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ŌŌ€-ŌŻ  ŻÓ  ÓŌ€.ŌŃ\R AŲ'\Ńņ ņņņ›Ń7€|ÅXXdšdČ7ќ›Ž ŽĢĢóóó óą@ ąņ ņIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢą@ ąAT€JACKSONĢĢĢĢPHILLIP€E.€HALL,ą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óFrom€the€Lauderdale€Co.€CircuitĻCourtĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąó óat€Ripley,€TennesseeĢą ąPetitioner/Appellant,ą ąœ›ą ąņ ņ)ó óĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąó óThe€Hon.€Joseph€H.€Walker,€JudgeĢņ ņvs.ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óTrial€Court€No.ņ ņ€ó ó4934ņ ņĢŁ€ ٜßR€120A1-j|xĖ` Å `€€@’Rߛą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óAppeal€No.€02A01„9801„CV„00015Ģņ ņą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ĢCOMMISSIONER€DONAL€CAMPBELL,)ą ąAFFIRMEDó óĢņ ņet€al,ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ó óĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)Ģą ąó óRespondents/Appellees.ą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąPhillip€E.€Hall,€pro€seą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óHenning,€Tennesseeņ ņĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPó óĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąAttorney€General€&€ReporterĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąKIMBERLY€J.€DEANĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąAssistant€Attorney€GeneralĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąó óNashville,€TennesseeĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņ ņ)ą ąó óAttorney€for€Appelleesņ ņą ąą ąĢó óņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢĢą@ ąņ ņMEMORANDUM€OPINIONó óœ× ƒ3 ××  כĢņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢą ąņņņ ņHIGHERS,€œJ.ó óóóĢ›Ģņ ņņņĢÓÓą ąó óóóThis€case€involves€a€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€filed€by€a€state€prisoner€in€theĻchancery€court€sitting€at€Lauderdale€County.€€Appellant/prisoner,€Phillip€E.€Hall€(š šHallšš),Ķchallenges€the€outcome€of€a€disciplinary€proceeding€brought€against€him.€€The€trialĻcourt€dismissed€the€suit€by€order€entered€on€December€1,€1997,€finding€that€appellantĻhad€failed€to€file€his€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€within€the€sixty€day€period€required€byĻTenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€27„9„102,€and€that€he€had€failed€to€file€his€petition€for€writ€ofĻcertiorari€in€Davidson€County.€€ĢĢą ąHall€is€an€inmate€in€the€custody€of€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction€atĻthe€West€Tennessee€High€Security€Facility.€€He€was€housed€at€the€Cold€CreekĻCorrectional€Facility€in€Henning,€Tennessee,€at€the€time€this€petition€was€filed.€€In€hisĻpetition€for€writ€of€Ń7€L|XXdšXXdš7Ńcertiorari,€Hall€listed€the€following€as€defendants€in€this€matter:€StateĻof€Tennessee;€Commissioner€of€Correction,€Donal€Campbell;€Assistant€Commissioner,ĻCharles€Bass;€former€warden€of€Cold€Creek€Correctional€Facility,€Jimmy€Harrison;ĻCorrectional€Sergeants,€Aaron€Malone€and€Kenneth€Carroll;€Correctional€Corporals,ĻJohn€Cole€and€Bettye€Kirkpatrick;€Correctional€Teacher,€Larry€Higgins;€Secretary,ĻPatricia€Anderson;€Property€Officer,€Ray€Heath;€Correctional€Counselor,€Mary€Kissell;ĻBuilding€Maintenance€Worker,€Jerry€King;€and€Aegis€Analytical€Laboratories,€Inc.€€ĢĢą ąOn€October€14,€1996,€appellee€Kirkpatrick€had€a€suspicion€that€Hall€wasĻsmoking€marijuana.€€Appellees€Kirkpatrick€and€Malone€conducted€a€š šreasonableĻsuspicion€drug€screenšš€and€forwarded€the€results€to€Aegis€Laboratory.€€The€testĻperformed€by€Aegis€resulted€in€incriminating€evidence€against€Hall.€€On€November€18,Ļ1996,€appellees€Cole,€Heath,€and€King€held€a€š šReasonable€Suspicion€Hearing.šš€€FourĻdays€later€appellees€Cole,€Anderson,€and€Higgins€held€a€disciplinary€hearing€whichĶHall€contends€denied€his€due€process€rights€to€call€witnesses,€present€evidence€on€hisĻown€behalf,€and€have€his€case€heard€by€an€impartial€tribunal.€€At€this€hearing,€Hall€wasĻfound€guilty.€€On€December€4,€1996,€Hall€filed€an€appeal€to€Warden€Harrison.€ĻThereafter,€on€December€6,€the€appeal€was€denied.€€On€December€17,€Hall€filed€anĻappeal€to€Commissioners€Campbell€and€Bass.€€This€appeal€was€denied€on€January€9,Ļ1997.€ĢĢą ąA€few€days€later,€Hall€contends€that€appellee€Malone€conducted€a€š šrandom€drugĻscreenšš€and€insisted€that€Hall€sign€the€collection€sheet.€€When€Hall€refused€to€sign,Ļappellee€Malone€cited€him€for€the€prison€disciplinary€offense€of€š šrefusing€a€drugĻscreen.šš€Thereafter,€on€January€21,€1997,€appellees€Cole,€Heath,€and€Kissell€held€aĻdisciplinary€hearing€and€found€Hall€guilty€of€refusing€a€drug€screen.€ĢĢą ąAccording€to€affidavit€of€Herman€S.€Phillips,€due€to€his€case€load€and€otherĻresponsibilities€as€resident€inmate€advisor,€he€inadvertently€failed€to€file€Hallššs€appealĻconcerning€this€matter.€€Apparently,€no€appeal€was€filed.€€€€ĢĢą ąHall€filed€his€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€on€April€17,€1997.€€On€June€9€of€thatĻsame€year,€appellees€moved€that€the€petition€be€dismissed€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.Ļ12.02€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted€and€for€improperĻvenue.€€Appellee€Aegis€filed€an€answer€on€May€7,€1997.€€Hall€filed€a€motion€forĻjudgment€of€default€as€to€appellee€Aegis€Analytical€Laboratories€on€July€30,€1997.€ĻHall€also€filed€a€memorandum€in€opposition€to€appelleesšš€motion€to€dismiss.€€OnĶDecember€1,€1997,€the€trial€court€ruled,€granting€appelleesšš€motion€to€dismiss€on€twoĻgrounds:€(1)€the€failure€of€Hall€to€file€his€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€within€the€sixty€dayĻtime€limit€set€forth€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€27„9„102€and€(2)€his€failure€to€file€his€petitionĻin€Davidson€County€rather€than€in€Lauderdale€County.€€Thereafter,€Hall€filed€his€noticeĻappeal€on€January€14,€1997.€€ĢĢą ąAfter€the€trial€courtššs€December€1,€1997,€order€dismissing€his€petition,€Hall€hadĻuntil€December€31,€1997€to€file€his€notice€of€appeal€with€this€Court.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.Ļ4(a).€€Hallššs€notice€of€appeal,€however,€was€not€filed€until€January€14,€1998€therebyĻrendering€this€Court€without€jurisdiction€to€hear€the€matter.€ĢĢą ąWe€are€aware€of€Hallššs€contention€that€the€Lauderdale€County€Circuit€CourtĻClerk€failed€to€notify€him€of€the€trial€courtššs€final€judgment€until€the€first€week€of€JanuaryĻ1998.€€This€is€evidenced€by€the€court€clerkššs€letter€to€Hall€postmarked€š šJan.€5.šš€€€This,Ļhowever,€is€unavailing.€€Hall€could€have€pursued€other€remedies€upon€his€untimelyĻreceipt€of€notice€of€the€trial€courtššs€order€of€dismissal.€€Upon€the€court€clerkššs€failure€toĻnotify€Hall€within€30€days€of€the€trial€courtššs€final€judgment,€Hall€could€have€filed€aĻTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€60.02€motion€before€the€trial€court€seeking€relief€from€the€trial€courtššsĻorder€of€dismissal.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€60.02;€ņņseeóó€ņņTate€v.€County€of€Monroeóó,€578€S.W.2dĻ642€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1978).€€By€his€failure€to€take€remedial€action,€however,€Hall€hasĻtied€the€jurisdictional€hands€of€this€Court.ĢĢą ąĢœĢ›ą ąAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€Hallššs€petitionĻfor€writ€of€certiorari.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€Hall,€for€which€execution€mayĻissue€if€necessary.€€€€€ĢĢÓÓĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ļą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąóóHIGHERS,€J.ĢĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢĢĢņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢFARMER,€J.ĢĢĢĢņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóĢLILLARD,€J.ĢĢą ąĢĢą ąĢĢą ą