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ÐÓ5ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼\e»XX¹d#ÔÔ‡X¹X»¼\eÔÐ $$t# ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼\e»XX¹ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X¹X»¼\eÔà  àThis€case€stems€from€an€incident€that€occurred€at€American€Child€Care€Center,€owned€byÐ ü%L!% Ðappellant,€American€Child€Care,€Inc.,€located€in€Nashville,€Tennessee.€€On€February€1,€2000,€a€three„Ð è&8"& Ðyear€old€child€walked€out€of€American€Child€Care€Center€and€walked€into€traffic€on€White€BridgeÐ Ô'$#' ÐRoad€in€Nashville.€€An€employee€at€a€neighboring€business€saw€the€incident€and€safely€retrieved€theÐ À($( Ðchild€from€the€street.Ð ¬)ü$) ÐÌà  àOn€February€9,€2000,€the€Department€of€Human€Services€summarily€suspended€theÐ „+Ô&+ Ðâ âappellantððs€license€based€on€its€ð ðzero€tolerance€policy.ðð€€The€zero€tolerance€policy€is€an€internalÐ p,À',ý Ðpolicy€of€the€Department€implemented€to€ð ðrepresent[€]€a€tougher€stance€on€serious€violations€thatÐ ° Ðplace€children€at€risk€of€harm.ððÐ œì Ðâ âÌà  àThe€appellant€immediately€filed€a€complaint€and€motion€for€a€restraining€order€in€DavidsonÐ tÄ ÐCounty€Chancery€Court.€€The€appellant€asked€the€trial€court€to€enjoin€and€restrain€the€appellee€fromÐ `° Ðtaking€any€action€to€enforce€its€Order€of€Summary€Suspension.€€On€February€10,€2000,€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðdenied€the€motion€for€a€restraining€order€and€converted€the€motion€to€an€application€for€stay€of€anÐ 8 ˆ Ðagency€action€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„322(a)(1)€and€(c).Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€Department€held€an€informal€hearing€February€11,€2000€and€upheld€the€summaryÐ ü L  Ðsuspension.€€On€February€16,€2000,€the€trial€court€held€a€hearing€on€the€application€for€a€stay€andÐ è 8  Ðlater€filed€a€Memorandum€and€Order€ruling€that€the€Department€had€denied€the€appellant€a€fairÐ Ô$  Ðhearing€on€the€reason€for€continuing€the€summary€suspension.€€The€court€also€held€that,€as€applied,Ð À  Ðthe€zero€tolerance€policy€violated€state€law.€€The€court€required€the€appellee€to€hold€a€second€hearingÐ ¬ü  Ðregarding€the€suspended€license€taking€notice€of€the€trial€courtððs€decision.€€The€trial€court€did€not€liftÐ ˜è  Ðthe€suspension€of€appellantððs€license.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àOn€February€23,€2000,€appellee€held€a€second€informal€hearing€and€upheld€the€suspensionÐ \¬ Ðof€appellantððs€license.€€Working€with€the€Department,€the€appellant€was€able€to€get€its€licenseÐ H˜ Ðreinstated€on€February€29,€2000.€€The€appellant€filed€a€Second€Amended€Complaint€which€includedÐ 4„ Ða€request€for€attorneyððs€fees€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325.€€On€March€14,€2000,€appelleeÐ  p Ðfiled€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€to€dismiss€the€appelleeððs€complaint€in€the€trial€court.€€On€JuneÐ  \ Ð21,€2000,€the€trial€court€granted€appelleeððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€on€all€causes€of€action.Ð øH ÐÌà@……)ìàò òII.ó óˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àAppellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€granting€summary€judgment€to€appellee€onÐ ¨ø Ðappellantððs€claim€for€attorneyððs€fees€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325,€and€erred€in€failing€toÐ ”ä Ðgrant€appellantððs€application€for€attorneyððs€fees.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àUpon€review€of€a€grant€of€summary€judgment,€this€Court€must€determine€whether€theÐ X ¨ Ðrequirements€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56€have€been€satisfied.