WPC8 pyU˄69ea\fTa7hɑ}2.RT!qG,@}>hu3= qn}n5'bq6gҁV)&T%LiTi,Ju:@<]mB:I x7‰Ŵ%}4K4IDd4mUɚ 0! 0 0 0^ 0 0 0e 0! 0!!b"" 0" 0W# 0$$$ 0$ 0L% 0%%% 0|& 0 ' 0' 0(( 0I) 0) 0* 05+5+ 0+ 0_,/,U@..X.00000000 03333 Bo4o4 04 D305 D-c5 0K55 AS5.6 06 0D7 A7HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0h,s (`$.8dd8    8n_+Н("  Z6Times New Roman Regular C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xU\  `*Times New RomanTTLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5P! 8Body Text 2Body Text 2            `:footnote reffootnote reference        V :footnote texfootnote text  W \  `*Times New RomanTTW        XXXW \  `*Times New RomanTTW  H0% 4heading 2heading 2&            '    H0% 4heading 1heading 1&            '    ($      R$      1  s  _Campbellv.State,HaywoodCountyNo.1,1988WL23573(Tenn.Crim.App.Mar.16,1988),perm.app.  denied(Tenn.July5,1988).  R$      2  s  _TheClassXFeloniesActof1979wasrepealedbytheCriminalSentencingActof1989.  R$      3  s  _Tenn.R.Civ.P.7.02(1)requiresthatmotions statewithparticularitythegroundstherefor.Themotionin  thiscasereferstoamemorandumoflawaccompanyingitsmotion.However,thismemorandum,byoperationofTenn. t R.App.P.24(a),isnotapartoftheappellaterecord.Sufficeittosaythatarticulatingadefenseinamemorandum 8 accompanyingamotiondoesnotamounttocompliancewithTenn.R.Civ.P.7.02(1).Hickmanv.TennesseeBd.of L Paroles,___S.W.3d___,___,2001WL1222259,at*1,n.2(Tenn.Ct.App.Oct.16,2001);Pendletonv.Mills,___  S.W.3d___,___,2001WL1089503,at*2,n.7(Tenn.Ct.App.2001);Robinsonv.Clement,65S.W.3d632,635n.2  (Tenn.Ct.App.2001).  R$      4  s  _Inbothcaseswepointedoutthatthetrialcourt,contrarytotheAttorneyGeneralsassertions,clearlyhad  subjectmatterjurisdictiontoentertainpetitionsforcommonlawwritsofcertioraributthattheprisonershadnot t articulatedaclaimrequiringthetrialcourttoexerciseitsjurisdiction.*+ (_2623  ..*G+G (_25   /%` ` hp x /23  ../%` ` hp x /   *8+8 (_24  ," hp x ,23  ..," hp x ,  *5+5 (_23 ` ) hp x )23  ..) hp x ) ` *2+2 (_22  &hhp x &23  ..&hhp x &  */+/ (_21  #p x #23  ..#p x #  *,+, (_20 h  p x 23  .. p x h *)+) (_19  pp x 23  ..pp x   *&+& (_18   x 23  .. x   *AA (_17  5+ ` hp x 523  Ԁ5+ ` hp x 5  *GG (_16   /%` ` hp x /23  Ԁ/%` ` hp x /   - -*88 (_15  ," hp x ,23  Ԁ," hp x ,  *55 (_14 ` ) hp x )23  Ԁ) hp x ) ` *22 (_13  &hhp x &23  Ԁ&hhp x &  *// (_12  #p x #23  Ԁ#p x #  *,, (_11 h  p x 23  Ԁ p x h *)) (_10  pp x 23  Ԁpp x   (&& &_9   x 23  Ԁ x   (AA &_8  5+ ` hp x 523  5+ ` hp x 5  (GG &_7   /%` ` hp x /23  /%` ` hp x /   (88 &_6  ," hp x ,23  ," hp x ,  (55 &_5 ` ) hp x )23  ) hp x ) ` (22 &_4  &hhp x &23  &hhp x &  (// &_3  #p x #23  #p x #  (,, &_2 h  p x 23   p x h ()) &_1  pp x 23  pp x   &&& $_   x 23   x    % R$      5  s  _ActofDec.11,1985,ch.5,12(c)(2),(3),1985Tenn.Pub.Acts(1stExtra.Sess.)22,25,codifiedatTenn.  CodeAnn.4121236(1997).(9 Z(Times New Roman   R$      6  s  _Tenn.CodeAnn.4121236(c)(3)alsoprovidesthatprisonerswhocommittedClassXcrimespriorto  December11,1985,wouldbeprospectivelyeligibletoearnsentencereductioncreditsunderthe1985programifthey t signedawrittenwaiver.Laneyv.Campbell,No.01A019703CH00142,1997WL401829,at*2(Tenn.Ct.App.July 8 18,1997),permapp.denied(Tenn.Nov.24,1997);Hendersonv.Lutche,938S.W.2d428,430(Tenn.Ct.App.1996).  R$      7  s  _TheCourtofAppealsmayaffirmajudgmentondifferentgroundsthanthosereliedonbythetrialcourtwhen  thetrialcourtreachedthecorrectresult.ContinentalCas.Co.v.Smith,720S.W.2d48,50(Tenn.1986);Arnoldv.City t ofChattanooga,19S.W.3d779,789(Tenn.Ct.App.1999);Allenv.NationalBankofNewport,839S.W.2d763,765 8 (Tenn.Ct.App.1992);Clarkv.MetropolitanGovt,827S.W.2d312,317(Tenn.Ct.App.1991).(|G2$ !.8dd8         0  s d(|3W$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3W$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _  8qXXdd8  @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE##Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsNovember16,2001 L XqX #XXq#JIMMYE.CAMPBELLv.TENNESSEEDEPARTMENTOF J CORRECTIONXqX   ^ @@ AppealfromtheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCounty  ^ @@No.003463IIIEllenHobbsLyle,Chancellor  J @@*AV) ` dE<` A "  @@TTNo.M200100507_COA_ԄR3CVFiledApril19,_2002_   AV) ` dE<` A      ThisappealinvolvesadisputebetweenaprisonerandtheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection   regardingthecalculationofsentencereductioncredits.Theprisoner,believingthathehasaright  tohavehissentencecalculated accordingtotheleastonerousmethod,filedsuitintheChancery x CourtforDavidsonCountyseekingtorequiretheDepartmenttocalculatehissentencereduction d creditsusingthepre1985sentencecreditstatutes.Thetrialcourtdismissedtheprisonerspetition P afterconcludingthatitlackedsubjectmatterjurisdictionbecausetheprisonerhadfailedtoallege < inhispetitionthathehadexhaustedhisadministrativeremediesasrequiredbyTenn.CodeAnn. (x 45225(b)(1998).Wehavedeterminedthattheprisonerspetitionshouldhavebeendismissed,not d forlackofsubjectmatterjurisdictionbutbecauseitfailstostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcanbe P granted.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentdismissingtheprisonerscomplaint. < #XXq#XqX   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmed    #Xq #XqX.WilliamC.Koch,Jr.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichWilliamB.Cainand  PatriciaJ.Cottrell,JJ.,joined.  JimmyE.Campbell,Only,Tennessee,ProSe. `!  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MichaelE.Moore,SolicitorGeneral;and 8#" StephanieR.Reevers,AssociateDeputyAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,TennesseeDepartment $$t# ofCorrection. %` $  @66'OPINION #XXq #XqXԈ &8"& #XXq #XqX@) I.  ($(   JimmyE.CampbellkidnapedandthenmurderedhisvictimonJuly31,1986.OnJanuary *%* 12,1987,hepleadguiltytoseconddegreemurderandaggravatedkidnaping,bothClassXoffenses, +&+ andtheCircuitCourtforHaywoodCountysentencedhimtoconsecutivesentencesofthirtyand p,', twentyyears.Withinamonthstime,Mr.Campbellhadsecondthoughtsabouthisguiltypleaand \-(- filedaprosepetitionforpostconvictionreliefseekingtosethisconvictionsasidebecauseof H.). ineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,violationofhisprivilegeagainstselfincrimination,and  involuntarinessofhisguiltyplea.ThiseffortwasrebuffedbytheCircuitCourtforHaywoodCounty  andbytheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals.   1          OnNovember7,2000,Mr.CampbellfiledaprosecomplaintagainsttheTennessee ` DepartmentofCorrectionintheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCountyseekingdeclaratoryand L  injunctivereliefregardingthemannerinwhichtheDepartmentwascalculatinghissentence 8  reductioncredits.Whilehiscomplaint,likemostprosecomplaints,ispoorlydraftedanddifficult $ t tounderstand,itappearsthatMr.Campbellwasassertingthat,aftertherepealoftheClassX  ` FeloniesActof1979,   2      ׀hewasentitledtoearnsentencereductioncreditsinaccordancewiththepre  L  1985sentencecreditstatutes.  8    TheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneraleventuallyfiledamotiontodismissMr.Campbells   complaintcontainingbroadassertionsthatthecomplaintfailedtostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcan   begrantedandthatthetrialcourtlackedjurisdiction.   3      ׀WhilethebasisfortheAttorneyGenerals   motionwasnotreadilyapparentinthemotionitself,itmusthavebeenMr.Campbellsfailureto   allegethathehadexhaustedhisadministrativeremedieswithintheDepartment.ByvirtueofTenn. p CodeAnn.45225(b),exhaustionofremediesisanecessarypreconditiontofilingapetitionfor \ declaratoryjudgmentunderTenn.CodeAnn.45225(a).Mr.Campbellrespondedtothemotion H byassertingthathewasnotseekingadeclaratoryjudgmentunderTenn.CodeAnn.45225(a)but 4 ratherinjunctivereliefforwhichexhaustionwasnotaprecondition.Thetrialcourtfileda  p memorandumandorderonJanuary18,2001,concludingthatMr.Campbellscomplaintwas,in  \ substance,apetitionforadeclaratoryjudgmentunderTenn.CodeAnn.45225(a)and,therefore, H thatit doesnothavejurisdictioninthismatterbecause [n]eitherthecomplaintnortheopposition 4 tothemotiontodismissassertsthatthepetitionerhasfirstsoughtadeclaratoryorderfromthe   DepartmentofCorrection.Mr.Campbellhasappealedfromthedismissalofhiscomplaint.We   havedeterminedthatMr.Campbellscomplaintshouldhavebeendismissed,butnotonthegrounds  relieduponbyeithertheAttorneyGeneralorthetrialcourt.  @) II.  l   TheresponsesoftheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneraltoprisonerlawsuits,eitherthoseseeking D! adeclaratoryjudgmentorthoseseekingacommonlawwritofcertiorari,havefallenintoa 0"  predicablepattern.OneofthestandardweaponsintheAttorneyGeneralsarsenalistheassertion  thatthetrialcourtsomehowlackssubjectmatterjurisdictionovertheprisonersclaim.Wehave  repeatedlypointedouttheflawinthisargumentbyremindingtheAttorneyGeneralofthedifference  betweencircumstancesinwhichthetrialcourtlackssubjectmatterjurisdictionandthoseinwhich t theplaintiffhasfailedtoallegefactswarrantingtheexerciseofthetrialcourtsjurisdiction.Totty ` v.TennesseeDeptofCorrection,No.01A019504CV00139,1995WL700205,at*12(Tenn. L  Ct.App.Nov.29,1995)(NoTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled);Foxv.TennesseeBd.ofParoles, 8  No.01A019506CH00263,1995WL681135,at*12(Tenn.Ct.App.Nov.17,1995)(NoTenn. $ t R.App.P.11applicationfiled).   4      ׀ThiscasepresentsyetanotherexampleoftheAttorneyGenerals  ` remarkabledeterminationtoassertthis lackofsubjectmatterjurisdictiondefenseincircumstances  L  whereitisnotwarranted.  8  GXqXXXq  Theconceptofsubjectmatterjurisdictioninvolvesacourt'spowertoadjudicateaparticular   controversybroughtbeforeit.NorthlandIns.Co.v.State,33S.W.3d727,729(Tenn.2000);Turpin   v.ConnerBros.ExcavatingCo.,761S.W.2d296,297(Tenn.1988);FirstAm.TrustCo.v.   FranklinMurrayDev.Co.,59S.W.3d135,140(Tenn.Ct.App.2001).Courtsderivetheirsubject   matterjurisdictionexclusivelyfromtheConstitutionofTennesseeorfromlegislativeact,Meighan p v.U.S.SprintCommunicationsCo.,924S.W.2d632,639(Tenn.1996);Kanev.Kane,547S.W.2d \ 559,560(Tenn.1977),andcannotexercisejurisdictionalpowersthathavenotbeenconferred H directlyonthemexpresslyorbynecessaryimplication.Dishmonv.ShelbyStateCmty.College,15 4 S.W.3d477,480(Tenn.Ct.App.1999).Accordingly,neithertheactionsnorinactionsoftheparties  p canconfersubjectmatterjurisdictiononacourt.Stateexrel.DeptofSocialServs.v.Wright,736  \ S.W.2d84,85n.2(Tenn.1987);Catonv.PicWalshFreightCo.,211Tenn.334,338,364S.W.2d H 931,933(1963). 4   Tenn.CodeAnn.#XqXXGXq"#45225(a)clearlygivestheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountysubject   matterjurisdictionoversuitsfordeclaratoryjudgment.Thus,anyargumentthatthetrialcourt  somehowlackssubjectmatterjurisdictionoverthesesuitsismisplaced.Tenn.CodeAnn.45  225(b)sexhaustionrequirementdoesnotaffectthecourtssubjectmatterjurisdictionconferredin  Tenn.CodeAnn.45225(a).Rather,itisarequirementthatpersonsseekingadeclaratory l judgmentmustsatisfybeforethetrialcourtwillconsiderexercisingitssubjectmatterjurisdiction. X  Wilsonv.SentenceInformationServs.,No.M199800939COAR3CV,2001WL422966,at*3 D! (Tenn.Ct.App.April26,2001)(NoTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled);Watsonv.Tennessee 0"  DeptofCorr.,970S.W.2d494,497(Tenn.Ct.App.1998).Thus,personswhofailtoallegethat #l! theyhaveexhaustedtheirstatutorilyrequiredadministrativeremedieshavefailedtostateaclaim $X" uponwhichreliefcanbegranted.Theyhavenotdivestedthecourtofthejurisdictionexpressly $D # conferredbyTenn.CodeAnn.45225(a). %0!$  (#' @^^( III.     Wehaveexaminedtherecordand,likethetrialcourt,haveconcludedthatMr.Campbellhas  notallegedthathehasrequestedtheDepartmenttoprovideadeclaratoryorderregardinghisright t toearnandaccruesentencereductioncreditsusingthepre1985sentencecreditstatutes. ` Accordingly,Mr.Campbellhasfailedtostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcanbegranted. L    Wehavealsodeterminedthatthisappealshouldnotendhere.Werewetobaseourdecision $ t solelyontheshortcomingsofMr.Campbellscomplaint,therewouldbenothingtopreventhim  ` fromdemandingtheDepartmenttorenderadeclaratoryorderunderTenn.CodeAnn.45224and  L  thenfromfilingthislawsuitagainaftertheDepartmentdeclinestorenderadeclaratoryorder.There  8  isamorebasicreasonforconcludingthatMr.Campbellhasfailedtostateaclaimuponwhichrelief $  canbegranted.TakingthefactualallegationsinMr.Campbellscomplaintastrue,Mr.Campbell   isnotentitled,asamatteroflaw,tohavehissentencereductioncreditscalculatedusingthepre1985   sentencecreditstatutes.     UndertheClassXFeloniesActof1979,asoriginallyenacted,personsconvictedofClass p Xcrimeswerenotentitledtosentencereductioncreditsofanysort.Thisrestrictionwaseasedin \ 1985whentheGeneralAssembly,respondingtothepressuresofprisonovercrowding,determined H thatprisonersconvictedofClassXcrimescouldbeginearningsentencereductioncreditsunderthe 4 newprogramcontainedintheTennesseeComprehensiveCorrectionImprovementActof1985.F   5      ׀  p OfparticularrelevancetothiscaseisTenn.CodeAnn.4121236(c)(2)whichstatesthat [a]ny  \ provisionoftitles39and40tothecontrarynotwithstanding,personswhocommitclassXfelonies H onorafterDecember11,1985,shallbeeligibleforthesentencereductioncreditsauthorizedbythis 4 section.I   6           ByvirtueofTenn.CodeAnn.4121236(c)(2),prisonerswhocommittedtheircrimeson  orafterDecember11,1985,wereeligibletoearnsentencereductioncreditsunderTenn.CodeAnn.  4121236,notunderanyofthepreviouslyenactedsentencecreditstatutes.Mr.Campbell,byhis  ownadmission,committedhiscrimesonJuly31,1986.Accordingly,hisopportunitytoearn l sentencereductioncreditsiscontrolledbyTenn.CodeAnn.4121236alone.Laneyv.Campbell, X  1997WL401829,at*2(holdingthataprisonersrighttoearnandaccruesentencereductioncredits D! restssolelyontherulesandcriteriacontainedinthestatutesauthorizingthecredits).BecauseMr. 0"  CampbellscriminaloffensesoccurredafterDecember11,1985,hisassertionthatheissomehow #l! entitledtoearnandaccruesentencecreditsaccordingtothepre1985sentencecreditstatutesfails $X" tostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcanbegrantedtohim. $D #  %0!$ @dd) IV.     WeaffirmthedismissalofMr.Campbellscomplaintongroundsdifferentfromthoserelied  uponbythetrialcourtJ   7      ׀andremandthecasetothetrialcourtforwhateverfurtherproceedingsmay t berequired.WetaxthecostsofthisappealtoJimmyE.Campbellforwhichexecution,ifnecessary, ` mayissue.WealsofindthatMr.Campbellscomplaintandsubsequentappealarefrivolousin L  accordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.4121807(c)(Supp.2001)andTenn.CodeAnn.4121 8  816(a)(1)(1997). $ t ̀  L     `     h     _____________________________ $     `     h     WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE