WPC- ,dvkbh8@Ir__EƆtg2k.Lu}RfK䴵5`Hm2ٳ[ML\E@x-vYjb Lc%Lr;;G:][~d_F-H(>sX2 To\Sܴk$ȉ7S u !+ob`|G.&U/ o#y/8.[!|u}v8*RN0|AѺchE1t3`H"FeeEgs^5It!z.]/yZO*V}8oH}97)9}&P05f)*Hhw(ǁFa!@SՒ:g8Vi#GAGn|%~K2/\Ƿ5$י10MW◱;wMR# F UNQ % 0( UF UP UFc w@ 4  ! 0l- 0D U: UF B D3 0DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD AO 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4M PlusHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($<4 9Z .Courier New Regular&@FZ 8CaslonOpnface BT Regular<: 9Z .Courier New Regular { !E"#D$%D&'ӀD{9&3|x2 Xu XXX  XXu   Ad FILED     January29,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.i AppellateCourt  Clerk ((3$ !      0  (#$  0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular   $    1    X*XXX XX*Rule10(b),RulesoftheCourtofAppeals,providesasfollows: P    8 ` TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase.<4 9Z .Courier New Regular d'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ''P X:XXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdXXd7'r *<,(j 8 `@EQ  tt0"HP rߛ'@| | INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE P  @$ATKNOXVILLEJOHNWAYNESLATE,SR., h   )C/ANO.03A019809CH00299 T    `     h   )  PetitionerAppellant,  )     `     h   )   `     h   )v.   `     h   )APPEALASOFRIGHTFROMTHE 2     `     h   )SEVIERCOUNTYCHANCERYCOURT   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )JUDGEBENW.HOOPER,II,and  ) `  ALSCHMUTZER,JR.,   h   ) 6    `     h   )HONORABLETELFORDE.FORGETY,  DefendantsAppellees.  )CHANCELLOR 2 ForAppellant    h     ForAppellees : JOHNWAYNESLATE,SR. h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP 6 ProSe `     h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter   MountainCity,Tennessee   `     h     MICHAELE.MOORE   `     h     SolicitorGeneral   `     h     HEATHERC.ROSS   `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral   `     h     Nashville,Tennessee@ !XVXXX: Mg XXVMEMORANDUMOPINION p   MgX:X  pԈ p2 (0 AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED h      p      x Susano,J. ^:09    ` Thisisalawsuitfiledbyaprisonerinstatecustodyseekingthedisbarmentofthejudgewhotriedhimandthedistrictattorneygeneralwhoprosecutedhim.Thecourtbelowdismissedtheplaintiffssuit,findingthat thesechargesaremoreappropriatelybroughtundertheproceduressetforthinTenn.CodeAnn.175101etseq.and/orunderSupremeCourtRule9.Theplaintiffappealed.Weaffirm,butforareasondifferentfromthatexpressedbythetrialcourt.   ` Thecomplaintintheinstantcaseisessentiallyidenticaltoanearliercomplaintfiledbytheplaintiffinthesamecourt.Thatcomplaintwasalsodismissed.Onappeal,wetreatedtheplaintiffscomplaintasonefordisbarment,andaffirmedinanopinionfiledatKnoxvilleonFebruary27,1998.See Slatev.S#tateofTennessee,etal.#$chmutzerandHooper$ ,1998WL%______%&102072&,C/ANo.03A01 !h 9708CV00369(Tenn.App.1998)(perm.app.deniedbytheSupremeCourt).Themattersraisedintheinstantcaseareresjudicata. 0%  TheSupremeCourthasrecentlyexplainedthat  8 ` [t]heterm resjudicataisdefinedasa [r]ulethatafinaljudgmentrenderedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictiononthemeritsisconclusiveastotherightsofthepartiesandtheirprivies,and,astothem,constitutesanabsolutebartoasubsequentactioninvolvingthesameclaim,demandorcauseofaction....[T]obeapplicable,itrequiresidentityofcauseofaction,orpersonandpartiestoaction,andofqualityinpersonsfororagainstwhomclaimismade. ` `   Richardsonv.TennesseeBd.ofDentistry ,913S.W.2d446,459 5*3 (Tenn.1995)(quotingfromBlacksLawDictionary1172(5thed. 6,5 1979)).Or,statedanotherway, resjudicatabarsasecondsuitbetweenthesamepartiesortheirpriviesonthesamecauseof B:/9 actionwithrespecttoallissueswhichwereorcouldhavebeenlitigatedintheformersuit. Richardson ,913S.W.2dat459.   Intheearliersuit,itwasdeterminedthattheplaintiffcouldnotpursuedisbarmentofthedefendantsinacourtproceeding.Thatissue,havingbeenfoundadversetotheplainffitiffintehthe firstsuit, ! a !"cannotberelitigatedinthisaction."   ` ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedpursuanttotheprovisionsofRule10(b),RulesoftheCourtofAppeals.  %  1      ׀   Costsonappealaretaxedtotheappellant.Thiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforthecollectionsofcostsassessedthere,pursuanttoapplicablelaw.   `     h     __________________________   `     h     CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.CONCUR:_________________________HoustonM.Goddard,P.J._________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.