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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€$$X„d&ÓÑ#€$$Xd#ÑÔ€%ÔÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÑ ä ÑÑ 4 ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€éˆXXdÖdÈ7ÑÙ€€ÙßL€),(;+'h|` Å `€€Lßà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌTRINA€TUCK,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àTENNESSEEÏCLAIMS€COMMISSIONÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9510„BC„00355Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Claimant„Appellant€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€MICHAEL€S.€LACYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCOMMISSIONERÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)ÌÌÌÌÌRALPH€M.€MAYLOTT,€Oak€Ridge,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌBEAUCHAMP€E.€BROGAN,€General€Counsel,€RONALD€C.€LEADBETTER,€Asso…ciate€General€Counsel,€University€of€Tennessee,€and€RHONDA€ALEXAN…DER,€Attorney,€Knoxville,€for€Appellee.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€action€of€the€Tennessee€ClaimsÏCommissioner€in€denying€the€claimant€relief€sought€by€a€motionÏfiled€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€ÏSpecifically,€the€claimant€challenges€the€validity€of€TennesseeÏClaims€Commission€Rule€0310„1„1„.01(5)(c).€€Claimant€insists€thatÏthe€rule€is€in€contravention€of€Rule€56,€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure€and€further€is€a€violation€of€Article€11,€Section€8€ofÏthe€Tennessee€Constitution.€€We€respectfully€disagree€and€affirmÏthe€judgment€of€the€claims€commissioner.ÌÌà àThe€claimant,€Ms.€Tuck,€underwent€a€laparospic€procedureÏperformed€by€Dr.€Eric€DeFreitas€on€September€11,€1992.€€He€alleg…edly€injured€her€small€bowel,€but€did€not€realize€at€the€time€thatÏhe€had€done€so.€€She€returned€to€Sweetwater€Hospital€EmergencyÏRoom€on€the€two€following€days€and€saw€Dr.€DeFreitas€on€the€thirdÏday.€€On€Sept.€16,€1992,€she€went€to€the€University€of€TennesseeÏHospital€because€she€still€felt€ill.€On€September€22,€1992,€theÏbowel€injury€was€discovered€and€repaired.€€ÌÌà àIn€August,€1993,€Ms.€Tuck€filed€a€claim€against€the€Universi…ty€of€Tennessee€Hospital€with€the€Division€of€Claims€Administra…tion.€€The€claim€was€transferred€to€the€Claims€Commission€on€Oct.Ï25,€1993.× ƒ. ××  ×€ÌÌà àOn€May€5,€1994,€the€defendant€filed€a€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment€with€the€Claims€Commission€together€with€a€memorandum€andÏan€affidavit.€€Ms.€Tuck€did€not€respond.€€Subsequently,€on€MarchÏ15,€1995,€the€Claims€Commission€entered€an€Order€of€Dismissal€Íwithout€a€hearing€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Claims€Commission€RuleÏ0310„1„1„.01(5)(c).€€Counsel€for€Ms.€Tuck€responded€with€a€flurryÏof€documents€including€a€motion€to€vacate€the€dismissal€pursuantÏto€Rule€60.02,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€a€response€toÏdefendantððs€motion€for€summary€judgment,€answers€to€interrogato…ries,€and€a€request€for€oral€argument.€€The€defendant€then€filed€aÏmotion€in€opposition.€€A€hearing€was€held€by€telephone€and€bothÏparties€filed€additional€memoranda.€€On€October€4,€1995,€theÏcommissioner€entered€his€order€denying€the€motion€to€vacate€hisÏprevious€order€granting€the€summary€judgment.€€ÌÌà àT.C.A.€ðð€9„8„403€provides€that€proceedings€before€the€claimsÏcommission€are€to€be€conducted€in€accordance€with€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure€"where€applicable€and€otherwise€pursuantÏto€rules€and€regulations€promulgated€by€the€commission."ÌÌà àRule€56€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€provides€inÏpertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à56.01€For€Claimant.