WPC- kea1}ǛSlg@P[]%q@ӻ[/=>=;+)f_M_;1\[hε)b&G)e aap\nVUS_CܣtlSjl scKO'[߉[ Y?FbJsxxiE{MLB,x[=nkD=h.sg',zpX8x3/3K.tnQH8A_CƱTkgW 2=3֤M#=F0Q,VC:;z #XXXXԀ98301.TheCommissionhas %0!$ jurisdictiontohearonlytheclaimsspecificallyenumeratedin#XXXX؆>#XXXXԀT.C.A.#XXXX@?#XXXXԀ98307,whichdoesnot '#& includeclaimsforfalseimprisonment#XXXX؉?#XXXX.#XXXX"@#XXXXԀAccordingly,Appelleeiscorrectinitsargumentthatthe )$( BoardofClaims,andnottheClaimsCommission,hasauthoritytohearAppellantsclaim. h+&* 8   ` #XXXXf@#XXXXԀPart4DivisionofClaimsAdministration,#XXXX؂A#XXXXԀT.C.A.#XXXXA#XXXXԀ98402(a)(4)provides:@-(,   8  8`   Thenoticetothedivision[ofclaimsadministration]isdeemedtobe /h*. noticetotheemployerforworkerscompensationpurposes.Claims 0T+/ notwithinthejurisdictionoftheclaimscommissionshallbesentto 0@,0 theboardofclaims.Acopyofanyclaimfiledwithortransferredto 1,-1 theclaimscommissionmustbeservedontheattorneygeneraland 2.2 reporterandthedivisionofclaimsadministrationbycertifiedmail, 3/3 returnreceiptrequested,orbysuchothermethodastheattorney 4/4 generalandreporterdeemsappropriate.[EmphasisAdded]505` x` x B   ` AppelleeiscorrectinitsargumentthattheClaimsCommissionhadnojurisdiction d727 overAppellantsclaimoffalseimprisonment.SincetheClaimsCommissionhadnojurisdiction <949 tohearAppellantsclaimforfalseimprisonment,itdidnothavethepowertodeterminewhetheror  notAppellantsclaimwastimelyfiled.AppellantsclaimshouldhavebeensenttotheBoardof  Claims,whichdoeshavejurisdictiontohearAppellantsclaimoffalseimprisonment. `    ` ItisclearthattheStatecanbesuedonlywithitsconsentandbyfollowingthe 8  procedureexpresslyauthorizedbythelegislature.See_Coffman_Ԁv.Cityof_Pulaski_,220Tenn.642,  ` 422_S.W._Ԁ2d.429(Tenn.1967);Watsonv.Tenn.Dept.ofCorrection,970_S.W._Ԁ2d494(Tenn.App.  8  1998);_Crowe_Ԁv.JohnW._Harton_ԀMem.Hosp.,579_S.W._Ԁ2d888(Tenn.App.1979).TheTennessee   LegislaturehasdeterminedthataclaimforfalseimprisonmentmustbebroughtintheBoardof   Claims.TheTennesseeLegislaturehasalsodeterminedthataclaim ...notwithinthejurisdiction p oftheClaimsCommissionshallbesenttotheBoardofClaims. H    ` SinceAppellantsclaimisnotwithinthejurisdictionoftheClaimsCommission,the  p casemustbesenttotheBoardofClaims,underT.C.A.98402(a)(4),whichmay#XXXX>B#ormaynot H decidetohearAppellantsclaim.AsexplainedbyourSupremeCourtinShellv.State,893S.W.2d   416(Tenn.1995):  8  0`   AlthoughtheBoardofClaimsdoeshaveresidualjurisdictionoverclaims  fallingoutsidethejurisdictionoftheClaimsCommission,Tenn.CodeAnn.XXXX l 98108(1),theBoardofClaimsisnot required tohearanyclaimthatis X  presentedtoit;itsauthoritytohearclaimsis purelydiscretionary. #XXXXؿN#XXXX98 H! 108(1)#XXXXO#.ThereisnostatutoryauthoritytoappealfromtheBoardsdecision 8"  nottohearaclaim.Moreover,adecisiononthemeritsoftheclaimrendered $#t! bytheBoardofClaimsisnotappealable,XXXX98108(1)#XXXXQ#,whereasafinal $`" decisionrenderedbytheClaimsCommissionisappealabletotheCourtof $L # Appeals.Tenn.CodeAnn. XXXXԀ #XXXXR#XXXX98403(1)#XXXXVR#.Therefore,itisclearthatoncethe %8!$ ClaimsCommissionisdivestedofjurisdictionoveraparticularclaim,the &("% plaintiffnolongerpossessesanunqualifiedrighttohaveastate '#& administrativetribunaldeterminethemeritsoftheclaim.($'` `     CONCLUSION  *%) S   ` ThedecisionoftheClaimsCommissionisvacatedandthiscaseisremandedtothe `,'+ DivisionofClaimsAdministration,TennesseeClaimsCommission,fortransfertotheBoardof 8.)- Claimsforallappropriatepurposesconsistentwiththisopinion.Costsofthisappealaretaxed 0`+/ equallytotheAppelleeandtheAppellant. 18-1 XXXX   `     h   _________________________________________ p727    `     h   D.MICHAELSWINEY,J. \838   4:5: ЇCONCUR:   ___________________________________ $ t HOUSTONM.GODDARD,_P.J._  ` ___________________________________ p CHARLESD.SUSANO,JR.,J.#XXXXV#Ԁ \