÏDavidson€County,€Tennessee.ðð€€On€17€June€1996,€the€court€filed€an€orderÏgranting€Appellantððs€motion€for€leave€to€file€an€amended€complaint€andÏoverruling€Appelleesðð€motion€to€dismiss€for€lack€of€venue.€€The€court€did€notÏexplain€the€basis€for€its€decisions.€€Appellees€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€for€failureÏto€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted€on€9€July€1996.ÌÌà àAppellant€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€on€18€July€1996.€ÏAppellees€filed€a€motion€to€strike€Appellantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€ÏTheir€motion€stated:€ð ðAs€a€basis€for€this€motion,€[Appellees]€rely€on€the€disjointedÏand€inconsistent€nature€of€the€documents€and€on€the€[Appellantððs]€failure€to€followÏLocal€Rule€12.05(c),€and€provide€defendants€with€a€notice€of€hearing.ðð× ƒ/ ××  ×€€TheÏcourt€granted€Appelleesðð€motion€on€4€September€1996.€€Appellant€filed€a€motionÍfor€leave€to€file€a€supplemental€complaint€on€22€January€1997.ÌÌà àThe€court€filed€a€memorandum€and€order€on€24€January€1997.€€The€courtÏheld€Appellant€failed€to€state€a€claim€for€a€declaratory€judgment€for€the€followingÏreasons:€1)€Appellant€failed€to€allege€he€requested€a€declaratory€order€from€theÏagency€as€required€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„224(b);€2)ÏAppellant€failed€to€specify€any€statute,€rule,€or€order€as€the€subject€of€the€action;Ï3)€Appellant€improperly€sought€a€declaratory€judgment€against€state€officers€inÏtheir€official€capacity;€and€4)€Appellantððs€claim€is€actually€a€section€1983€actionÏfor€the€violation€of€his€civil€rights.€€The€court€also€determined€the€complaintÏfailed€to€state€a€claim€requiring€the€relief€of€mandamus€because€the€petition€failedÏð ðto€set€forth€or€define€any€preemptory€obligation€to€act€with€respect€to€the€cellÏassignment€by€the€petitioner€or€his€roommate.ðð€€Given€its€findings,€the€courtÏdismissed€Appellantððs€action€with€prejudice.€€Thereafter,€Appellant€filed€a€noticeÏof€appeal€from€the€24€January€order.€€The€court€entered€a€final€order€on€4ÏFebruary€1997.€€The€court€overruled€Appellantððs€outstanding€motions,€includingÏhis€motion€for€leave€to€file€a€supplemental€complaint,€after€determining€theÏmotions€were€moot.ÌÌà àAppellant€lists€twelve€issues€for€our€review,€nevertheless,€there€appear€toÏbe€only€four€disputes.€€These€are:€€1)€whether€the€court€erred€in€grantingÏAppelleesðð× ƒ0 ××  ×€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€beÏgranted;€2)€whether€the€court€erred€in€granting€Respondentððs€motion€to€stayÏdiscovery;€3)€whether€the€court€erred€in€dismissing€Appellantððs€motion€forÍsummary€judgment;€and€4)€whether€the€court€erred€in€overruling€AppellantððsÏmotion€for€leave€to€file€a€supplemental€complaint.ÌÌò òI.à àMOTION€TO€DISMISSó óÌÌà àTennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€12.02€describes€the€different€types€ofÏmotions€to€dismiss€and€how€a€party€should€present€the€defense€asserted€in€theÏmotion.€€The€rule€provides:€ð ð[T]he€following€defenses€may€at€the€option€of€theÏpleader€be€made€by€motion€in€writing:€(1)€lack€of€jurisdiction€over€the€subjectÏmatter€.€.€.€(3)€improper€venue€.€.€.€(6)€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€reliefÏcan€be€granted€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòTenn€R.€Civ.€P.óó€12.02.€€Appelleesðð€motion€specificallyÏstated€the€basis€of€its€motion€as€number€six,€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€whichÏrelief€can€be€granted.ÌÌà àA€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€beÏgranted€ð ðtests€the€legal€sufficiency€of€a€complaint;€€it€admits€the€truth€of€allÏrelevant€and€material€allegations,€ððbut€asserts€that€such€òòfactsóó€do€not€constitute€aÏcause€of€action€as€a€matter€of€law.ðððð€òòò òRiggs€v.€Bursonó óóó,€941€S.W.2d€44,€47Ï(Tenn.€1997)€(quoting€òòò òPursell€v.€First€Am.€Natððl€Bankó óóó,€937€S.W.2d€838Ï(Tenn.1996)€(emphasis€added)).€€ð ðIn€reviewing€an€appeal€from€an€orderÏdismissing€a€suit€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted,€weÏobviously€are€limited€to€the€allegations€in€the€complaint,€and€we€must€construeÏthe€complaint€liberally€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff,€taking€all€of€the€allegations€ofÏfact€therein€as€true.ðð€òòò òRandolph€v.€Dominion€Bankóóó ó,€826€S.W.2d€477,€478Ï(Tenn.€App.€1991)€(citing€òòò òHuckeby€v.€Spangleróóó ó,€521€S.W.2d€568,€571€(Tenn.Ï1975)).€€ð ðHowever,€the€inferences€to€be€drawn€from€the€facts€or€the€legalÏconclusions€set€forth€in€a€complaint€are€not€required€to€be€taken€as€true.ðð€€òòò òRiggsó óóó,Í941€S.W.2d€at€47„8€(citing€òòò òDobbs€v.€Guentheró óóó,€846€S.W.2d€270,€273€(Tenn.ÏApp.1992)).ÌÌà àAppellantððs€petition€attempts€to€state€three€claims.€€The€first€two,€writ€ofÏmandamus€and€declaratory€judgment,€are€listed€in€the€caption.€€The€third€claim,€Ïviolation€of€Appellantððs€civil€rights,€is€apparent€from€a€reading€of€the€petition.€ÏThus,€the€issue€before€this€court€is€whether€the€petition,€using€the€test€statedÏabove,€states€a€claim€for€writ€of€mandamus,€declaratory€judgment,€or€violation€ofÏcivil€rights.ÌÌà àò òA.à àWRIT€OF€MANDAMUSó óÌÌà àA€writ€of€mandamus€is€ð ða€summary€remedy,€extraordinary€in€its€nature.ðð€Ïòòò òPeerless€Constr.€Co.€v.€Bassó óóó,€158€Tenn.€518,€522,€14€S.W.2d€732,€733Ï(1929).€€ð ðððThe€office€of€mandamus€is€to€execute,€not€adjudicate.€€It€does€notÏascertain€or€adjust€mutual€claims€or€rights€between€the€parties.€€If€the€right€beÏdoubtful,€it€must€be€first€established€in€some€other€form€of€action;€mandamus€willÏnot€lie€to€establish€as€well€as€enforce€a€claim€of€uncertain€merit.ðððð€€òòò òId.ó óóó€at€732Ï(quoting€òòFerris,€Extraordinary€Legal€Remediesóó€ðð€194)€(quoted€in€òòò òPaduchÏv.€City€of€Johnson€Cityó óóó,€896€S.W.2d€767,€770€(Tenn.€1995)).€€AnotherÏrequisite€of€obtaining€a€writ€of€mandamus€is€the€lack€of€any€other€ð ðspecificÏremedy€to€enforce€the€right.ðð€€òòò òHayes€v.€Civil€Serv.€Commððnó óóó,€907€S.W.2dÏ826,€828€(Tenn.€App.€1995).€€ð ðMandamus€generally€will€not€be€issued€if€theÏpetitioner€has€a€legal€remedy€that€is€equally€convenient,€complete,€beneficial,€andÏeffective€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòò òMeighan€v.€U.S.€Sprint€Communications€Co.ó óóó,€942€S.W.2dÏ476,€479€(Tenn.€1997).ÌÌà àAppellantsðð€petition€fails€to€state€a€claim€for€writ€of€mandamus.€€AppellantÏalleges€in€his€petition€that€there€are€non„smoking€policies€at€the€Facility,€inÏparticular€policy€number€112.10.€€Appellant€also€contends€appellee€RobertÏConley€failed€to€enforce€these€policies.€€For€the€sake€of€this€opinion,€we€willÏassume€Appellant€has€a€right€to€have€these€policies€enforced€and€Appellees€haveÏan€obligation€to€enforce€the€policies.€€€As€previously€stated,€Appellant€hasÏattempted€to€state€a€section€1983€civil€rights€claim€for€damages€and€a€declaratoryÏjudgment€claim€in€addition€to€his€petition€for€writ€of€mandamus.€€The€TennesseeÏSupreme€Court€has€held€that€a€ð ððð€1983€is€an€adequate€remedy,€thus€obviating€theÏneed€for€a€writ€of€mandamus€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòò òDavis€v.€McClaranó óóó,€909€S.W.2d€412,€420Ïn.8€(Tenn.€1995).€€Moreover,€a€party€may€petition€a€court€to€determine€the€ð ðlegalÏvalidity€or€applicability€of€a€statute,€rule€or€order€of€an€agency.ðð€€òòTenn.€CodeÏAnn.óó€ðð€4„5„224(a)€(Supp.€1997).€€As€a€matter€of€law,€Appellant€could€not€haveÏstated€a€claim€for€a€writ€of€mandamus€if€he€had€other€remedies€available.€ÏClearly,€this€is€the€case.€€Appellant€could€have€a€remedy€under€either€sectionÏ1983€or€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„224.ÌÌà àò òB.à àDECLARATORY€JUDGMENTó óÌÌà àAppellant€asserts€a€declaratory€judgment€claim€under€the€DeclaratoryÏJudgment€Act,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€29„14„103,€and€the€UniformÏAdministrative€Procedures€Act,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„224.€€WeÏaddress€each€of€these€claim€separately.ÌÌà àThe€Declaratory€Judgment€Act€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àAny€person€interested€under€a€deed,€will,€written€contract,€or€otherÏwritings€constituting€a€contract,€or€whose€rights,€status,€or€otherÏlegal€relations€are€affected€by€a€statute,€municipal€ordinance,Ícontract,€or€franchise,€may€have€determined€any€question€ofÏconstruction€or€validity€arising€under€the€instrument,€statute,Ïordinance,€contract,€or€franchise€and€obtain€a€declaration€of€rights,Ïstatus€or€other€legal€relations€thereunder.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€Óò òòòId.óóó ó€ðð€29„14„103€(1980).€€There€are,€however,€certain€limitations€on€a€courtððsÏability€to€hear€claims€based€on€the€above€section.€€Specifically,€a€court€may€notÏentertain€a€suit€ð ðagainst€the€state,€or€against€any€officer€of€the€state€acting€byÏauthority€of€the€state,€with€a€view€to€reach€the€state,€its€treasury,€funds,€orÏproperty.ðð€€òòò òId.€ó óóóðð€20„13„102€(1994);€ò òòòsee€Hill€v.€Beeleróóó ó,€199€Tenn.€325,€332,Ï286€S.W.2d€868,€871€(1956);€òòò òCampbell€v.€Sundquistó óóó,€926€S.W.2d€250,€256„57Ï(Tenn.€App.€1996);€òòò òCarter€v.€McWherteró óóó,€859€S.W.2d€343,€346€(Tenn.€App.Ï1993).€€It€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€Appellant€seeks€to€reach€the€stateÏtreasury€through€this€action€and€that€the€chancery€court€does€not€have€jurisdictionÏto€hear€the€case€for€this€reason.ÌÌ€à àAppellant€also€attempts€to€bring€a€declaratory€judgment€action€underÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„224.€€This€section€allows€a€party€to€seek€aÏdeclaratory€judgment€to€challenge€the€ð ðlegal€validity€or€applicability€of€a€statute,Ïrule€or€order€of€an€agency€to€specified€circumstances.ðð€€òòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€4„5„224(a)€(Supp.1997).€€A€party€must,€however,€seek€a€declaratory€order€from€theÏagency€prior€to€filing€a€petition€for€declaratory€judgment.€€òòò òSee€id.óóó ó€ðð€4„5„224(b).€ÏThe€chancery€court€stated€as€follows€in€its€memorandum€and€order:ÌÓÓà8 àIn€the€complaint€there€is€no€allegation€that€the€petitioner€sought€anyÏrelief€from€the€agency€before€he€invoked€the€jurisdiction€of€thisÏCourt.€€Accordingly,€any€claim€the€petitioner€is€making€underÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„224(b)€must€be€dismissed€onÏthe€grounds€that€this€Court€does€not€have€jurisdiction€under€thatÏstatute€where€that€agency€has€not€been€first€petitioned.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€ÓIt€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€the€chancery€court€correctly€concluded€that€itÏlacked€subject€matter€jurisdiction.ÌÌà àò òC.à àSECTION€1983€CIVIL€RIGHTS€ACTIONó óÌÌà àSection€1983€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àEvery€person€who,€under€color€of€any€statute,€ordinance,€regulation,Ïcustom,€or€usage,€of€any€State€or€Territory€or€the€District€ofÏColumbia,€subjects,€or€causes€to€be€subjected,€any€citizen€of€theÏUnited€States€or€other€person€within€the€jurisdiction€thereof€to€theÏdeprivation€of€any€rights,€privileges,€or€immunities€secured€by€theÏConstitution€and€laws,€shall€be€liable€to€the€party€injured€in€an€actionÏat€law,€suit€in€equity,€or€other€proper€proceeding€for€redress€.€.€.€.€ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€Ó42€U.S.C.A.€ðð€1983€(Supp.€1997).€€Thus,€a€petitioner€must€at€the€very€leastÏallege:€1)€he€or€she€is€a€citizen€of€the€United€States€or€within€the€jurisdiction;€2)Ïhe€or€she€possesses€a€right,€privilege,€or€immunity€secured€by€the€Constitution€orÏlaws€of€the€United€States;€3)€a€person€acting€under€color€of€state€law€deprived€theÏpetitioner€of€that€right,€privilege,€or€immunity.€€It€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€thatÏAppellant€met€these€requirements.€€He€alleged€Appellees€violated€hisÏconstitutional€rights€when€they€refused€to€transfer€him€to€a€non„smoking€guildÏand€then€refused€to€enforce€the€non„smoking€policy€once€they€had€transferredÏAppellant.€€In€addition,€Appellant€alleged€in€detail€the€position€held€by€eachÏrespondent€and€their€role€in€depriving€Appellant€of€his€constitutional€rights.€ÏAppellant€stated€a€claim€under€title€42€section€1983€of€the€United€States€Code.ÌÌà àAppellees,€however,€also€raise€the€issue€of€venue€in€their€brief.€€It€is€theirÏcontention€that€Appellantððs€petition€failed€to€allege€facts€establishing€that€venueÏlies€in€the€Davidson€County€Chancery€Court.€€The€chancery€court€overruledÏAppelleesðð€motion€to€dismiss€for€improper€venue€in€its€17€June€1996€order.€ÏUnfortunately,€the€court€did€not€provide€any€explanation€for€its€decision.€€We€canÏonly€assume€the€court€based€its€improper€venue€determination€on€the€declaratoryÍjudgement€and€writ€of€mandamus€actions€because€these€were€the€only€actionsÏaddressed€by€the€court€when€deciding€Appelleesðð€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€toÏstate€a€claim.€€Thus,€it€seems€the€chancery€court€did€not€determine€whether€venueÏwas€proper€given€the€fact€that€Appellant€stated€a€section€1983€claim.