€A€party€seeking€to€recover€uponÏa€claim,€counterclaim,€or€cross„claim€or€to€obtain€aÏdeclaratory€judgment€may,€at€any€time€after€the€expira…tion€of€thirty€(30)€days€from€the€commencement€of€theÏaction€or€after€service€of€a€motion€for€summary€judgmentÏby€the€adverse€party,€move€with€or€without€supportingÏaffidavits€for€a€summary€judgment€in€the€party's€favorÏupon€all€or€any€part€thereof.ÌÌ€Ìà8 àà à56.02€For€Defending€Party.€A€party€against€whom€aÏclaim,€counterclaim,€or€cross„claim€is€asserted€or€aÏdeclaratory€judgment€is€sought€may,€at€any€time,€moveÏwith€or€without€supporting€affidavits€for€a€summaryÏjudgment€in€the€party's€favor€as€to€all€or€any€partÏthereof.ÌÌ€Ìà8 àà à56.03€Motion€and€Proceedings€Thereon.€The€motionÏshall€be€served€at€least€thirty€(30)€days€before€theÏtime€fixed€for€the€hearing.€The€adverse€party€prior€toÏthe€day€of€hearing€may€serve€opposing€affidavits.€TheÏjudgment€sought€shall€be€rendered€forthwith€if€theÏpleadings,€depositions,€answers€to€interrogatories,€andÏadmissions€on€file,€together€with€the€affidavits,€ifÏany,€show€that€there€is€no€genuine€issue€as€to€anyÏmaterial€fact€and€that€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€aÏjudgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€A€summary€judgment,€inter…locutory€in€character,€may€be€rendered€on€the€issue€ofÏliability€alone€although€there€is€a€genuine€issue€as€toÏthe€amount€of€damages.Ì€Ìà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌÓÓÌà àRule€0310„1„1„.01(5)(c)€of€the€Tennessee€Claims€CommissionÏprovides€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àEach€party€opposing€a€motion€shall€serve€and€file€aÏresponse€no€later€than€fifteen€(15)€days€after€serviceÏof€the€motion,€except€that€in€cases€for€motions€forÏsummary€judgment€the€time€shall€be€thirty€(30)€daysÏafter€service€of€the€motion.€€òòò òFailure€to€file€aÏresponse€shall€indicate€that€there€is€no€opposi…tion€to€the€motion€provided,€however,€the€Commis…sion€may€act€on€a€motion€prior€to€the€time€setÏforthó óóó.€...€€(Emphasis€added).ÌÌÓ ` ܇XœÈ“X ÓÓÓÌà àAppellant€insists€that€the€above€rule€conflicts€with€Rule€56,ÏTennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€and€accordingly€is€a€nullity.€ÏWe€find€no€conflict€between€the€two€rules€as€applied€to€this€case.€ÏThe€rule€of€the€claims€commission€is€a€logical€extention€of€RuleÏ56.€It€is€clear,€unambiguous€and€is€within€the€rule„making€author…ity€of€the€Tennessee€Claims€Commission.€€òòSeeóó€T.C.A.€ðð€9„8„403.€€ItÏseems€to€us€that€the€courts€of€this€state€and€the€claims€commis…sion€as€a€quasi€judicial€tribunal€have€the€inherent€power€to€adoptÍrules€for€the€efficient€conduct€of€business€that€comes€beforeÏthem.€€Indeed€Rule€18€of€the€Rules€of€the€Tennessee€Supreme€CourtÏmandates€the€adoption€of€local€rules€of€practice€for€the€followingÏpurposes:× ƒ/ ××  ×ÌÌÓÓà8 àRule€18.€Local€rules€of€practice€in€the€trial€courts€ofÏTennesseeÌÌà8 à(a)€All€trial€courts€shall€adopt€in€writing€local€rulesÏprescribing€procedures€for:Ì€Ìà8 à(1)€setting€cases€for€trial;Ì€Ìà8 à(2)€obtaining€continuances;Ì€Ìà8 à(3)€disposition€of€pre„trial€motions;Ì€Ìà8 à(4)€settlement€or€plea€bargaining€deadlines€for€criminalÏcases;Ì€Ìà8 à(5)€preparation,€submission€and€entry€of€orders€andÏjudgments.Ì€Ìà8 àTrial€courts€may€also€adopt€other€rules€not€inconsistentÏwith€the€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€and€Rules€of€CriminalÏProcedure.ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€main€thrust€of€the€appellants€argument€that€the€commis…sion's€rule€conflicts€with€Rule€56.€T.R.C.P.,€is€that€the€commis…sion's€rule€does€not€provide€for€a€hearing€prior€to€dismissal€ifÏno€response€is€received€within€the€thirty€(30)€day€period€set€outÏtherein.€€Assuming,€without€deciding,€that€the€hearing€mentionedÏin€Rule€56€means€the€hearing€on€the€motion€for€summary€judgment,Ïit€may€be€presumed€conclusively€under€the€Rule€of€the€CommissionÏthat€the€hearing€is€waived€if€no€response€to€a€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment€is€forthcoming€within€the€time€prescribed€by€the€rule.ÌÌà àIgnorance€of€the€rules€or€a€mistaken€interpretation€of€theÏrules€is€not€within€itself€reason€to€invoke€Rule€60.02(1)€[T.R.C.P.].€€òòKilby€v.€Sivleyóó,€745€S.W.2d€284.€(Tenn.€App.€1987).€ÏFurther,€in€circumstances€as€here,€where€a€party€is€provided€anÏopportunity€to€respond€to€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€and€anÍopportunity€to€be€heard€if€a€response€is€filed,€does€not€conflictÏwith€Rule€56,€T.R.C.P.€€It€should€also€be€noted€that€agreementsÏbetween€counsel€to€ignore€the€local€rules€of€practice€are€notÏbinding€on€the€courts€or€the€claims€commission.ÌÌà àThe€rule€of€the€Claims€Commission€may€clearly€be€interpretedÏas€a€waiver€of€a€right€to€a€hearing€if€a€response€is€not€madeÏwithin€thirty€(30)€days.€€The€Supreme€Court€in€òòPhelps€v.€TennesseeÏConsolidated€Retirement€Systemóó,€650€S.W.2d€371€(Tenn.€1983)€de…fined€waiver€thus:Ì€ÌÓÓà8 à€€€The€principle€of€waiver€as€recognized€in€this€StateÏis€defined€as€the€voluntary€relinquishment€or€abandon…ment€of€a€known€right€or€a€privilege.€(Citations€omit…ted,€p.375).€ÌÌÓÓÌà àSince€the€appellant€must€be€presumed€to€know€the€law€and€theÏrules€of€the€commission,€a€failure€to€respond€to€a€motion€forÏsummary€judgment€within€thirty€(30)€days€is€clearly€a€waiver€to€aÏright€or€privilege€of€a€hearing€if€one€exists.€€In€òòJenkins€v.ÍMcKinneyóó,€533€S.W.2d€275€(Tenn.€1976)€the€Supreme€Court€speakingÏthrough€Chief€Justice€Joe€Henry€noted€that€"[o]ral€argument€isÏespecially€unnecessary€when€only€questions€of€law€are€concerned."€ÌÌà àThe€court€further€noted€in€òòJenkinsóó€that€the€"prevailing€andÏbetter€practice€is€to€permit€oral€argument€on€motions€for€newÏtrial;€however,€a€failure€to€do€so,€in€a€civil€case,€does€notÏinvalidate€the€action€of€the€trial€judge€nor€offend€the€constitu…tional€due€process."€€òòJenkinsóó,€at€p.€279.€€It€is€our€observationÏthat,€in€cases€such€as€the€one€under€consideration€here,€the€sameÏrule€is€applicable.€€On€motion€for€summary€judgment,€the€trialÏcourt€or€commissioner€is€deciding€a€pure€question€of€law€and€aÏfailure€to€permit€oral€argument€does€not€invalidate€the€judgmentÏof€the€commissioner.ÌÌà àA€motion€for€summary€judgment€goes€to€the€merits€of€theÏlitigation€and€one€faced€with€such€a€motion€may€neither€ignore€itÍnor€treat€it€lightly.€€òòFerguson€v.€Tomerlinóó,€656€S.W.2d€378€(Tenn.ÏApp.1983).ÌÌà àOur€resolution€of€the€question€of€the€validity€of€the€commis…sion's€rule€also€answers€the€question€relating€to€the€constitu…tionality€of€the€rule.€€We€deem€it€unnecessary€to€discuss€theÏfirst€issue€further.ÌÌà àThe€second€issue€charges€the€commissioner€with€abuse€ofÏdiscretion€in€denying€relief€under€Rule€60.02,€T.R.C.P.€€It€hasÏlong€been€settled€that€a€T.R.C.P.€60.02€motion€addresses€itself€toÏthe€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€òòUnderwood€v.€Zurich€Ins.ÏCoóó.,€854€S.W.2d€94,€97€(Tenn.€1993);€òòToney€v.€Mueller€Coóó.,€810ÏS.W.2d€145,€147€(Tenn.€1991).€Thus,€instead€of€employing€theÏstandard€of€review€in€T.R.A.P.€13(d),€we€review€denials€of€motionsÏfor€post„judgment€relief€to€determine€whether€the€trial€courtÏabused€its€discretion.€òòBanks€v.€Dement€Constr.€Coóó.,€817€S.W.2d€16,Ï18€(Tenn.€1991);€òòJohn€Barb,€Inc.€€v.€Underwriters€at€Lloyds€ofÍLondonóó,€653€S.W.2d€422,€424€(Tenn.App.€1983).€€We€find€no€abuse€ofÏdiscretion.ÌÌà àThere€is€yet€another€reason€why€a€rule€60.02€motion€is€inap…propriate€in€this€case.€€The€order€sustaining€the€motion€forÏsummary€judgment€was€signed€by€the€commissioner€on€March€15€andÏwas€received€by€the€Tennessee€Claims€Commission€on€March€20,€1995.€ÏFurther,€the€order€reflects€that€it€was€served€on€counsel€ofÏrecord€on€March€15,€1995.€€Claimant's€Rule€60.02€motion€was€re…ceived€by€the€commission€on€April€7,€1995.€€Clearly,€the€judgmentÏsought€to€be€vacated€was€not€final.€€Rule€60.02€by€its€termsÏapplies€only€to€final€judgments.ÌÌà àIn€òòCampbell€v.€Archeróó,€555€S.W.2d€110€(Tenn.€1977),€it€wasÏestablished€that€the€the€function€of€this€rule€(rule€60.02)€is€toÏgive€relief€from€final€judgments;€Rule€59,€...€is€the€appropriateÏremedy€for€asserting€alleged€errors€affecting€a€judgment€which€hasÏnot€yet€become€final.ÌÌà àWe€note€that€in€the€claimant's€motion,€the€claimant€alterna…tively€asks€the€court€to€reconsider€its€order€of€dismissal.€ÏResolving€doubt€in€favor€of€the€claimant,€we€will€treat€the€motionÏas€a€motion€filed€pursuant€to€Rule€59.04,€òòi.eóó.,€a€motion€to€alterÏor€amend€a€judgment.€€While€we€find€no€cases€in€this€jurisdictionÏwhich€address€the€standard€of€review€as€it€relates€to€Rule€59Ïmotions€to€alter€or€amend€a€judgment,€we€do€find€authority€thatÏthe€standard€is€abuse€of€discretion€in€the€granting€or€refusal€toÏgrant€a€new€trial.€€òòSeeóó€òòEsstman€v.€Boydóó,€605€S.W.2d€237€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1979).ÌÌà àFurther,€the€circumstances€of€this€case€can€be€›analogizedœ€toÏa€judgment€by€default.€€It€is€well„settled€that€the€setting€asideÏof€a€default€judgment€is€within€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trialÏcourt.€€A€party€seeking€to€set€aside€a€default€judgment€has€theÏburden€of€showing€the€party€is€entitled€to€relief.€òòNelson€v.ÏSimpsonóó,€826€S.W.2d€483,€485€(Tenn.€App.€1991).€Such€a€request€forÍrelief€addresses€itself€to€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trialÏcourt.€We€will€not€disturb€the€trial€court's€judgment€in€theÏabsence€of€a€showing€that€the€lower€court€abused€its€discretion.ÏòòTennessee€Department€of€Human€Services€v.€Barbeeóó,€689€S.W.2d€863,Ï865„66€(Tenn.€1985).€€ÌÌà àIn€this€case€we€note€that€no€attempt€was€made€to€communicateÏwith€the€claims€commissioner€regarding€any€difficulties€in€obtain…ing€the€services€of€an€expert€witness.€€The€claimant€filed€aÏresponse€to€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€after€the€summaryÏjudgment€had€been€granted.€€The€response€included€an€affidavit€byÏJames€Edward€Anderson,€M.D.,€which€probably€would€have€been€suffi…cient€to€defeat€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€had€it€been€timelyÏfiled.€€The€record€contains€no€explanation€of€why€the€claimantÏfailed€to€respond€to€the€motion€in€a€timely€fashion.ÌÌà àUnder€the€present€posture€of€the€record,€we€are€unwilling€toÏfind€that€the€claims€commissioner€abused€his€discretion.ÌÌà àWe€find€no€reversible€error€in€the€actions€of€the€claimsÏcommissioner.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed€in€all€re…spects.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€the€appellant€and€this€cause€is€re…manded€for€the€collection€thereof.ÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€J.ÌÌÌ_______________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.€J.ÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€kXXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌTRINA€TUCK,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àTENNESSEE€CLAIMS€COMMISSIONÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9510„BC„00355Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Claimant„Appellant€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€MICHAEL€S.€LACYÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àCOMMISSIONERÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendant„Appellee€€€€)ÌÌÌ€Ìà@ àò òòòORDERóóó óÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏTennessee€Claims€Commision,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€€UponÍconsideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€there€wasÏno€reversible€error.Ìà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.€€CostsÏare€taxed€to€the€appellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€for€theÏcollection€thereof.ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAMÌ