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ÔÔ€-ÔÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\Ñò ò›œ›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEó óÌœà@ àò òAT›€JACKSONÌà àà àà àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌóóÌÌHENRY€COLLIER,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àó óPlaintiff/Appelleeò òà àà àà à)à àó óHaywood€Circuit€No.€2954€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò ò)Ìvs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌMETHODIST€HAYWOOD€PARK€HOSPITAL,à à)à àó óAppeal€No.€€02A01„9607„CV„00165ÌÙ€ Ùò òœßR€02/A1-j|üj` Å `€€@ÿRß›INC.,€A€Corporation;€ROBERT€LINDSAY,€€€€€à à)ÌM.D.;€METRO€EMERGENCY€GROUP,€P.C.;à à)Ìand€JOHN€DOE,€M.D.,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìó óà àà àDefendants/Appellants.à àò òà à)à àÌó óòòÌóóò òÌ€€€ÌÌÌà@ àó óAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURT€OF€HAYWOOD€COUNTY€Ìà@ àAT€BROWNSVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€DICK€JERMAN,€JR.,€JUDGE€€€€€ÌòòÌÌÌFor€the€Plaintiff/Appelleeóó:òòà àà àà àFor€the€Defendants/Appellantsóó:òòÌóóÌRicco€Gatti,€Jr.à àà àà àà àœGary›€K.€Smith€€€€ÌCharles€H.€Richardson€III€à àà àà àWilliam€D.€Domico€ÌDixie€White€Isheeà àà àà àà àBryant€C.€WittÌMemphis,€Tennesseeà àà àà àà àMemphis,€Tennessee€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌò ò€€à àà àà àà àà àà àREVERSEDÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àó óHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌòòÌóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ÌÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€J.€€€€€€€€€€ÌÓÓò òœÇÑ  ÑÑ7€lÃXXdðXXdð7ÑØØÙ  Ù›à@ àOPINIONó óÌà àThis€case€involves€an€interlocutory€appeal€from€an€order€by€the€trial€court€denying€theÏDefendantððs€motion€for€Judgment€on€the€Pleadings/€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment.€€We€reverse.Ìà àPlaintiff€Henry€Collier€filed€suit€against€the€Defendant/Appellant€Methodist€Haywood€ParkÏHospital€(ð ðHospitalðð)€on€April€26,€1994.€€In€his€complaint,€Collier€alleged€that€he€sufferedÏpersonal€injury€as€a€result€of€negligent€medical€treatment€by€Hospitalððs€medical€staff.€€HospitalÏfiled€an€answer€on€July€6,€1994.€€In€the€Answer,€Hospital€stated€that€Dr.€Robert€Lindsay,€anÏindependent€contractor€physician,€treated€Collier€at€the€time€of€his€injury.€€Based€on€that€avermentÏby€the€Hospital€and€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€20„1„119,€œCollier›€filed€his€AmendedÏComplaint€on€October€6,€œ1994,›€which€set€forth€equivalent€allegations€against€Dr.€Lindsay€andÏMetro€Emergency€Group,€P.C.€(ð ðMetroðð).€Ìà àDr.€œLindsay›€and€Metro€filed€a€motion€for€summary€œjudgment€or›€for€judgment€on€theÏpleadings,€alleging€that€the€Amended€Complaint€was€filed€beyond€the€one€(1)€year€limitation€setÏforth€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€29„26„116,€and€beyond€ninety€days€from€the€filing€of€theÏAnswer€as€set€forth€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€20„1„119.œ× ƒ3 ××  ×›€€The€defendants€requested€that€theÏcause€of€action€against€Dr.€Lindsay€and€Metro€be€dismissed€as€untimely.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€Ímotion,€but€granted€permission€to€seek€an€interlocutory€appeal€to€this€Court.€€This€Court€grantedÏthe€defendantsðð€application€for€interlocutory€appeal.€Ìà àOn€appeal€from€the€grant€or€denial€of€summary€judgment,€we€review€the€trial€courtððsÏdecision€òòò òde€novoó óóó,€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€ò òòòPresley€v.€Bennettóóó ó,€860€S.W.2d€857Ï(Tenn.€1993).€€ÌTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€20„1„119€sets€a€ninety„day€time€limit€for€plaintiffs€who€wish€toÏamend€a€complaint€to€add€an€additional€defendant.€€Collier€argues€that€although€his€amendedÏcomplaint€was€filed€outside€the€ninety„day€limit,€the€complaint€is€saved€by€Tennessee€Rule€of€CivilÏProcedure€6.05,€which€allows€a€three„day€extension€to€the€time€limitation:€ð ðWhenever€a€party€hasÏthe€right€or€is€required€to€do€some€act€or€take€some€proceedings€within€a€prescribed€period€after€theÏservice€of€a€notice€or€other€paper€upon€such€party€and€the€notice€or€paper€is€served€upon€such€partyÏby€mail€three€days€shall€be€added€to€the€prescribed€period.ðð€€With€this€three„day€extension,€CollierÏargues€that€the€amended€complaint€is€timely€filed.€€à àœÌà àDefendants›€contend€that€this€rule€is€inapplicable€because€it€concerns€the€date€of€service,€notÏthe€date€of€filing.€€They€cite€ò òòòHalstead€v.€Niles„Bolton€Assoc.óóó ó,€No.€01„A01„9503„CV„00113,€1996€WL€50861€(Tenn.€App.€Feb.€9,€1996),€in€which€the€plaintiff€filed€suit€againstÏpreviously€unnamed€defendants€ninety„one€days€after€the€answer€of€the€original€defendants€wasÏfiled.€Halstead€argued€that€Tennessee€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€6.05€allowed€a€three€day€extensionÏto€the€applicable€ninety„day€period€because€he€received€the€original€defendantððs€answer€by€mail.€ÏThis€argument€was€rejected:ÌÓÓà8 àBy€its€own€terms,€it€does€not€apply€in€circumstances€where€a€party€is€required€toÏtake€some€act€within€a€prescribed€period€after€the€filing€of€a€paper.€€Accordingly,ÏMr.€Halstead€can€find€no€solace€in€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€6.05.€ÌœÌÓÓò òòòHalsteadó óóó,€at€*2.€€Consequently,€Tennessee€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€6.05€only€applies€where€aÏparty€ð ðis€required€to€do€some€act€.€.€.€within€a€prescribed€period€after€the€service€of€a€notice€orÏother€paper€upon€such€party€and€the€notice€or€paper€is€served€upon€such€party€by€mail.€.€.€.ðð€€€ItÏdoes€not€apply€to€situations€in€which€a€party€must€take€some€action€after€the€òòfilingóó€of€a€notice€orÍpaper.€€Ìà àAccordingly,€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed,€and€the€amended€complaint€againstÏthe€defendants€Dr.€Robert€Lindsay€and€Metro€Emergency€Group,€P.C.€€is€dismissed€withÏprejudice.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€Appellee,€for€which€execution€may€issue,€ifÏnecessary.ÌÓÓÌà àà àà àà àà 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