ÌÌà àIt€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€venue€in€the€Davidson€County€ChanceryÏCourt€is€improper.€€A€claim€for€a€violation€of€civil€rights€is€a€transitory€action.× ƒ1 ××  ×€ÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€20„4„101€provides€where€venue€lies€in€civilÏactions€of€a€transitory€nature.× ƒ2 ××  ×€€That€section€provides:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà à(a)€In€all€civil€actions€of€a€transitory€nature,€unless€venue€isÏotherwise€expressly€provided€for,€the€action€may€be€brought€in€theÏcounty€where€the€cause€of€action€arose€or€in€the€county€where€theÏdefendant€resides€or€is€found.Ìà8 àà à(b)€If,€however,€the€plaintiff€and€defendant€both€reside€in€theÏsame€county€in€this€state,€then€such€action€shall€be€brought€either€inÏthe€county€where€the€cause€of€action€arose€or€in€the€county€of€theirÏresidence.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€ÓòòTenn.€Code€Annóó.€ðð€20„4„101(a),(b)€(1994).€€There€are€no€statutes€specificallyÏproviding€for€venue€in€section€1983€actions.€€Thus,€the€proper€venue€in€this€caseÏis€either€in€the€county€where€the€cause€of€action€arose€or€in€the€county€whereÏAppellees€reside€or€are€found.€€òòò òSee€id.ó óóóÌÌà àIt€is€clear€from€the€petition€that€the€cause€of€action€arose€at€the€Facility€inÏLake€County.€€In€addition,€we€know€from€the€petition€that€Appellees€Calhoun,ÏBasham,€Roberts,€Moore,€and€Freeman€worked€in€Lake€County€and€AppelleeÏConley€worked€in€Lauderdale€County€at€the€time€Appellant€filed€the€petition.€ÏThere€are€not,€however,€any€allegations€regarding€the€residences€of€Appellees€orÏany€evidence€of€where€Appellees€were€found.€€It€is€reasonable€to€infer,€however,Ïthat€Appellees€did€not€reside€in€Davidson€County€and€were€not€found€in€DavidsonÏCounty€as€Lauderdale€and€Lake€Counties€are€on€the€western€boundary€of€the€StateÏand€Davidson€County€is€near€the€center€of€the€State.€€Because€the€cause€of€actionÏdid€not€arise€in€Davidson€County€and€Appellees€did€not€reside€in€or€were€notÏfound€in€Davidson€County,€venue€did€not€lie€in€Davidson€County.€€Thus,€theÏchancery€court€erred€when€it€overruled€Appelleesðð€motion€to€dismiss€forÏimproper€venue.€€Moreover,€pursuant€to€Rule€13(b)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏAppellate€Procedure€this€court€holds€that€€venue€was€also€improper€as€to€thoseÏrespondents€added€as€a€result€of€the€amended€petition.€€Our€reasoning€being€theÏsame€as€that€stated€above.ÌÌà àIt€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€Appellant€failed€to€state€a€claim€for€writÏof€mandamus€and€that€the€Davidson€County€Chancery€Court€lacked€subject€matterÏjurisdiction€over€the€declaratory€judgment€actions.€€Appellant€stated€a€claim€for€aÏviolation€of€his€civil€rights€under€title€42€section€1983€of€the€United€States€Code,Ïbut€filed€his€claim€in€the€wrong€court.€€It€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€theÏmotion€to€dismiss€should€have€been€granted€for€the€above€stated€reasons.€€GivenÏour€decision,€it€is€our€opinion€that€the€claim€for€writ€of€mandamus€should€beÏdismissedÌwith€prejudice€and€the€declaratory€judgment€actions€and€the€section€1983€actionÏshould€be€dismissed€without€prejudice.€€òòò òSee€ó óóóòòTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€óó41.02(3);€òòò òRandleÍv.€Lyleó óóó,€682€S.W.2d€219,€220€(Tenn.€App.€1984).ÌÌò òII.à àOTHER€MOTIONSÌÌà àA.à àMOTION€TO€STAY€DISCOVERYó óÌÌà àIt€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€the€chancery€court€did€not€err€in€grantingÏAppelleesðð€motion€to€stay€discovery€pending€the€outcome€of€the€motion€to€dismissÏfor€failure€to€state€a€claim.€€The€holding€was€appropriate€given€the€nature€of€theÏpending€motion€and€burden€of€continuing€discovery.ÌÌà àò òB.à àMOTION€FOR€SUMMARY€JUDGMENTó óÌÌà àIt€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€that€the€chancery€court€correctly€dismissedÏAppellantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€Not€only€was€the€motionÏincomprehensible,€but€it€admitted€there€were€disputed,€genuine€issues€of€fact.€€AÏparty€is€not€entitled€to€summary€judgment€if€there€are€genuine€issues€of€materialÏfact.€€òòò òByrd€v.€Halló óóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€214€(Tenn.€1993).€€The€TennesseeÏSupreme€Court€defined€a€material€fact€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àA€disputed€fact€is€material€if€it€must€be€decided€in€order€to€resolveÏthe€substantive€claim€or€defense€at€which€the€motion€is€directed.€ÏTherefore,€when€confronted€with€a€disputed€fact,€the€court€mustÏexamine€the€elements€of€the€claim€or€defense€at€issue€in€the€motion€toÏdetermine€whether€the€resolution€of€that€fact€will€effect€theÏdisposition€of€any€of€those€claims€or€defenses.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€Óòòò òId.óóó ó€at€215.€€The€record€in€this€case€contains€disputes€over€facts€material€to€theÏdetermination€of€whether€Appellees€violated€Appellantððs€constitutional€rights.€ÏTherefore,€we€find€no€error€with€the€chancery€courtððs€decision€to€dismissÏAppellantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.ÌÌà àò òC.à àMOTION€TO€SUPPLEMENTó óÌÌà àThe€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€provide:ÌÓÓà8 àà àA€party€may€amend€the€party's€pleadings€once€as€a€matter€ofÏcourse€at€any€time€before€a€responsive€pleading€is€served€.€.€.€.€ÏOtherwise€a€party€may€amend€the€party's€pleadings€only€by€writtenÏconsent€of€the€adverse€party€or€by€leave€of€court;€€and€leave€shall€beÏfreely€given€when€justice€so€requires.ÌÓ€ÓÌÓ€ÓAppellant€had€already€amended€his€complaint€once€when€he€filed€the€motion€toÏsupplement€his€petition.€€Thus,€it€was€necessary€to€receive€written€consent€ofÏAppellees€and€the€respondents€added€as€a€result€of€the€first€amendment€orÏpermission€from€the€court.ÌÌà àThe€chancery€court€denied€Appellantððs€request.€€It€determined€the€issue€wasÏmoot€because€the€court€had€dismissed€the€case€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÏwhich€relief€can€be€granted.€€We€agree€with€the€trial€courtððs€ruling.ÌÌò òIII.à àCONCLUSIONó óÌÌà àTherefore,€it€follows€that€the€decision€of€the€chancery€court€is€affirmed€asÏmodified.€€The€case€is€remanded€for€the€entry€of€a€judgment€in€conformity€withÏthis€decision€and€for€any€further€necessary€proceedings.€€Costs€of€appeal€areÏtaxed€against€petitioner/appellant,€Antonio€Sweatt.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ____________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ____________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.€JUDGE