ÿWPCó  ÂP($¢ Úùùwïûq$‹#PIsÊínÑ\Èo‰kTŒÇ¶Œ¦MDwu¤‡²ƒS^A™t‚@¥óä;®ø'/¾©"b¶:¿©BÂ톺 šr`2JF…({è‹ýÀsÜ#²D‰°6Ó•Ô™³%m–œðKÇ÷2‰Y†¬úm²ÞaƒŸ›Í>À80Žòo2ß帙øOJƒB’õREïFâY¦'”ÛVŒŸØoT/o"L-çÿï^(Ùó•êþÁo¾yíí.´…d€×§o©Êó‡xDöûcADEX0ãNªÐNžÚm\àÍÅLo):­êP„‡£¡ùÙý]s[wôxFV¨ëQ‹‰•èã‘ÉߎÏï ;ލæ3=CüD(ÿ&¦ó\1òC÷Ìc²ßH-!„|×yì®—¾R4³0yµh;#+¼ºÔ v8äŒCàd+l.*jxàò` `€€@EÔú` 8ttxP 2ð È tß›ñ×ñà@  êàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÌà@¦¦(êàAT€NASHVILLEó óÔ€XïÌX¼¼jԈР ÐÌÌÌÌœMONROE€E.€DAVIS,à à àà 8 àà  à)›Ð È À Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àœPetitioner/Appellant,›à 8 àà  àœ)›Ð ”Œ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Ð zr  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àœ01„A„01„9712„CH„00755›Ð `X  ÐVS.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð F>  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àœDavidson€Chancery›Ð ,$  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àœNo.€96„1310„I›Ð   МCOMMISSIONER€DONAL€à 8 àà  à)Ð øð  ÐCAMPBELL,€ET€AL.,à à àà 8 àà  à)›à è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ ÞÖ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àœRespondents/Appellees.›à 8 àà  à)Ð ª¢ ÐÌÌà@U U êàAPPEALED€FROM€THE€œCHANCERY€COURT›€OF€œDAVIDSON€COUNTY›ˆÌà@#êàAT€œNASHVILLE,€TENNESSEE›ˆÌÌà@è è êàTHE€HONORABLE€œIRVIN€H.€KILCREASE,€JR.,€CHANCELLORˆÌÌÌÌÌMONROE€E.€DAVIS,€#130909ÌMiddle€Tennessee€Correctional€Complex„AnnexÌ7466€Centennial€BoulevardÌNashville,€Tennessee€37209Ìà Ø àPro€Se/Petitioner/AppellantÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌÌABIGAIL€TURNERÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0488Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Respondents/AppellantsÌÌÌÌÌà@¤¤$êàAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDˆÌÌÌÌÌ›à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELLÌœà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌCONCUR:›ÌœKOCH,€J.ÌCAIN,€J.›ÌÓÓò òÔ€„¼"„XXïÌÔòòà@tt(êàO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XïÌX„„¼"ԈРš:’39_ Їà Ø àà 0 àAn€inmate€who€was€disciplined€for€threatening€a€correctional€officer€filedÏa€Petition€for€Writ€of€Certiorari,€claiming€that€he€was€denied€due€process€in€theÏdisciplinary€proceedings.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€petition.€€We€affirm.€Ìà Ø àÌà@²²-êàò òI.ˆÐ 80 Ðó óÌà Ø àà 0 àMonroe€E.€Davis,€an€inmate€in€the€Cold€Creek€Correctional€Facility,€wasÏtemporarily€housed€in€the€Middle€Tennessee€Reception€Center.€€On€February€22,Ï1996,€he€allegedly€directed€a€threatening€statement€at€a€correctional€officer.ÏApparently€he€and€another€inmate€were€discussing€the€violent€death€of€a€femaleÏcorrectional€officer€which€had€been€reported€on€the€news€that€day,€when€he€pointedÏto€officer€Sheri€Smith€and€said€ð ðThey€are€going€to€find€you€killed€in€a€van€next.ðð€€HeÏallegedly€repeated€this€statement€several€times.€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThat€evening,€a€correctional€officer€delivered€a€disciplinary€report€to€Mr.ÏDavis,€stating€that€he€was€being€charged€with€threatening€an€employee.€€The€reportÏdescribed€the€incident€and€named€œCorrectional›€œOfficer›€Tate€as€a€witness.€€Mr.€DavisÏrefused€to€sign€the€report.€€The€next€day€he€was€sent€back€to€Cold€Creek€CorrectionalÏFacility.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àAnother€copy€of€the€disciplinary€charge€was€faxed€to€Cold€Creek,€withÏa€notice€that€the€disciplinary€hearing€had€been€scheduled€for€February€28,€1996.€€Mr.ÏDavis€acknowledges€that€the€fax€was€delivered€to€him€on€the€morning€of€February€26.ÏHe€was€transported€to€the€Middle€Tennessee€Reception€Center€for€the€hearing,€whichÏwas€conducted€by€a€board€of€three€correctional€employees.€€Mr.€Davis€wasÏrepresented€by€an€inmate€advisor.€€Mr.€Davis€testified,€and€admitted€that€he€had€beenÏdiscussing€the€death€of€a€female€officer,€but€denied€that€he€had€directed€any€threatÏto€Officer€Smith.€€Officer€Smith€testified€to€the€contrary,€as€did€œOfficer›€Tate.€€Mr.€DavisÏdid€not€call€any€witnesses€on€his€behalf.€Ð d9\28 Їà Ø àà 0 àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€board€unanimously€found€Mr.€DavisÏto€be€guilty€of€threatening€an€employee,€and€sentenced€him€to€fifteen€days€inÏsegregation,€and€another€fifteen€days€to€be€served€as€sixty€days€suspended.€€All€threeÏmembers€of€the€œñÁñBñÁññÂñbñÂñoard›€signed€a€hearing€summary,€which€recited€the€œñÃñBñÃññÄñbñÄñoardððs›€findingsÏof€fact,€and€stated€the€evidence€it€relied€upon€in€reaching€those€findings.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Davis€appealed€his€disciplinary€conviction€to€the€œñÅñwardenñÅñ,›€whoÏdismissed€the€appeal€on€March€4,€1996.€€He€then€filed€an€appeal€to€the€CommissionerÏof€the€Department€of€Correction€on€March€29,€1996,€which€was€returned€unansweredÏbecause€the€fifteen€day€time€limit€for€such€appeals€had€expired.€€€€€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àOn€April€25,€1996,€Mr.€Davis€filed€his€Petition€for€Writ€of€Certiorari€in€theÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€naming€as€respondents€the€Commissioner€of€theÏDepartment€of€Correction,€the€Assistant€Commissioner,€the€Warden,€and€fourÏcorrectional€employees.€€The€Department€filed€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment,Ïwhich€was€granted€on€December€1,€1997.€€This€appeal€followed.ÌÌà@––-êàò òII.ˆÐ H0@), Ðó óÌà Ø àà 0 àA€common€law€Writ€of€Certiorari€will€issue€only€when€an€inferior€tribunalÏhas€exceeded€its€jurisdiction,€or€when€its€proceedings€are€shown€to€be€arbitrary,€illegalÏor€fraudulent.òò€€Powell€v.€Parole€Eligibility€Review€Boardóó,€879€S.W.2d€œ871ñÆñ€(Tenn.€App.Ð È7À04 Ð1994)ñÆñ.›€€Mr.€Davis€alleges€that€he€received€inadequate€notice€of€the€proceedingsÐ ¨9 26 Ðagainst€him,€and€that€he€was€denied€the€opportunity€to€present€witnesses€on€hisÏbehalf.€€He€also€alleges€that€the€outcome€of€the€disciplinary€hearing€was€pre„¼determined,€because€one€of€the€respondents€had€told€the€hearing€panel€to€find€himÏguilty.€€These€allegations€amount€to€a€claim€of€denial€of€due€process,€and€thus€ofÏillegality€on€the€part€of€the€respondents.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€United€States€Supreme€Court€has€noted€that€the€uniqueÏrequirements€of€prison€life€necessarily€involve€the€retraction€or€withdrawal€fromÏinmates€of€many€rights€and€privileges€that€are€routinely€afforded€to€ordinary€citizens.Ð  ÐòòWolff€v.€McDonnellóó,€418€U.S.€539€(1974).€€In€one€case,€the€Court€has€held€that€thoseÐ èà Ðwho€are€incarcerated€pursuant€to€a€valid€conviction€of€a€crime€are€not€entitled€toÏconstitutional€due€process€in€regard€to€prison€disciplinary€procedures€that€can€resultÏin€brief€periods€of€disciplinary€segregation.€€òò€Sandin€v.€Conneróó,€515€U.S.€472€(1995).Ð ˆ€ ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àòòSandin€v.€Conneróó€involved€a€disciplinary€infraction€that€resulted€in€Mr.Ð H!@ ÐConnerððs€placement€in€punitive€segregation€for€thirty€days.€€The€Court€reasoned€thatÏthe€possibility€of€such€confinement€was€well€within€the€conditions€inherent€in€theÏsentence€of€thirty€years€to€life€originally€imposed€upon€him,€and€that€its€possibleÏapplication€did€not€create€a€liberty€interest€that€would€entitle€him€to€due€processÏprotections.€€Such€an€interest€would€only€arise€if€the€prospective€punishment€involvedÏsignificant€hardships,€beyond€the€ordinary€incidents€of€prison€life.€€Mr.€Davis€has€notÏstated€any€reason€why€the€punishment€imposed€in€this€case€should€be€considered€inÏsuch€a€light.€€€€€€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àBut€even€if€the€punishment€imposed€upon€Mr.€Davis€was€so€far€beyondÏthe€ordinary€incidents€of€prison€life€as€to€require€the€Department€to€afford€him€dueÏprocess€protections,€the€rights€to€which€he€would€be€entitled€would€still€be€limited.€€AsÏthe€Court€said€in€òòWolff€v.€McDonnellóó,€418€U.S.€539,€556€(1974):€ð ð[p]rison€disciplinaryÐ ¨9 26 Ðproceedings€are€not€part€of€a€criminal€prosecution,€and€the€full€panoply€of€rights€dueÏa€defendant€in€such€proceedings€does€not€apply.ðð€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€rights€that€do€apply€include€advance€written€notice€of€the€chargesÏat€least€twenty„four€hours€prior€to€the€hearing,€a€limited€right€to€call€witnesses€andÏpresent€documentary€evidence,€an€impartial€decision€maker,€and€a€written€statementÏof€the€evidence€relied€upon,€with€the€reasons€stated€for€the€action€taken.€€After€aÏthorough€examination€of€the€record,€we€conclude€that€despite€Mr.€Davisðð€complaintsÏto€the€contrary,€the€process€he€received€was€consistent€with€the€requirements€of€òòWolffóó,Ð  Ðif€indeed€those€requirements€are€even€relevant.Ì€€Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€his€affidavit,€Mr.€Davis€denies€that€he€was€given€a€copy€of€theÏdisciplinary€report€on€February€22.€€Even€if€the€trial€court€considered€his€denial€to€beÏtrue€(as€it€was€obligated€to€do€when€ruling€on€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment,€òòseeóóÐ h` ÐòòMike€v.€Po€Groupóó,€937€S.W.2d€790,€792€(Tenn.€1996),€this€would€still€not€raise€aÐ H!@ Ðquestion€of€material€fact€for€purposes€of€the€motion,€as€Mr.€Davis€admitted€receivingÏnotice€of€the€charges€and€of€the€hearing€more€than€twenty„four€hours€before€theÏhearing€was€scheduled.€€Further,€Mr.€Davisðð€inmate€advisor€stated€to€the€Board€thatÏhe€œhad€had›€enough€time€to€prepare€a€defense.€ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Davis€claims,€however,€that€he€did€not€have€enough€time€to€prepareÏan€adequate€defense,€though€he€does€not€specify€what€additional€steps€he€wouldÏhave€taken€if€he€had€been€granted€more€time.€€Since€he€complains€about€his€inabilityÏto€call€witnesses,€we€presume€that€he€would€have€wanted€to€contact€those€who€mightÏhave€been€willing€or€able€to€testify€on€his€behalf.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àBut€the€Supreme€Court€has€stated€that€the€right€of€an€inmate€to€obtainÏthe€presence€of€witnesses€in€a€disciplinary€proceeding€is€limited€by€the€ð ðnecessaryÐ ¨9 26 Ðdiscretionðð€of€prison€officials,€who€must€balance€due€process€against€the€requirementsÏof€institutional€safety€and€valid€correctional€goals.€€Such€goals€include€ð ðthe€swiftÏpunishment€that€in€individual€cases€may€be€essential€to€carrying€out€the€correctionalÏprogram€of€the€institution.ðð€€òò€Wolff€v.€McDonnell€óóat€566.€€The€Court€went€on€to€rule€thatÐ ¨   Ðprison€administrators€may€tailor€their€procedures€and€policies€to€meet€the€individualÏrequirements€of€their€own€institutions.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€Tennessee,€the€procedure€for€a€prisoner€who€wishes€to€call€witnessesÏis€to€prepare€and€submit€form€CR„3511€at€least€twenty„four€hours€in€advance,€listingÏthe€witnesses€he€wishes€to€call,€and€requesting€their€presence€at€his€hearing.€€PrisonÏofficials€may€then€arrange€for€the€witnesses€to€appear,€if€doing€so€does€not€interfereÏwith€security€considerations€or€with€other€legitimate€concerns.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€record€shows€that€Mr.€Davis€did€not€submit€the€required€form.€€HeÏclaims€that€he€did€not€have€time€to€prepare€the€form,€and€that€the€witnesses€he€wishedÏto€call€had€all€been€transferred€to€other€institutions.€€While€it€is€clear€that€he€did€notÏhave€the€opportunity€to€interview€prospective€witnesses€to€find€out€in€advance€whatÏthey€would€say,€we€do€not€believe€that€under€the€requirements€of€òòWolffóó€he€would€beÐ è&à" Ðentitled€to€do€so.€€He€could,€however,€have€listed€those€inmates€and€other€individualsÏwho€were€present€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€threat,€and€who€could€have€testified€asÏto€what€really€happened.€€We€find€it€significant€that€nowhere€in€the€pleadings,€or€in€theÏœbriefñÇñsñÇñ›€he€has€presented€to€this€court,€does€he€name€a€single€person€who€he€wouldÏexpect€to€testify€on€his€behalf.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àFinally,€Mr.€Davis€claimed€that€one€of€the€respondents,€Sgt.€Eric€Qualls,Ïtold€him€that€the€disciplinary€board€would€find€him€guilty,€and€that€he€advised€theÏboard€to€make€a€finding€of€guilt.€€The€record€shows€that€Sgt.€Qualls€was€originallyÏnamed€as€the€chairperson€of€the€disciplinary€board,€but€that€Mr.€Davis€objected€inÐ ¨9 26 Ðwriting€to€his€appointment,€alleging€that€a€close€personal€relationship€between€Sgt.ÏQualls€and€Sheri€Smith€would€prevent€him€from€being€impartial.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€warden€honored€Mr.€Davisðð€request€and€removed€Sgt.€Qualls€fromÏthe€board,€replacing€him€as€chairperson€with€Angela€Sledge,€an€administrativeÏassistant€with€the€department.€€In€her€affidavit,€Ms.€Sledge€denied€that€anyone€hadÏtold€the€board€to€find€Mr.€Davis€guilty.€€We€note,€however,€that€even€if€Sgt.€Qualls€hadÏmade€the€alleged€statement€(which€would€have€been€extremely€unprofessional€on€hisÏpart),€there€is€nothing€in€the€record€to€indicate€that€the€board€was€obligated€or€inclinedÏto€take€orders€from€him.€€We€therefore€cannot€find,€on€the€basis€of€the€record€beforeÏus,€that€Mr.€Davis€was€deprived€of€a€hearing€before€an€impartial€decision„makingÏbody.ÌÌò òà@zz,êàIIIó ó.ˆÐ h` ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Remand€this€cause€to€theÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant.ÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àœñÈñ¼à Ø àñÈññÈñà 0 àñÈññÈñà ˆ àñÈññÈñà à àñÈññÈñà 8 àñÈñ›à  à_________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€œJUDGEñÊñÐ ¨9 26 ЛÐ ¨9 26 ÐñÊññËñ›Ð ¨9 26 ЛñËññÌññËñÐ ¨9 26 ÐñËññÌññËñÐ ¨9 26 ÐÑ  ÑÔ€¼¼XXùcÔò ò›à@êê.êàñËññÌñ›ñÌññÉñIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  Ðà@™™(êàAT€NASHVILLEñÉññËñó óñËññÉñÔ€XùcX¼¼ÔˆÐ  М̛ÌÌÌœMONROE€E.€DAVIS,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ô ì Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPetitioner/Appellant,à 8 àà  à)Ð ÔÌ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Рļ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9712„CH„00755Ð ´¬  ÐVS.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ¤œ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àDavidson€ChanceryÐ ”Œ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€96„1310„IÐ „|  ÐCOMMISSIONER€DONAL€à 8 àà  à)Ð tl  ÐCAMPBELL,€ET€AL.,à à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAffirmed€andà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ d\ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àRemandedÐ TL Ðà Ø àRespondents/Appellees.à 8 àà  à)Ð D< ЛÌÔ€¼¼XXùcÔò òòòà@uu'êàJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€Tóóó óˆÐ $ ÐÌÓÓÔ€XùcX¼¼Ôà Ø àà 0 àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€on€appeal€from€theÐ PH МChancery€Court›€of€œDavidson€County,›€œand€briefs›€œof›€counsel;€upon€considerationÏwhereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€decree€of€the€Chancellor€there€is€œnoÏreversible€error.›Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€decreed€by€this€Court€that€the€decree€œis€affirmed.›€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€œChancery€Court›€of€œDavidson€County›€for€the€enforcement€of€theÏdecree€and€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accrued€below.Ìà Ø àà 0 àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€œMonroe€E.€Davis.›ÌÓÓÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à________________________________Ìœà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.›ÌœÌ›Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à________________________________Ìœà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE›ÌœÌ›Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àœ________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌñÉñ›