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Ðas€to€the€Maury€County€Deputy€Circuit€Court€Clerk,€and€denied€Plaintiffððs€motion€to€amend.€ForÐ #`" Ðreasons€stated€below,€the€court€affirms€the€action€of€the€trial€court.€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ü#L# ÐÔ#†X)XXX)Æ#ÔÔ#†¼I•»XX)f#ÔÔ‡X)X»¼I•ÔÌÓºÓò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óÐ Ô%$!% ÐÌòòÓ  ÓHamilton€V.€Gayden,€Jr.Ô#†¼I•»àX)1#ÔÔ‡X)X.¼I•Ôóó,€Ô_ÔSp.J.Ô_Ô,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòBen€H.€Ô_ÔCantrellÔ_Ô,Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÔ_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,€M.S.óó€and€òòPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ˜(è#( ÐÌPhillip€Leon€Davidson,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€Appellant,€Charles€Chapman.Ð p*À%* ÐÌDavid€Randall€Ô_ÔMantoothÔ_Ô€and€Jennifer€L.€Ô_ÔShymateÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€Appellees,€KathyÐ H,˜', ÐKelley€and€Pam€Jackson.Ð 4-„(-ý ÐÓÍÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼I•»XX)#ÔÔ‡X)X»¼I•ÔÐ œì ÐÌÔ#†¼I•»XX)Ä#ÔÔ‡X)X»¼I•ÔÓ  ÓÔ‡X)XXX)ÔBACKGROUNDà ¸ àÐ tÄ Ðà  àÌà  àThis€case€arises€out€of€an€arrest€warrant€issued€for€the€Plaintiff,€Charles€Chapman,€for€failureÐ L œ Ðto€appear€in€court€on€charges€of€felony€theft€and€burglary€of€a€vehicle.€The€warrant€was€issued€as€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðresult€of€a€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€executed€by€the€court€upon€information€provided€to€the€court€by€a€Deputy€ClerkÐ $ t Ðwhen€the€defendant€failed€to€appear€on€his€scheduled€arraignment€date.€Notice€of€the€arraignmentÐ  ` Ðdate€was€mailed€by€the€Deputy€Clerk€to€the€wrong€address€that€was€originally€supplied€to€the€clerkððsÐ ü L  Ðoffice€by€the€Plaintiffððs€bondsman.€€As€a€result€of€the€returned€mail€that€was€sent€to€the€wrongÐ è 8  Ðaddress,€the€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€was€issued€by€the€judge.€The€address€where€the€notice€of€the€arraignment€dateÐ Ô$  Ðwas€mailed€was€one€of€two€addresses€provided€to€theò ò€ó ócourt€clerk€by€the€bondsman,€however€the€oneÐ À  Ðthat€was€used€by€the€Deputy€Clerk€to€forward€the€notice€of€the€arraignment€date€was,€unknown€toÐ °  Ðher,€an€incorrect€address.€When€the€notice€was€returned€to€the€Clerk€and€the€defendant€did€not€appearÐ œì  Ðon€the€scheduled€arraignment€date,€a€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€was€issued€(and€a€new€arraignment€date€was€set).€TheÐ ˆØ  Ðdefendant€did€appear€on€the€reset€arraignment€date€despite€not€having€received€mailed€notice€fromÐ tÄ Ðtheò òó ó€court€clerkððs€office;€at€this€point€the€defendant€in€the€criminal€case,€the€Plaintiff€here,ò òó ó€had€notÐ `° Ðbeen€arrested€on€the€outstanding€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô.€The€defendant€was€appointed€an€attorney€at€the€resetÐ Lœ Ðarraignment.€€Unfortunately,€the€Clerk€was€not€present€in€the€courtroom€when€the€case€against€theÐ 8ˆ ÐPlaintiff€€was€called,€and€thus€did€not€advise€the€judge€that€there€was€an€outstanding€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô.€TheÐ $t ÐPlaintiff€was€subsequently€arrested€on€the€outstanding€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô.Ð ` ÐÌ€€€€€à  àWhile€in€jail,€the€defendant€became€ill€and€was€eventually€taken€to€the€hospitalÔÿÔ.Ôÿ Ô€€PlaintiffÐ è8 Ðclaims€physical€damage€to€his€person€while€in€jail€and€personal€injury€when€he€later€fell€at€theÐ Ô$ Ðhospital.€Plaintiff€brought€suit€against€Maury€County,€the€Maury€County€Circuit€Court€Clerk€and€theÐ À Ðunknown€Deputy€Clerk€ð ðJane€Doeðð€for€common€law€negligence,€failure€to€adequately€superviseÐ ¬ü Ð(allegation€against€the€Maury€County€Clerk),€failure€to€provide€medical€attention€while€incarcerated,Ð ˜è Ðfailure€to€properly€read€the€court€file€and€failure€to€notify€the€judge€that€there€was€an€outstandingÐ „Ô ÐÔ_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô.€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€case€on€a€motion€as€to€€Kathy€Kelley,€the€Maury€County€CircuitÐ pÀ ÐCourt€Clerk.€€In€a€written€memorandum,€the€trial€court€set€out€the€basis€for€the€dismissal€being€thatÐ \ ¬ Ðthe€Maury€County€Circuit€Court€Clerk€enjoyed€quasi„judicial€immunity€from€suit€when€carrying€outÐ H!˜ Ða€judicial€function€of€the€court.€Ð 4"„  ÐÌà  àLater,€Plaintiff€Chapman€amended€his€complaint€and€identified€the€Deputy€Court€Clerk,€PamÐ  $\" ÐJackson,€who€administratively€handled€the€case.€Ms.€Jackson€likewise€filed€a€motion€to€dismissÐ ø$H # Ðarguing€that€she€also€enjoyed€quasi„judicial€immunity€from€suit.€€Plaintiff€then€filed€a€motion€to€alterÐ ä%4!$ Ðor€amend€the€prior€judgment€of€the€trial€court€which€dismissed€the€case€against€the€Maury€CountyÐ Ð& "% ÐCircuit€Court€Clerk.€Ð ¼' #& ÐÌà  àWhile€these€motions€were€pending,€Plaintiff€filed€a€second€motion€to€amend€proposing€anÐ ”)ä$( Ðallegation€of€reckless€conduct€chargeable€to€both€the€Maury€County€Circuit€Court€Clerk€and€theÐ €*Ð%) ÐDeputy€Circuit€Court€Clerk.€€This€second€motion€to€amend€was€made€one€year€after€the€date€theÐ l+¼&* Ðoriginal€cause€of€action€accruedÔÿÔ.€Ôÿ‚$Ô€Plaintiff€argued€that€the€proposed€new€allegation€arose€out€of€theÐ ° Ðsame€set€of€facts,€related€back€to€the€original€cause€of€action€and€was€therefore€not€time€barred€asÐ œì Ðprovided€by€Rule€15.01€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àBy€a€second€memorandum,€the€trial€court€overruled€Plaintiffððs€motion€to€alter€or€amend€theÐ `° Ðoriginal€ruling€dismissing€the€Maury€County€Circuit€Court€Clerk€and€granted€the€motion€to€dismissÐ L œ Ðas€to€the€Deputy€Court€Clerk,€ruling€that€the€Deputy€Clerk€also€enjoyed€judicial€immunity.€The€trialÐ 8 ˆ Ðcourt€simultaneously€overruled€the€motion€to€amend€citing€that€the€motion€to€amend€€was€untimely,Ð $ t Ðfutile€and€changed€the€cause€of€action.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àMore€specific€facts€are€that€on€September€26,€1998,€Plaintiff€Charles€Chapman€was€arrestedÐ è 8  Ðfor€Ô_ÔDUIÔ_Ô€and€possession€of€marijuana.€Chapman€posted€a€bond€with€Scott€Bonding€Company€and€forÐ Ô$  Ðsome€reason€not€reflected€in€the€record,€the€bail€bond€listed€two€addresses€for€Mr.€Chapman,€503Ð À  ÐScott€Road€(the€correct€address)€and€5404€South€Road€(the€incorrect€address).€On€February€24,€1999,Ð ¬ü  ÐChapman€was€indicted€by€the€Maury€County€Grand€Jury€for€Ô_ÔDUIÔ_Ô€and€possession€of€marijuana.€AsÐ ˜è  Ða€result€of€the€indictment,€Pam€Jackson,€Deputy€Circuit€Court€Clerk,€mailed€Chapman€a€postcardÐ „Ô  Ðnotification€of€the€pending€arraignment€date.€The€postcard€was€sent€to€the€incorrect€address€providedÐ pÀ Ðto€the€clerkððs€office€by€the€bail€bondsman,€5404€South€Road,€and€the€postcard€was€returned€to€theÐ \¬ Ðclerkððs€office€stamped€ð ðno€such€addressðð.€This€information€was€entered€into€the€computer€by€DeputyÐ H˜ ÐJackson,€but€she€admittedly€never€checked€to€see€if€it€was€the€correct€address.€€Ôÿ‡-ÔÐ 4„ ÐÌà  àÔÿ²,ÔWhen€Chapman€failed€to€appear€on€the€scheduled€arraignment€on€April€5,€1999,€a€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€wasÐ  \ Ðissued€for€his€arrest.€Deputy€Jackson€received€the€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€on€April€13,€1999.€A€new€court€date€wasÐ øH Ðset€for€Chapman,€May€10,€1999.€Chapman€did€appear€on€May€10,€1999,€and€an€attorney€wasÐ ä4 Ðappointed€to€represent€him.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àDeputy€Jacksonððs€deposition€is€part€of€the€record€and€was€considered€by€the€trial€court.€In€herÐ ¨ø Ðdeposition,€Deputy€Clerk€Pam€Jackson€admitted€that€the€docket€sheet€has€notations€regarding€theÐ ”ä Ðreturned€postcard€and€the€previously€issued€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€for€Chapmanððs€arrest.€Neither€Jackson€nor€KelleyÐ €Ð Ðnotified€the€trial€court€judge€that€a€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€was€outstanding€on€that€date,€May€10,€1999.€€JacksonÐ l¼ Ðtestified€in€her€deposition€that€she€was€not€in€the€courtroom€when€Chapmanððs€case€was€called.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àOn€June€19,€1999,€Chapman€was€at€his€home€preparing€to€go€to€his€daughterððs€wedding€whenÐ 0"€  Ðhe€was€arrested€pursuant€to€the€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€for€failure€to€appear€on€the€charges€of€felony€theft€and€burglaryÐ #l! Ðof€a€vehicle.€(The€record€is€not€clear€on€the€obvious€mix€up€when€Chapman€was€charged€with€felonyÐ $X" Ðtheft€and€burglary€of€a€vehicle,€when€he€was€indicted€for€Ô_ÔDUIÔ_Ô€and€possession€of€marijuana,€but€thisÐ ô$D # Ðerror€is€not€part€of€the€appeal.)Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àMr.€Chapman€was€taken€to€the€Maury€County€jail€and€placed€in€maximum€security.€UponÐ ¸'#& Ðconfinement,€Mr.€Chapman€notified€the€jailors€that€he€needed€to€take€medication€for€high€bloodÐ ¤(ô#' Ðpressure.€€Chapman€was€not€given€medication€during€his€incarceration€in€jail.€Mr.€Chapman€alsoÐ )à$( Ðclaims€he€injured€his€back€getting€in€and€out€of€the€bunk€in€his€cell.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àOn€June€22,€1999,€Mr.