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ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼«X»XXÿ$Ý #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€Xÿ$X»¼«XÔà  àThe€plaintiff,€Michael€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô,€appeals€from€an€order€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€hisÐ $$t# Ðcomplaint.€€While€the€order€of€dismissal€does€not€state€the€basis,€it€does€state€that€the€court€foundÐ %` $ Ðthe€defendantsðð€motion€to€dismiss€to€be€well€taken€and€was€granted.€€The€record€before€us€does€notÐ ü%L!% Ðcontain€a€motion€to€dismiss.€€However,€in€the€answer€filed€in€behalf€of€defendants€CorrectionsÐ è&8"& ÐCorporation€of€America€(CCA),€Mary€Randolph€and€Ô_ÔPerceyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô,€it€is€stated€that€the€complaintÐ Ô'$#' Ðfails€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€This€defense€may€be€asserted€in€a€responsiveÐ À($( Ðpleading€or,€at€the€option€of€the€pleader,€may€be€made€by€a€motion€in€writing.€€Rule€12.02€Tenn.€R.Ð ¬)ü$) ÐCiv.€P.€€A€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted€challengesÐ ˜*è%* Ðthe€legal€sufficiency€of€the€claim,€and€not€the€strength€of€the€plaintiffððs€proof.€€The€motion€admitsÐ „+Ô&+ Ðthe€truth€of€all€relevant€and€material€averments€stated€in€the€complaint,€but€asserts€that€such€facts€doÐ p,À', Ðnot€constitute€a€cause€of€action€as€a€matter€of€law.€€The€court€should€construe€the€complaint€liberallyÐ \-¬(-ý Ðand€in€favor€of€the€plaintiff,€and€the€motion€should€be€denied€unless€it€appears€that€the€plaintiff€canÐ ° Ðprove€no€set€of€facts€in€support€of€his€claim€that€would€entitle€him€to€relief.€€òòò òSee€Bell€ex€rel.€SnyderÐ œì Ðv.€Ô_ÔIcardÔ_Ô,€Merrill,€Cullis,€Ô_ÔTimmÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔFurenÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔGinsburgÔ_Ô,€P.A.óóó ó,€986€S.W.2d€550,€554€(Tenn.€1999).€Ð ˆØ ÐTherefore,€it€becomes€the€duty€of€this€court€to€examine€the€complaint€to€determine€whether€or€notÐ tÄ Ða€cause€of€action€is€stated€against€the€various€defendants.Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€complaint€identifies€the€defendants€as€follows:à p àIt€avers€that€CCA€is€a€private€prisonÐ 8 ˆ Ðcorporation€which€owns€and€operates€the€Ô_ÔWhitevilleÔ_Ô€Corrections€Facility€(Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô)€where€the€plaintiffÐ $ t Ðis€incarcerated€following€his€conviction€in€the€State€of€Wisconsin.€€Ô_ÔPerceyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô€is€averred€to€be€theÐ  ` ÐWarden€of€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô.€€Mary€Randolph€is€identified€as€the€supervisor€of€the€Health€Services€Unit€(Ô_ÔHSUÔ_Ô)Ð ü L  Ðat€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô.€€Dr.€Donnell€and€Dr.€Jones€are€asserted€to€be€employed€as€dentists€at€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€and€Dr.€Ô_ÔCobleÔ_ÔÐ è 8  Ðis€stated€to€be€employed€as€a€medical€doctor€at€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€complaint€avers€that€the€plaintiff€was€transferred€from€the€Wisconsin€Department€ofÐ ¬ü  ÐCorrections€to€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€on€November€18,€1998.€€Upon€arrival,€he€sent€a€medical€request€form€to€be€seenÐ ˜è  Ðby€ð ðthe€dentistðð€and€informed€ð ðhimððthat€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€had€recently€had€several€of€his€teeth€removed€at€theÐ „Ô  Ðprior€institution,€that€the€complete€dental€extraction€had€not€been€completed€at€the€previousÐ pÀ Ðinstitution€and€that€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€informed€the€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€dental€department€that€it€had€been€determined€at€theÐ \¬ Ðprevious€institution€that€all€his€teeth€needed€to€be€pulled€and€that€he€needed€to€be€fitted€withÐ H˜ Ðdentures.€€He€further€informed€the€dental€department€that€he€was€unable€to€eat€any€of€the€foodÐ 4„ Ðcurrently€being€served€at€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€and€therefore€needed€to€be€seen€by€a€dentist€immediately.€€He€againÐ  p Ðrequested€completion€of€his€dental€work€on€January€17,€1999€as€he€was€still€unable€to€eat.€€On€MarchÐ  \ Ð31,€1999€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€submitted€another€inmate€request€form,€but€this€time€to€Warden€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô€and€informedÐ øH Ðthe€warden€that€he€had€a€very€serious€dental€problem€that€was€not€being€treated.€€On€April€2,€1999,Ð ä4 Ðhe€was€transferred€to€the€Raleigh/Bartlett€Dental€Clinic€to€have€oral€surgery€done€for€the€purpose€ofÐ Ð  Ðhaving€his€remaining€teeth€extracted€by€Dr.€Jones.€€He€was€returned€to€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€after€completion€of€theÐ ¼  Ðoral€surgery€and€was€informed€that€he€would€be€returned€for€a€fitting€of€dentures€and€a€soft€diet€wasÐ ¨ø Ðordered€for€the€next€30€days.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àIt€is€further€alleged€that€since€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ôððs€return€to€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€after€the€extraction,€he€constantly€sentÐ l¼ Ðrequest€to€the€Ô_ÔHSUÔ_Ô€supervisor,€ð ðthe€dentist,ðð€the€warden€and€nurses€informing€them€that€he€neededÐ X ¨ Ðto€be€fitted€for€his€dentures€because€most€of€his€teeth€had€been€extracted€and€he€was€unable€to€chewÐ D!” Ðhis€food.€€As€a€result€of€trying€to€eat,€his€gums€were€worn€down€and€causing€him€excruciating€pain.€Ð 0"€  ÐTo€date€he€has€not€received€the€requested€treatment.€€The€failure€to€provide€him€with€dentures€hasÐ #l! Ðcaused€him€to€lose€weight€and€suffer€from€persistent€gum€bleeding.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThe€complaint€further€alleges€that,€upon€his€original€arrival€at€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€from€the€State€ofÐ à%0!$ ÐWisconsin,€he€was€experiencing€constant€pain€in€his€kidneys/spleen€area€and€lower€back.€€Once€heÐ Ì&"% Ðhad€been€processed€and€removed€his€clothing,€he€noticed€his€underwear€was€covered€in€blood.€€HeÐ ¸'#& Ðimmediately€contacted€the€medical€staff€and€informed€them€of€the€situation.€€He€was€examined€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðtests€were€administered€including€a€urine€sample.€€He€was€advised€that€the€test€were€negative€andÐ )à$( Ðthat€he€should€take€Tylenol,€even€though€he€had€informed€them€that€he€had€sores€on€his€genitals€andÐ ° Ðblood€in€his€urine.€€After€numerous€complaints€and€tests,€the€medical€staff€finally€realized€and€thenÐ œì Ðdiagnosed€his€condition€as€Herpes€Simplex/Type„B€virus,€a€sexually€transmitted€disease.€€It€is€furtherÐ ˆØ Ðalleged€that€there€is€no€cure€for€this€disease€and€the€outbreak€occurs€in€Mr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ôððs€case€at€least€onceÐ tÄ Ðevery€thirty€(30)€days.€€Symptoms€last€from€five€to€seven€days€and€he€was€prescribed€a€medicationÐ `° Ðcalled€Ô_ÔAcyccovirÔ_Ô€(Ô_ÔZovoriaxÔ_Ô),€to€be€taken€five€times€a€day€for€five€days€upon€an€outbreak€of€theÐ L œ Ðsymptoms.€€On€July€16,€1999,€he€had€an€outbreak€and€reported€it€to€the€medical€department.€€Dr.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÔ_ÔCobleÔ_Ô€made€an€order€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ôððs€medication€and€he€was€told€to€pick€it€up€the€next€day.€€However,Ð $ t Ðwhen€he€arrived€at€the€medication€window,€he€was€told€that€it€had€not€arrived€and€he€did€not€receiveÐ  ` Ðthe€medication€until€July€23,€1999.€€He€suffered€another€outbreak€on€August€18,€1999,€which€heÐ ü L  Ðreported€to€the€medical€department€and€requested€his€medication.€€On€August€22,€1999,€he€sent€anÐ è 8  Ðinmate€request€requesting€the€medication€which€had€not€yet€arrived.€€He€received€a€responseÐ Ô$  Ðindicating€that€his€medication€had€been€ordered€on€the€19th€and€that€he€should€check€back€on€AugustÐ À  Ð23rd.€€When€he€checked€back€on€that€date€he€was€informed€that€the€medication€was€not€there.€€HeÐ ¬ü  Ðultimately€received€the€medication€on€August€26,€1999.€€When€he€inquired€as€to€why€there€was€notÐ ˜è  Ða€regular€supply€kept€in€the€facilities€inventory€so€that€when€an€outbreak€occurs€it€would€be€readilyÐ „Ô  Ðavailable,€he€was€informed€that€it€was€the€policy€of€the€facility€that€medications€of€this€sort€not€beÐ pÀ Ðretained€at€the€facility€but€would€be€ordered€upon€a€separate€prescription€by€the€doctor€for€eachÐ \¬ Ðoutbreak.€€It€is€alleged€that€this€policy€causes€a€significant€delay€in€the€treatment€of€his€disease€as€heÐ H˜ Ðexperiences€an€outbreak.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àA€person€detained€in€custody€is€entitled€to€medical€treatment€when€necessary€and€the€refusalÐ  \ Ðof€the€prison€authorities,€with€knowledge€of€the€condition,€to€provide€medical€treatment€mayÐ øH Ðconstitute€a€violation€of€the€due€process€clause€of€the€Fourteenth€Amendment.€€òòò òSee€Shannon€v.Ð ä4 ÐLesteróóó ó,€519€F.2d€76€(6th€Cir.€1975).€€The€Eighth€Amendment€requires€states€to€furnish€its€inmatesÐ Ð  Ðwith€reasonably€adequate€medical€and€care.€€òòò òÔ_ÔGrubbsÔ_Ô€v.€Bradleyóóó ó,€552€Ô_ÔF.SuppÔ_Ô.€1052,€1122„1123€(M.D.Ð ¼  ÐTenn.€1982);€òòò òNewman€v.€Alabamaóóó ó,€559€F.2d€283,€291€(5th€Cir.€1977),€òòò òÔ_ÔrevððdÔ_Ô€in€part€sub€nom.óóó óÐ ¨ø Ðòòò òAlabama€v.€Ô_ÔPughÔ_Ôóóó ó,€438€U.S.€781€(1978).€€However,€ð ðthe€Eighth€Amendment€does€not€require€thatÐ ”ä Ðthe€medical€care€provided€be€the€very€best€available€nor€does€it€protect€inmates€from€isolatedÐ €Ð Ðinstances€of€improper€diagnosis€or€treatment.ðð€€òòò òÔ_ÔGrubbsÔ_Ôóóó ó,€at€1123.€€Prison€medical€care€must€beÐ l¼ Ðreasonably€sufficient€to€prevent€needless€human€suffering€and€prison€officials€may€not€exhibitÐ X ¨ Ðdeliberate€indifference€to€the€serious€medical€needs€of€prisoners.€€21€Tenn.€Ô_ÔJurisÔ_Ô.,€òòò òPrisons€andÐ D!” ÐPrisonersóóó ó,€ðð€4.€€Prisoners€who€suffer€pain€needlessly€when€relief€is€readily€available€have€a€causeÐ 0"€  Ðof€action€against€those€whose€deliberate€indifference€is€the€cause€of€the€suffering.€€òòò òSee€Ô_ÔBorettiÔ_Ô€v.Ð #l! ÐÔ_ÔWiscombÔ_Ôóóó ó,€930€F.2d€1150,€1154„55€(6th€Cir.€1991).€€A€prisoner€must€plead€facts€showing€that€ð ðprisonÐ $X" Ðauthorities€have€denied€reasonable€requests€for€medical€treatment€in€the€face€of€an€obvious€need€forÐ ô$D # Ðsuch€attention€where€the€inmate€is€thereby€exposed€to€undo€suffering€or€the€threat€of€tangible€residualÐ à%0!$ Ðinjuries.ðð€€òòò òMeadows€v.€Trotteróóó ó,€855€Ô_ÔF.SuppÔ_Ô.€217,€219€(W.D.€Tenn.€1994).Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àA€pleading€which€sets€forth€a€claim€for€relief,€whether€an€original€claim,€counterclaim,€cross„Ð ¤(ô#' Ðclaim,€or€third€party€claim,€shall€contain€(1)€a€short€and€plain€statement€of€the€claim€showing€thatÐ )à$( Ðthe€pleader€is€entitled€to€relief,€and€(2)€a€demand€for€judgment€for€the€relief€the€pleader€seeks.€€ReliefÐ |*Ì%) Ðin€the€alternative€or€of€several€different€types€may€be€demanded.€€Rule€8.01€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€AÐ h+¸&* Ðpleading€is€sufficient€when€it€conveys€a€reasonable€certainty€of€meaning€and,€by€a€fair€and€naturalÐ ° Ðconstruction,€it€shows€a€substantial€cause€of€action.€€òòò òFarmers€State€Bank€v.€Jonesóóó ó,€232€S.W.2d€658Ð œì Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1949).€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àConstruing€the€complaint€filed€in€this€case€liberally€in€favor€of€the€Plaintiff,€we€believe€thatÐ `° Ða€cause€of€action€is€stated€against€CCA€for€failure€to€provide€reasonable€and€necessary€medical€andÐ L œ Ðdental€care€to€Mr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô.€€CCA€is€alleged€to€be€the€owner€and€operator€of€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àWith€respect€to€Warden€Percy€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô,€it€is€alleged€that€upon€Plaintiffððs€return€to€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€afterÐ  ` Ðthe€extraction,€he€constantly€sent€requests€to€the€Warden€and€others€of€the€need€to€be€fitted€forÐ ü L  Ðdentures€after€the€extraction.€€As€a€result€of€trying€to€eat,€his€gums€were€worn€down€causing€himÐ è 8  Ðexcruciating€pain€and€no€relief€was€afforded€from€this.€€We€believe€that€this€states€a€cause€of€actionÐ Ô$  Ðagainst€Warden€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô.€€Furthermore,€this€same€request€to€the€Ô_ÔHSUÔ_Ô€supervisor,€Mary€Randolph,Ð À  Ðstates€a€cause€of€action€against€this€defendant.€€Dr.€Donnell€and€Dr.€Jones€are€asserted€to€beÐ ¬ü  Ðemployed€as€dentists€at€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô.€€The€only€specific€averment€as€to€Dr.€Jones€is€that€on€April€2,€1999,Ð ˜è  ÐPlaintiff€was€transferred€to€the€Raleigh/Bartlett€Dental€Clinic€to€have€oral€surgery€done€for€theÐ „Ô  Ðpurpose€of€having€his€remaining€teeth€extracted€by€Dr.€Jones.€€He€was€returned€to€Ô_ÔWCFÔ_Ô€afterÐ pÀ Ðcompletion€of€the€oral€surgery€and€informed€that€he€would€be€returned€for€a€fitting€of€dentures€andÐ \¬ Ða€soft€diet€was€ordered€for€the€next€thirty€days.€€We€find€no€specific€averments€in€the€complaint€asÐ H˜ Ðto€Dr.€Donnell.€€The€allegations€against€ð ðthe€dentistsðð€and€the€ð ðdental€departmentðð€are€sufficientÐ 4„ Ðallegations€against€CCA€to€support€a€claim€but€not€as€to€Dr.€Donnell€and€Dr.€Jones.€€There€are€noÐ  p Ðallegations€that€Dr.€Donnell€or€Dr.€Jones€refused€to€treat€or€improperly€or€negligently€treated€theÐ  \ Ðplaintiff,€or€that€it€was€their€responsibility€to€schedule€appointments€for€inmates.Ð øH ÐÌà  àThe€allegation€as€to€Dr.€Ô_ÔCobleÔ_Ô€is€that€he€ordered€medication€for€Mr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€and€told€him€toÐ Ð  Ðpick€it€up€the€next€day.€€When€Mr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€arrived€he€was€told€that€the€medication€had€not€yet€arrivedÐ ¼  Ðand€in€fact€it€did€not€arrive€until€seven€days€after€the€outbreak€of€his€symptoms.€€The€complaintÐ ¨ø Ðalleges€a€defect€in€CCAððs€policy€but€does€not,€in€our€opinion,€state€a€cause€of€action€against€Dr.Ð ”ä ÐÔ_ÔCobleÔ_Ô.€€Therefore,€we€believe€that€the€complaint€does€state€a€cause€of€action€against€DefendantsÐ €Ð ÐCCA,€Percy€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô€and€Mary€Randolph€but€not€as€to€the€remaining€Defendants.€€The€allegationsÐ l¼ Ðagainst€ð ðthe€dentistsðð€and€the€dental€and€medical€departments€would€constitute€allegations€againstÐ X ¨ ÐCCA€as€those€entities€are€averred€to€be€employees€and€agents€of€CCA.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àMr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€argues€in€his€brief€that€the€record€indicates€bias€and€prejudice€on€the€part€of€theÐ #l! Ðtrial€court.