€€òòSee€Hunter€v.€Brownóó,€955€S.W.2d€49,€50„51Ð D!” Ð(Tenn.€1997).€€As€this€inquiry€involves€purely€a€question€of€law,€our€review€is€de€novo€without€aÐ 0"€  Ðpresumption€of€correctness.€€òòRobinson€v.€Ô_ÔOmerÔ_Ôóó,€952€S.W.2d€423,€426€(Tenn.€1997);€òòÔ_ÔMcClungÔ_Ô€v.Ð #l! ÐDelta€Square€Ltd.€Partnershipóó,€937€S.W.2d€891,€894€(Tenn.€1996).€€Summary€judgments€areÐ $X" Ðappropriate€only€where€there€is€no€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€relevant€to€the€claim€or€defenseÐ ô$D # Ðcontained€in€the€motion€and€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law€on€theÐ à%0!$ Ðundisputed€facts.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.03;€òòÔ_ÔBainÔ_Ô€v.€Wellsóó,€936€S.W.2d€618,€622€(Tenn.€1997);Ð Ì&"% ÐòòÔ_ÔCarvellÔ_Ô€v.€Bottomsóó,€900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.€1995).€€Courts€reviewing€summary€judgments€mustÐ ¸'#& Ðview€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€nonmoving€party€and€draw€all€reasonableÐ ¤(ô#' Ðinferences€in€the€nonmoving€partyððs€favor.€€òòÔ_ÔOmerÔ_Ôóó,€952€S.W.2d€at€426;€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,Ð )à$( Ð210€(Tenn.€1993).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAppellant€argues€that€the€trial€court€should€have€awarded€attorneyððs€fees€based€on€Tenn.Ð ° ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325.€€This€statute€reads€as€follows:Ð œì ÐÌà8  à(a)€When€a€state€agency€issues€a€citation€to€a€person,€local€governmental€entity,€boardÐ tÄ Ðor€commission€for€the€violation€of€a€rule,€regulation€or€statute€and€such€citationÐ `° Ðresults€in€a€contested€case€hearing,€at€the€conclusion€of€such€hearing,€the€hearingÐ L œ Ðofficer€or€administrative€law€judge€may€order€such€agency€to€pay€to€the€party€issued€Ð 8 ˆ Ða€citation€the€amount€of€reasonable€expenses€incurred€because€of€such€citation,Ð $ t Ðincluding€a€reasonable€attorneyððs€fee,€if€such€officer€or€judge€finds€that€the€citationÐ  ` Ðwas€issued:Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à(1)€Even€though€to€the€best€of€such€agencyððs€knowledge,€information€andÐ Ô$  Ðbelief€formed€after€reasonable€inquiry€the€violation€was€not€well€grounded€in€fact€andÐ À  Ðwas€not€warranted€by€existing€law,€rule€or€regulation;׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€orЬü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à(2)€for€an€improper€purpose€such€as€to€harass,€to€cause€unnecessary€delay€orÐ „Ô  Ðcause€needless€expense€to€the€party€cited.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(b)€If€a€final€decision€in€a€contested€case€hearing€results€in€the€party€issued€a€citationÐ H˜ Ðseeking€judicial€review€pursuant€to€ðð€4„5„322,€the€judge,€at€the€conclusion€of€theÐ 4„ Ðhearing,€may€make€the€same€findings€and€enter€the€same€order€as€permitted€theÐ  p Ðhearing€officer€or€administrative€law€judge€pursuant€to€subsection€(a).Ð \Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àWhen€addressing€the€subject€of€attorneyððs€fees€in€its€Memorandum€and€Order,€the€trial€courtÐ ¼  Ðstated€the€following:Ð ¨ø ÐÌà8  àà ` àTaking€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„325,€first,€the€Court€notes€thatÐ €Ð Ðthe€text€of€the€statute€sets€up€certain€conditions€be€met€before€attorneyððs€fees€areÐ l¼ Ðrecoverable.€€Those€conditions€are€as€follows:ÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.à0¸ Ð Ð àA€state€agency€issues€a€citation€to€a€business;Ð0"€ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à2.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€citation€results€in€a€contested€case€hearing;Ð#l!¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à3.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€contested€case€hearing€is€concluded;Ð$X"¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à4.à0¸ Ð Ð àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€contested€case€hearing€the€officer€or€judgeÐ ô$D # Ðfinds€that€the€issuance€of€the€citation€was€not€well€grounded€in€factÐ à%0!$ Ðâ âand€was€not€warranted€by€existing€law,€rule€or€regulation€or€wasÐ Ì&"% Ðissued€for€an€improper€purposes€[sic]€such€as€to€harass,€to€causeÐ ° Ðunnecessary€delay€or€to€cause€needless€expense€to€the€parties€cited.Ðœì¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðâ âà  à.€.€.€.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  àà ` àFrom€the€foregoing€examination€of€the€text€of€the€statutes,€the€CourtÐ `° Ðconcludes€that€the€balance€the€legislature€has€struck€between€providing€agencies€theÐ L œ Ðnecessary€leeway€to€perform€their€regulatory€duty€to€protect€the€community€butÐ 8 ˆ Ðchecking€any€abuse€by€the€agency€of€its€power€is€to€only€allow€recovery€of€attorneyððsÐ $ t Ðfees€where€(1)€there€is€abuse€in€the€nature€of€intentional€conduct,€such€as€harassmentÐ  ` Ðor€bad€faith€by€an€agency,€but€only€where€the€bad€faith€of€the€agency€has€resulted€inÐ ü L  Ðthe€business€having€been€put€through€the€rigors€and€expense€of€an€entire€contestedÐ è 8  Ðcase€proceeding€(section€4„5„325(a)€and€(b))€.€.€.€.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAs€to€recovery€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€4„5„325,€the€plaintiffÐ ¬ü  Ðwas€not€put€through€the€rigors€and€expense€by€the€agency€of€a€contested€caseÐ ˜è  Ðproceeding.€€The€plaintiff€has,€therefore,€failed€to€state€a€claim€to€recover€attorneyððsÐ „Ô  Ðfees€under€section€4„5„325.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àWe€think€the€trial€court€read€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325(a)€too€narrowly€in€finding€thatÐ H˜ Ðð ðabuse€in€the€nature€of€intentional€conduct,€such€as€harassment€or€bad€faith€by€an€agencyðð€is€requiredÐ 4„ Ðfor€a€party€to€recover€attorneyððs€fees.€€The€statute€states€alternative€grounds€for€awarding€attorneysððÐ  p Ðfees€where€the€citation€issued€(1)€for€a€reason€not€well€grounded€in€fact€and€not€warranted€in€existingÐ  \ Ðlaw,€rule€or€regulation;€or€(2)€for€an€improper€purpose€such€as€to€harass,€to€cause€unnecessary€delayÐ øH Ðor€cause€needless€expense.€€Therefore€a€proceeding€brought€with€the€utmost€good€faith€may€resultÐ ä4 Ðin€an€award€of€attorneysðð€fees€to€the€cited€party€if€the€citation€was€not€well€grounded€in€fact€and€notÐ Ð  Ðwarranted€by€existing€law.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€Department€also€argues€that€the€fee€statute€was€not€involved€because€the€citation€did€notÐ ”ä Ðresult€in€a€contested€case€hearing.€€This€argument€is€based€on€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„320(d)(1)(B)Ð €Ð Ðwhich€allows€an€agency€to€suspend€a€license€summarily€and€then€hold€an€informal€hearing€withinÐ l¼ Ðseven€days€of€the€suspension.€€Subsection€(d)(2)€provides€that€the€informal€hearing€ð ðshall€not€beÐ X ¨ Ðrequired€to€be€held€under€the€contested€case€provisions€of€the€this€chapter.ðð€€The€hearing€is€toÐ D!” Ðprovide€an€informal,€reasonable€opportunity€for€the€licensee€to€present€its€version€of€the€situation.€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àA€contested€case€is€defined€as€a€proceeding€in€which€the€legal€rights,€duties€or€privileges€ofÐ $X" Ða€party€are€required€by€any€statute€or€constitutional€provision€to€be€determined€by€an€agency€afterÐ ô$D # Ðan€opportunity€for€a€hearing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„102(3).€€€It€could€be€argued€that€the€appellantððsÐ à%0!$ Ðrights€will€not€be€determined€after€the€informal€hearing,€therefore€the€proceedings€do€not€amount€toÐ Ì&"% Ða€contested€case.€€We€are€of€the€opinion€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„320(d)€only€dispenses€with€theÐ ¸'#& Ðprocedural€niceties€that€ordinarily€attend€contested€cases.€€It€does€not€change€the€definition€of€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcontested€case€contained€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„102(3).€€In€our€view€this€proceeding€fits€thatÐ ° Ðdefinition.Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€did€not€hold€that€the€Departmentððs€informal€hearing€was€not€a€contested€case;Ð tÄ Ðrather,€the€court€held€that€to€qualify€for€attorneysðð€fees€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€47„5„325(a)€a€partyÐ `° Ðhad€to€endure€ð ðthe€rigors€and€expense€of€an€entire€contested€case€proceeding.ðð€€We€also€think€thatÐ L œ Ðinterpretation€of€the€statute€is€too€narrow.€€Here€the€agency€summarily€suspended€a€license€under€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðpolicy€that€the€court€held€violated€state€law€and€then€held€a€hearing€that€failed€to€comply€with€theÐ $ t Ðstatutory€mandate.€€To€prevent€the€irreparable€harm€that€would€result€from€an€extended€shutdownÐ  ` Ðof€its€business,€the€appellee€had€to€seek€judicial€intervention.€€The€court€ordered€the€agency€toÐ ü L  Ðconduct€another€hearing.€€Although€the€issues€were€resolved€without€a€formal€and€protractedÐ è 8  Ðcontested€case€proceeding,€that€fact€does€not€remove€the€proceeding€from€the€statutory€definition.€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€Department€also€argues€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325€requires€that€a€citation€be€issuedÐ ¬ü  Ðand€in€this€case€the€Department€did€not€issue€a€citation.€€We€think€that€argument€exalts€form€overÐ ˜è  Ðsubstance.€€The€Department€skipped€the€citation€and€issued€a€summary€suspension€under€an€internalÐ „Ô  Ðzero€tolerance€policy€that€the€court€found€to€be€invalid.€€Then€the€Department€ignored€the€statutoryÐ pÀ Ðrequirement€of€a€meaningful€hearing€and€its€own€regulations€requiring€it€to€work€with€the€appelleeÐ \¬ Ðto€remedy€any€safety€violations.€€If€the€Department€could€avoid€paying€the€appelleeððs€attorneysðð€feesÐ H˜ Ðbecause€the€Department€did€not€issue€a€formal€citation,€it€would€have€an€incentive€to€adopt€the€sameÐ 4„ Ðprocedure€in€the€future.Ð  p ÐÌà  àThe€appelleeððs€action€in€summarily€suspending€appellantððs€license€was€not€well„groundedÐ øH Ðin€fact,€because€there€was€not€an€adequate€investigation€in€implementing€the€zero€tolerance€policy.€Ð ä4 ÐThe€appellee€also€acted€outside€of€existing€law€in€applying€its€zero€tolerance€policy.€€The€trial€courtÐ Ð  Ðruled€that€appellee€had€violated€Tennessee€law€as€well€as€its€own€regulations.€€Therefore,€underÐ ¼  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„325(a),€appellant€is€entitled€to€attorneyððs€fees.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àWe€reverse€the€decision€of€the€trial€court,€and€remand€for€proceedings€to€determine€theÐ €Ð Ðamount€of€attorneyððs€fees€to€be€paid.€€We€tax€the€costs€of€this€appeal€to€the€appellee,€the€State€ofÐ l¼ ÐTennessee.Ð X ¨ ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________€Ð ô$D # Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.