€Chapman€was€transported€from€the€jail€to€the€hospital€where€heÐ ° Ðremained€for€three€days.€Upon€his€return€to€the€jail,€he€was€released€by€the€circuit€court€judge.Ð œì ÐÌ€€€€€à  àOn€June€16,€2000,€Mr.€Chapman€filed€suit€in€circuit€court€against€Kathy€Kelley,€the€MauryÐ tÄ ÐCounty€Circuit€Courtò òÔÿi1Ôó ó€òòÔÿ7ÔóóClerk,€Maury€County,€John€Doe€and€Jane€Doe,€alleging€negligence€in€causingÐ `° Ðthe€issuance€of€the€arrest€warrant€by€failing€to€properly€review€the€documents€in€his€circuit€court€file,Ð L œ Ðfailing€to€notify€the€court€of€the€outstanding€Ô_ÔcapiasÔ_Ô€at€the€arraignment€on€May€10,€1999€and€failingÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€give€proper€medical€attention€while€incarcerated.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àOn€September€25,€2000,€the€trial€court€granted€a€motion€to€dismiss€filed€by€the€clerk,€KathyÐ ü L  ÐKelley,€finding:Ð è 8  ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÓ$°,X™X°œX$Óà ` àPlaintiff€concedes€that€pursuant€to€the€Tennessee€Governmental€Tort€LiabilityÐ À  ÐAct,€Defendant,€Maury€County,€Tennessee,€has€immunity€from€any€liability€arisingÐ ¬ü  Ðout€of€an€illegal€or€false€arrest€and€incarceration.€The€court€agrees.€The€only€mattersÐ ˜è  Ðthat€survive€Plaintiffððs€cause€of€action€as€to€this€Defendant€are€allegations€of€denialÐ „Ô  Ðof€proper€medical€attention.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà ` àAs€to€the€defendant,€Kathy€Kelley,€the€Court€finds€that€she€has€quasi„judicialÐ H˜ Ðimmunity€from€any€and€all€civil€liability€alleged€by€Plaintiff,€pursuant€to€òòMillerÐ 4„ ÐÔ_Ôv.NiblackÔ_Ôóó,€942€S.W.2d.€533€(Tenn.€App.€1996).€€Defendant,€Kathy€Kelley,€wasÐ  p Ðperforming€a€function€Ô_ÔintregalÔ_Ô€to€the€judicial€process.€In€causing€the€arrest€warrantÐ  \ Ðto€issue,€she€was€merely€performing€an€act€pursuant€to€a€judgeððs€order.€DefendantÐ øH Ðshould€enjoy€absolute€immunity€for€acts€she€was€required€to€do€at€a€judgeððs€direction.Ð ä4 ÐÌÒ°§9ÒÒ°™9ÒÓ( °œX°,X™Xµ9(Óà  àOn€October€19,€2000,€Mr.€Chapman€filed€a€motion€to€alter€or€amend€the€judgment€of€the€trialÐ ¼  Ðcourt.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àOn€November€6,€2000,€€Mr.€Chapman€filed€a€motion€to€amend€the€complaint€to€add€DeputyÐ €Ð ÐClerk€Pam€Jackson€as€a€party€in€lieu€of€ð ðJane€Doeðð.€The€amended€complaint€was€filed€the€same€day.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àOn€January€31,€2001,€Pam€Jackson€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€alleging€that€she€is€also€entitledÐ D!” Ðto€the€defense€of€quasi„judicial€immunity.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àOn€February€21,€2001,€Mr.€Chapman€filed€a€motion€to€amend€the€amended€complaint€toÐ $X" Ðreflect€that€Defendants€Kelley€and€Jackson€were€not€only€negligent€but€were€reckless€in€their€actions.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àOn€March€12,€2001,€the€trial€court€issued€an€order€denying€Mr.€Chapmanððs€motion€to€alterÐ Ì&"% Ðor€amend€the€previous€order€of€dismissal€as€to€the€Defendants€Kelley€and€the€Maury€County€CircuitÐ ¸'#& ÐCourt,€and€granted€the€motion€to€dismiss€as€to€the€Maury€County€Deputy€Court€Clerk,€Jackson.Ð ¤(ô#' Ðâ âÐ )à$( Ðà  à€Then€the€court€denied€Mr.€Chapmanððs€motion€to€amend€portions€of€the€amended€complaintÐ ° Ðstating€that€the€proposed€amendment€ð ðraises€new€causes€of€action€and€is€not€timely€filed€pursuantÐ œì Ðto€Rule€15.01€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.ðð€Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌà  àThe€court€granted€Pam€Jacksonððs€motion€to€dismiss€with€prejudice,€stating:€€€€Ð `° ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òà ` àThe€Court€has€previously€found€that€pursuant€to€òòMiller€v.€Ô_ÔNiblackÔ_Ôóó,€942€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_ÔÐ 8 ˆ Ð2d€533€(Tenn.€App.€1996),€Defendant,€Kathy€Kelley,€is€entitled€to€quasi„judicialÐ $ t Ðimmunity.€€Ms.€Kelley€was€performing€a€function€integral€to€the€judicial€process.€€InÐ  ` Ðcausing€the€arrest€warrant€to€issue,€she€was€merely€performing€an€act€pursuant€to€aÐ ü L  Ðjudgeððs€order.€€Defendant€should€enjoy€immunity€for€all€acts€she€was€required€to€doÐ è 8  Ðunder€the€judgeððs€order€in€connection€with€the€issuance€of€the€arrest€warrant,Ð Ô$  Ðincluding€any€alleged€negligence€in€placing€an€incorrect€address€on€the€warrantÔÿÔ.€€ÔÿgHÔThisÐ À  Ðcourt€does€not€find€it€proper€to€separate€out€specific€acts€involved€in€the€performanceÐ ¬ü  Ðof€functions€integral€to€the€judicial€process€and€pick€and€choose€which€acts€areÐ ˜è  Ðentitled€to€immunity.€€Ms.€Kelley€is€entitled€to€immunity€for€any€and€all€actsÐ „Ô  Ðperformed€at€the€direction€or€order€of€the€judge.€.€.€.Ð pÀ ÐÌà ` àFurther,€the€Court€finds€that€Defendant,€Pam€Jackson,€as€Deputy€Clerk€toÐ H˜ ÐKathy€Kelley,€is€entitled€to€the€same€quasi„judicial€immunity€as€Ms.€Kelley,€inÐ 4„ Ðperforming€functions€integral€to€the€judicial€process,€and€is€entitled€to€be€dismissed€Ð  p Ðfrom€this€action.Ð  \ ÐÌÒ°PEÒÒ°BEÒà  àOn€April€9,€2001,€Mr.€Chapman€entered€a€voluntary€dismissal€against€Maury€CountyÐ ä4 Ðpursuant€to€Rule€41€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à€à0  àà0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#àм È(#È(# Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ANALYSISÐ ¨ø Ѐ€Ð ”ä Ðà  àThe€two€issues€are€whether€the€Defendants€are€entitled€to€quasi„judicial€immunity€and€Ð €Ð Ðwhether€the€trial€court€correctly€denied€the€Plaintiffððs€motion€to€amend€his€amended€complaint.€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àMOTION€TO€DISMISSÐ D!” Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌà  àThe€first€issue€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€granting€the€Circuit€Court€Clerkððs€motionÐ #l! Ðto€dismiss;€and€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€dismissing€the€complaint€against€the€Deputy€ClerkÐ $X" Ðgranting€the€Defendantsðð€qualified€judicial€immunity€for€the€alleged€€negligence.€€Since€the€trialÐ ô$D # Ðjudge€went€beyond€the€pleadings,€the€dismissals€of€both€Defendants€by€the€trial€court€will€be€treatedÐ à%0!$ Ðas€motions€for€summary€judgment.€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àThe€standards€for€reviewing€summary€judgments€on€appeal€are€well€settled,€and€summaryÐ ¤(ô#' Ðjudgments€are€proper€in€virtually€any€civil€case€that€can€be€resolved€on€the€basis€of€legal€issues€alone.Ð )à$( ÐòòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€210€(Tenn.€1993).€Summary€judgments€are€not€appropriate€whenÐ |*Ì%) Ðgenuine€disputes€regarding€material€facts€exist.€Ô#†X)XXX)G#ÔÔ#†¼I•»XX)#ÔÔ‡¼I•»»¼I•ÔÔ‡X)X»¼I•ÔA€summary€judgment€should€only€be€granted€whenÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€undisputed€facts,€and€the€inferences€reasonably€drawn€from€the€undisputed€facts,€support€oneÐ ° Ðconclusion„„that€the€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€matter€of€law.Ôÿ:SÔ€€òòÔÿ~TÔÔ_ÔIveyÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔHamlinÔ_Ôóó,€2002€WLÐ œì Ð1254444,€at€*2€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.,€June€7,€2002).€Ô#†X)XXX)BS#ÔÔ#†¼I•»XX)aS#ÔÔÿ:SÔÔ‡X)X»¼I•ÔÔ‡X)XXX)ÔÐ ˆØ ÐÌà  àÔÿUÔSummary€judgments€enjoy€no€presumption€of€correctness€on€appeal.€Accordingly,€appellateÐ `° Ðcourts€must€make€a€fresh€determination€that€the€requirements€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56Ôÿ.SÔ€ÔÿÖVÔhave€beenÐ L œ Ðsatisfied.€We€must€consider€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€non„moving€party,€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðwe€must€resolve€all€inferences€in€the€non„moving€partyððs€favor.€When€reviewing€the€evidence,€weÐ $ t Ðmust€determine€first€whether€factual€disputes€exist.€If€a€factual€dispute€exists,€we€must€determineÐ  ` Ðwhether€the€fact€is€material€to€the€claim€or€defense€upon€which€the€summary€judgment€is€predicatedÐ ü L  Ðand€whether€the€disputed€fact€creates€a€genuine€issue€for€trial.€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€2d€at€214.Ð è 8  ÐÌ€€€€€€€€à  àBased€on€a€review€of€the€undisputed€facts€in€this€case,€the€court€finds€that€the€case€isÐ À  Ðcontrolled€by€the€absolute„judicial€doctrine€elucidated€in€òòMiller€v.€Ô_ÔNiblackÔ_Ôóó,€942€S.W.2d€533€(Tenn.Ð ¬ü  ÐCt.€App.€1996).€€The€doctrine€of€absolute€immunity€has€been€extended€to€persons,€other€than€judges,Ð ˜è  Ðwho€performed€judicial€or€quasi„judicial€functions.€€This€expansion€had€included€officials€who€areÐ „Ô  Ðinvolved€in€an€integral€part€of€the€judicial€process.€ð ðWhen€acting€at€a€judgeððs€direction,€the€ððquasi„Ð pÀ Ðjudicialðð€officers€enjoy€the€same€absolute€immunity€for€their€conduct.ðð€òòId.€óóat€537,€quoting€òòLa€Ô_ÔLondeÔ_ÔÐ \¬ Ðv.€Ô_ÔEssnerÔ_Ôóó,€539€N.E.2d€538,€540„41(Mass.€1989).€The€court€clerks€herein€are€an€integral€part€of€theÐ H˜ Ðjudicial€system,€and€the€deputy€clerk€was€following€the€direction€of€the€court€€ÔÿXÔà x àÔÿ»]ÔÐ 4„ ÐÔ#†X)XXX)ÂU#ÔÔ‡X)XXX)ÔÔ#†¼I•»XX)£U#ÔÔ‡X)X»¼I•ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àMOTION€TO€AMENDÐ  \ Ðà@ìì*ìàˆÌ€€€€€à  àThe€second€issue€is€whether€the€court€erred€in€overruling€Plaintiffððs€second€motion€to€amendÐ ä4 Ðfiled€on€February€21,€2001€which€alleged€recklessness€on€part€of€both€the€Maury€County€CircuitÐ Ð  ÐCourt€Clerk€and€the€Deputy€Clerk.€The€second€motion€was€denied€by€the€trial€judge.€€The€trial€judgeÐ ¼  Ðruled€that€the€proposed€amendment€to€the€complaint€alleging€recklessness€ð ðraises€a€new€cause€ofÐ ¨ø Ðaction€and€is€not€timely€filed€pursuant€to€Rule€15.01€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Procedure.ððÐ ”ä ÐÌ€€€€€à  àThe€general€rule€is€that€amendments€should€be€freely€allowed.€òòSee€Ô_ÔIsbellÔ_Ô€v.€Travis€ElectricÐ l¼ ÐCoóó.,€2000€WL€1817252€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.,€Dec.€13,€2000).€€This€view€toward€liberally€allowingÐ X ¨ Ðamendments€is€not€without€qualification;€the€decision€to€allow€the€amendment€rests€within€the€soundÐ D!” Ðdiscretion€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòGardiner€v.€Wordóó,€731€S.W.2d€889€(Tenn.1987).€€The€court€in€òòGardinerÐ 0"€  Ðóóstated,€ð ðIn€considering€whether€to€grant€a€motion€to€amend,€a€trial€court€should€consider€severalÐ #l! Ðfactors€such€as€undue€delay€in€filing€the€amendment,€lack€of€notice€to€the€opposing€party,€bad€faithÐ $X" Ðby€the€moving€party,€repeated€failure€to€cure€deficiencies€by€previous€amendments,€undue€prejudiceÐ ô$D # Ðto€the€opposing€party,€and€the€futility€of€the€amendment.ðð€òòId.óó€at€891„892,€citing€òòÔ_ÔMerrimanÔ_Ô€v.€Smithóó,Ð à%0!$ Ð599€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€2d€548,€559€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1979).Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ€€€€€à  àIn€this€case,€the€proposed€second€amendment€as€to€both€the€Circuit€Court€Clerk€and€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐDeputy€Court€Clerk€€was€futile€as€the€doctrine€of€absolute€judicial€immunity€applied,€adding€aÐ )à$( Ðdifferent€cause€of€action€would€not€save€plaintiffððs€action.€òòMiller€v€Ô_ÔNiblackÔ_Ôóó,ÔÿueÔ€ÔÿCgÔ942€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€2d€533€(Tenn.Ð |*Ì%) ÐCt.€App.€1996).Ð h+¸&* ÐÔÿÎgÔà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àÔ_ÔÔ_Ôà À àÔÿÛgÔ€€€à  à€€€€€à p àÐ ° Ѐ€€€€€à  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àCONCLUSIONÐ œì ÐÌ€€€€€à  àWe€hold€that€the€trial€court€properly€dismissed€the€Plaintiffððs€complaints€against€both€theÐ tÄ ÐMaury€County€Circuit€Court€Clerk€and€the€Maury€County€Deputy€Court€Clerk€on€the€grounds€thatÐ `° Ðthey€are€shielded€by€the€quasi„judicial€immunity€doctrine.€The€court€also€holds€that€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðdid€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€overruling€the€Plaintiffððs€motions€to€amend€the€original€complaint.Ð 8 ˆ ÐCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€ò òó óAppellant,€Charles€Chapman,€for€which€execution€may€issue€ifÐ $ t Ðnecessary.Ð  ` ÐÌ€€€€€Ô#†X)XXX)'^#ÔÔ#†¼I•»XX)i^#ÔÔ€X)X»¼I•ÔÐ è 8  ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àHAMILTON€V.€Ô_ÔGAYDENÔ_Ô,€JR.Ð „Ô  Ð