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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓ` Ü` p”XÓò òÞ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€Ìà@ àAT€NASHVILLE€ó óÌÌà@ à_______________________________________________________ÌÌà à)Ìò òCOASTCOM,€INC.ó ó,à à)à àWilliamson€Chancery€CourtÌà à)à àNos.€24333€&€24353Ì€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellee.à à)Ìà à)ÌVS.à à)à àC.A.€No.€01A01„9707„CH„00349Ìà à)Ìò òÙ€!ÙßR€'+%A1-j| ÿ¾` ç `€€@ÿRßGLEN€CRUZEN,€et€ux,€et€aló ó,à à)Ìà à)Ì€€€€€Defendants/Appellants.à à)Ìà à)Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌFrom€the€Chancery€Court€of€Williamson€County€at€Franklin.Ìò òHonorable€H.€Denmark€Bell,€Chancellor€ó óÌÌÌÌò òGlen€Cruzenó ó,€Pro€SeÌÌÌÌò òJames€David€Naveó ó,€BAKER,€DONELSON,€BEARMAN€&€CALDWELL,€Nashville,ÏTennesseeÌAttorney€for€Plaintiff/Appellee.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÌÌÌà àò òFARMER,€J.ó óÌÌò òCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ó ó:€(Concurs)Ìò òLILLARD,€J.ó ó:€(Concurs)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ` Ü` ˜XÓÓ  ÓÓÓà àThis€matter€emanates€from€three€judgments€which€Coast€Publishing,€Inc.,€obtainedÏagainst€Glen€Cruzen€and€Helen€Cruzen€d/b/a€Image€Express€and€Desktop€Systems€in€the€state€ofÏFlorida.€€Coastcom,€Inc.€(formerly€known€as€Coast€Publishing,€Inc.),€brought€an€action€in€theÏChancery€Court€of€Williamson€County€to€enforce€certain€judgment€liens€recorded€in€the€office€ofÏthe€register€of€deeds€of€that€county€against€real€property€owned€by€defendant€Helen€Cruzen.× ƒ, ××  ×ÏDefendant€Glen€Cruzen€brought€a€separate€action€titled€ð ðClaim€for€Fraud€and€Misrepresentation.ðð€ÏThe€trial€court€treated€this€as€an€answer€and€counterclaim€to€Coastcomððs€complaint€andÏconsolidated€the€two€actions.€€Both€Coastcom€and€Glen€Cruzen€filed€motions€for€summaryÏjudgment.€€The€trial€court€granted€Coastcomððs€motion,€denied€Cruzenððs,€and€this€appeal€followed.ÌÌà àPursuant€to€the€Uniform€Enforcement€of€Foreign€Judgments€Act,€T.C.A.€ðð€26„6„101€òòò òet€seq.óóó ó,€Coastcom€filed€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€a€petition€to€domesticateÏthe€first€and€second€foreign€judgments.€€The€Cruzens€were€personally€served€with€summons€andÏresponded€that€the€Florida€judgments€were€illegally€obtained€because€the€Florida€court€hadÏimproperly€denied€a€motion€for€a€continuance,€that€Coastcom€had€made€misrepresentations€to€theÏFlorida€court,€and€that€the€first€foreign€judgment€was€being€appealed€in€the€state€of€Florida.€€TheseÏtwo€actions€were€consolidated,€and€Coastcom€filed€a€motion€to€enforce€the€foreign€judgmentsÏwhich€was€granted.€€Coastcom€then€filed€a€writ€of€execution,€and€a€writ€was€directed€to€the€sheriffÏof€Williamson€County€to€levy€on€two€vehicles.€€A€temporary€restraining€order€was€grantedÍpursuant€to€a€motion€because€the€Cruzensðð€appeal€of€the€first€Florida€judgment€was€still€pending.× ƒ- ××  ×€ÏFollowing€an€unsuccessful€appeal€in€Florida,€Mr.€Cruzen,€acting€òòò òpro€se€ó óóóand€attempting€to€act€forÏMs.€Cruzen€as€well,€filed€a€motion€pursuant€to€Rule€60€T.R.C.P.€asking€that€the€foreignÏjudgments€be€set€aside.€€The€trial€court€denied€that€motion€and€granted€Coastcomððs€motion€toÏdissolve€the€injunction,€thus€permitting€Coastcom€to€proceed€with€enforcement€of€the€foreignÏjudgments.€€Coastcom€then€filed€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€Williamson€County€to€enforce€theÏjudgment€liens€against€the€real€property€owned€by€Helen€Cruzen€located€in€that€county€and€the€trialÏcourtððs€order,€referred€to€previously,€is€the€subject€of€this€appeal.ÌÌà àIt€appears€that€the€position€taken€in€the€appellantððs€brief€is€that€the€court€belowÏshould€have€permitted€a€relitigation€of€the€Florida€actions€because€the€Cruzens€were€deprived€ofÏdue€process€by€the€Florida€courts€in€denying€them€a€second€continuance,€in€failing€to€notify€themÏthat€a€continuance€had€been€denied,€and€in€failing€to€give€them€proper€credit.ÌÌà àForeign€judgments€are€entitled€to€full€faith€and€credit.€€U.S.€Const.€art.€IV,€ðð€1.€ÏOnce€a€foreign€judgment€has€been€enrolled,€it€has€the€same€effect€and€is€subject€to€the€sameÏprocedures,€defenses,€and€proceedings€for€reopening,€vacating,€or€staying€as€a€judgment€of€a€courtÏof€record€in€Tennessee€and€may€be€enforced€or€satisfied€in€a€like€manner.€€T.C.A.€ðð€26„6„104(c).€ÏTherefore,€the€grounds€and€procedures€for€vacating€or€reopening€foreign€judgments€are€thoseÏcontained€in€Rule€60.02€T.R.C.P.€€òòò òBiogen€Distribs.,€Inc.€v.€Tanneróóó ó,€842€S.W.2d€253,€256Ï(Tenn.€App.€1992).€€Parties€seeking€to€undermine€the€validity€of€a€foreign€judgment€must€meet€aÏð ðstern€and€heavyðð€burden€to€demonstrate€that€the€foreign€judgment€should€not€be€enforced€inÏTennessee.€€òòò òDement€v.€Kittsóóó ó,€777€S.W.2d€33,€36€(Tenn.€App.€1989).€€The€factual€issuesÏunderlying€the€foreign€judgment€may€not€be€the€basis€of€an€inquiry€to€deny€the€foreign€judgmentÍfull€faith€and€credit.€€òòò òBenham€v.€Fisheróóó ó,€650€S.W.2d€759€(Tenn.€App.€1983).€€We€are€of€theÏopinion€that€each€of€the€arguments€submitted€on€appeal€either€was€or€could€have€properly€beenÏpresented€as€a€defense€to€the€actions€in€the€Florida€court.€€With€regard€to€at€least€one€of€the€FloridaÏjudgments,€the€matter€proceeded€through€the€appellate€process€in€the€Florida€judicial€system.€€TheÏappellant€further€contended€that€the€Florida€judgments€were€obtained€by€fraudulent€means.€€FraudÏis€the€basis€for€setting€aside€a€judgment€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02€T.R.C.P.€€òòò òSee€also€Turley€v.ÏTayloróóó ó,€65€Tenn.€376€(1873).€€However,€the€argument€presented€to€support€the€allegation€ofÏfraud€is€that€€the€defendants€Cruzen€were€not€the€proper€parties€in€the€Florida€litigation€and,€byÏrepresenting€to€the€court€that€the€Cruzens€were€the€parties€that€breached€the€contracts€withÏCoastcom,€the€plaintiff€in€that€action€perpetrated€a€fraud€upon€the€Florida€court.€€We€reject€thisÏargument€because€the€issue€of€whether€or€not€the€Cruzens€were€the€proper€parties€was€in€factÏpresented€to€the€Florida€courts€and€the€courts€rejected€that€defense.€€The€full€faith€and€credit€clauseÏrequires€that€the€common€law€doctrine€of€òòò òres€judicataóóó ó€be€applied€in€one€state€to€a€judgmentÏrendered€in€another€state€to€the€same€extent€that€it€applied€in€the€state€of€its€rendition.€€òòò òAtchley€v.ÏAtchleyóóó ó,€585€S.W.2d€614,€616€(Tenn.€App.€1978).€€òòò òRes€judicataóóó ó€is€an€absolute€bar€to€aÏsubsequent€suit€between€the€same€parties€on€the€same€cause€of€action,€and€it€concludes€such€partiesÏnot€only€as€to€all€matters€that€were€actually€put€at€issue€and€determined,€but€also€all€matters€whichÏmight€have€been€put€at€issue€and€determined.€€òòò òMcKinney€v.€Widneróóó ó,€746€S.W.2d€699,€705Ï(Tenn.€App.€1987).ÌÌà àSummary€judgment€is€appropriate€in€an€action€seeking€to€domesticate€a€foreignÏjudgment,€so€long€as€there€are€no€disputes€as€to€any€material€fact€and€the€movant€is€entitled€toÏjudgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€òòò òBiogen€Distribs.,€Inc.€v.€Tanneróóó ó,€842€S.W.2d€253€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1992).€€Although€this€is€not€an€appeal€of€the€action€to€domesticate€the€foreign€judgments,€butÏrather€from€an€order€allowing€a€judgment€creditor€to€proceed€with€enforcement€of€previouslyÏrecorded€judgment€liens,€we€see€no€reason€why€the€same€should€not€be€applicable€as€long€as€theÏrequirements€for€summary€judgment€provided€in€Rule€56.04€T.R.C.P.€are€met.€€SummaryÍjudgment€is€appropriate€when€there€is€no€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€in€dispute€and€the€movingÏparty€is€entitled€to€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€The€moving€party€has€the€initial€burden€ofÏshowing€the€absence€of€a€genuine€issue€of€material€fact.€€When€this€burden€is€met,€the€burdenÏshifts€to€the€nonmoving€party.€€òòò òByrd€v.€Hallóóó ó,€847€S.W.2d€208€(Tenn.€1993).€€There€appears€toÏbe€no€genuine€issue€of€material€of€fact€as€to€the€Cruzensðð€liability€underlying€the€Florida€judgmentsÏor€that€Coastcom€holds€judgment€liens€and€that€the€foreign€judgments€remain€unsatisfied.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€and€the€costs€of€this€cause€are€taxed€toÏMr.€Glen€Cruzen.€€In€view€of€the€result€reached,€we€have€not€addressed€the€fact€that€Mr.€CruzenÏundertakes€to€represent€Ms.€Cruzen€in€this€matter€as€well€as€himself,€that€the€real€estate€sought€toÏsatisfy€the€judgment€was€apparently€titled€only€in€the€name€of€Ms.€Cruzen,€and€that€there€is€noÏindication€in€the€record€that€Mr.€Cruzen€is€an€attorney€authorized€to€represent€Ms.€Cruzen.€€AÏdefault€judgment€was€entered€against€Helen€Cruzen€in€the€trial€court,€and€she€did€not€file€a€notice€ofÏappeal.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.€(Concurs)ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌLILLARD,€J.€(Concurs)