€€First€of€all,€we€find€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€a€motion€was€filed€asking€theÐ $X" Ðtrial€court€judge€to€recuse€himself.€€The€basis€of€this€allegation€is€that€the€order€granting€the€motionÐ ô$D # Ðto€dismiss€bears€an€entered€date€of€February€3,€2000€and€no€motion€to€dismiss€had€been€filed€at€thatÐ à%0!$ Ðtime.€€The€order€was€filed€in€the€clerkððs€office€on€February€7,€2000€at€10:00€a.m.€and€a€motion€forÐ Ì&"% Ðsummary€judgment€was€filed€in€behalf€of€Defendants€CCA,€Percy€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô€and€Mary€Randolph€onÐ ¸'#& ÐFebruary€7,€2000€at€10:00€a.m.€€However,€a€trial€court€has€authority€to€dismiss€a€complaint€òòò òÔ_ÔsuaÔ_ÔÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÔ_ÔsponteÔ_Ôóóó ó€when€the€trial€court€is€of€the€opinion€that€the€complaint€fails€to€state€a€cause€of€action€uponÐ )à$( Ðâ âwhich€relief€may€be€granted,€although€such€practice€is€not€to€be€encouraged.€€òòò òÔ_ÔHuckebyÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔSpanglerÔ_Ôóóó ó,Ð |*Ì%) Ð521€S.W.2d€568€(Tenn.€1975);€òòò òÔ_ÔCockrillÔ_Ô€v.€Everettóóó ó,€958€S.W.2d€133€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997);€òòò òLackeyÐ ° Ðv.€Carsonóóó ó,€886€S.W.2d€232€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994).Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àBecause€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€was€accompanied€by€the€affidavit€of€MaryÐ tÄ ÐRandolph,€the€trial€courtððs€order€of€dismissal€entered€on€the€same€date€of€the€filing€of€the€motion€forÐ `° Ðsummary€judgment€could€be€construed€as€an€order€granting€summary€judgment.€€òòò òSeeóóó ó€Rule€12.02Ð L œ ÐTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€However,€if€this€were€the€case,€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€must€be€served€atÐ 8 ˆ Ðleast€thirty€days€before€the€time€fixed€for€the€hearing.€€The€adverse€party€may€serve€and€file€opposingÐ $ t Ðaffidavits€not€later€than€five€(5)€days€before€the€hearing.€€Rule€56.04€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€Since€the€orderÐ  ` Ðwas€entered€prior€to€the€time€the€rule€allots€Mr.€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€to€file€opposing€affidavits,€the€trial€courtÐ ü L  Ðshould€consider€the€motion€for€summary€judgment€upon€remand.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€to€grant€his€motion€for€defaultÐ À  Ðjudgment€against€Drs.€Jones,€Ô_ÔCobleÔ_Ô€and€Donnell.€€The€motion€contained€in€the€record€before€usÐ ¬ü  Ðapplies€only€to€Drs.€Ô_ÔCobleÔ_Ô€and€Donnell.€€The€record€does€not€contain€any€indication€that€writtenÐ ˜è  Ðnotice€was€served€on€these€defendants€as€required€by€Rule€55.01€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€Therefore€weÐ „Ô  Ðreject€this€argument.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àIn€summary,€we€affirm€the€order€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€the€complaint€as€to€Drs.€Ô_ÔCobleÔ_Ô,Ð H˜ ÐDonnell€and€Jones€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€The€order€of€the€trialÐ 4„ Ðcourt€dismissing€the€complaint€as€to€defendants€Corrections€Corporation€of€America,€Mary€RandolphÐ  p Ðand€Percy€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô€is€reversed€and€this€cause€is€remanded€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÐ  \ Ðopinion.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àCosts€of€this€cause€are€taxed€one„half€to€appellant,€Michael€Ô_ÔAlgerÔ_Ô€and€one„half€to€appellees,Ð Ð  ÐCorrections€Corporation€of€America,€Mary€Randolph€and€Percy€Ô_ÔPitzerÔ_Ô,€and€their€sureties,€for€whichÐ ¼  Ðexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð ¨ø ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGE