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óóó,€947€S.W.2d€155,€156€(Tenn.€App.€1997).€€In€the€present€case,Ð ° Ðthe€Hamiltons€appear€to€have€satisfied€none€of€these€jurisdictional€prerequisites.€€ò òòòSeeó óóó€T.C.A.Ð  ð Ððððð4-5-223€to€„225€(1991€&€Supp.€1997). sÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝIn€ò òòòDominquev.€Telbóóó ó,€the€court€indicated€that,€at€least€in€federal€court,€the€plaintiff€hasÐ ° Ðthe€burden€of€going€forward€once€the€defendant€properly€raises€the€issue€of€qualified€immunityÏby€way€of€affirmative€defense,€motion€to€dismiss,€or€motion€for€summary€judgment.€Ïò òòòDominquev.€Telbó óóó,€831€F.2d€at€677.€€The€court€also€recognized,€however,€that€factualÐ €Ð Ðambiguities€may€prevent€the€trial€court€from€deciding€this€issue€on€a€motion€to€dismiss.€€TheÏcourt€explained:ÌÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIf€the€complaint€itself€is€ambiguous€in€its€factual€allegations,€and€ifÏthat€ambiguity€results€in€a€determination€that€under€one€set€of€factsÏthe€plaintiffððs€federal€rights€were€violated€and€in€another€they€wereÏnot,€then€presumably€the€district€court€can€so€hold,€and€the€matterÏmay€then€either€be€appealed€or€proceed€on€to€the€discovery€stage,Ïafter€which€it€might€be€possible€to€resolve€the€issue€by€appropriateÏÔ& Ð Ôâ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ ââ âmotion€for€summary€judgment.Ð ` x` x ÐÌò òòòDominquev.€Telbó óóó,€831€F.2d€at€677.€€The€present€dispute€appears€to€be€such€a€case.Ô'Ð Ô ´Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝExhibit1€consisted€of€a€warranty€deed€describing€the€Hamiltonsðð€property€in€ObionÐ ° ÐCounty. ™Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝExhibit2€consisted€of€an€application€packet€for€a€1997€Reelfoot€Lakeshore€Use€Permit. eÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ýò òòòSeeó óóó€T.R.C.P.€12.02(6). eÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ýò òòòSeeó óóó€T.R.C.P.€12.02(1). ?Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝInasmuch€as€these€allegations€were€sufficient€to€state€a€substantive€due€process€claimÐ ° Ðunder€the€Fourth€Amendment,€as€opposed€to€merely€a€procedural€due€process€claim,€theÏavailability€of€any€state€law€remedies€did€not€provide€a€ground€to€dismiss€the€Hamiltonsðð€sectionÏ1983€claim.€€ò òòòSeeó óóó€ò òòòDavisv.€Baylessó óóó,€70€F.3d€at€375;€ò òòòcf.ó óóó€ò òòòDeanv.€Campbelló óóó,€No.Ð €Ð Ð02A01-9704-CV-00077,€1997€WL€401960,€at€*1€(Tenn.€App.€July17,€1997). yÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝAlthough€the€language€of€the€Hamiltonsðð€complaint€was€not€entirely€clear,€at€the€hearingÐ ° Ðon€the€Defendantsðð€motion€to€dismiss,€counsel€for€the€Hamiltons€explained€that€count1€wasÏð ðagainst€the€individual€officersðð€only,€whereas€counts2,€3,€and€4€were€ð ðagainst€the€state.ðð Ý ƒ!¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€Xž¤XXXÔÔ€.LXXž¤ÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€Xž¤X.LÔÐ  ÐÌò òOctober€12,€1998Ð šš ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ô!ñôXXž¤ÔAppellate€Court€Clerkó ó HÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€parties€have€directed€this€courtððs€attention€to€the€case€of€òòò òState€ex€rel.€Catesv.€WestÐ ° ÐTennessee€Land€Co.ó óóó,€158€S.W.€746,€752„53€(Tenn.€1913),€in€which€our€supreme€court€discussedÐ  ð Ðthe€rights€of€property€owners€whose€lands€became€submerged€when€Reelfoot€Lake€was€createdÏby€an€earthquake€in€1810.€€We€note,€however,€that€the€Hamiltonsðð€complaint€asserts€that€theirÏboat,€duck€blind,€and€decoys€were€placed€in€Reelfoot€Lake€ð ða€short€distance€fromðð€their€propertyÏrather€than€in€the€portion€of€the€lake€which€ð ðcoversðð€their€property.€€We€further€note€that€theÏHamiltons€have€a€property€interest€in€their€boat,€duck€blind,€and€decoys€which€is€independent€ofÏany€property€rights€which€they€might€assert€as€riparians€of€Reelfoot€Lake.€€Accordingly,€ourÏresolution€of€the€Hamiltonsðð€section€1983€claim€against€the€individual€Defendants€does€notÏrequire€this€court€to€resolve€the€nature€or€extent€of€the€Hamiltonsðð€asserted€riparian€rights€toÏReelfoot€Lake.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular !"#%Cþÿ<< Cÿÿ d(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó'''÷ÿ dxdüÿP Pd 'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýñwññnñ›ñnññwñÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÓ'°,X°À”X°œX'Óò òñƒññwñßr€(<,(j 8` `€€@Eȱ` ttx$°ð Õrßñwññwñ›ñwñ››ñƒññƒñ›ñƒñà@O O ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€ˆÐ ° Ðà@kk%ìàAT€JACKSONó óˆÐ œì ÐÌà@. . ìà_______________________________________________________ˆÌÌà À à)Ìò òJAMIE€HAMILTON€and€wifeó óà À à)à  àObion€County€Circuit€CourtÐ 8 ˆ Ðò òBONNIE€HAMILTONó ó,à À à)à  àNo.€7„719Ð ( x Ðà À à)Ì€€€€€Plaintiffs/Appellants.à À à)Ð  T  Ðà À à)ÌVS.à À à)à  àC.A.€No.€02A01„9712„CV„00324Ð Ü,  Ðñƒñœßt€(>.*jxTúÇ` `€€@E` ttx$TÈð › tß›ñƒñà À à)Ìò òGARY€COOK,€KEN€DYKES,€ANDYó óà À à)Ð ´  Ðò òTWEED,€WADE€HENDRON,€FRANKó óà À à)Ð ¤ô  Ðò òEVANS,€TENNESSEE€WILDLIFEó óà À à)Ð ”ä  Ðò òRESOURCES€AGENCY,€TENNESSEEó óà À à)Ð „Ô Ðò òWILDLIFE€RESOURCES€ó óà À à)Ð tÄ Ðò òCOMMISSION,€HAROLD€HURST,ó óà À à)Ð d´ Ðò òBRIAN€THOMPSON,€LARRYó óà À à)Ð T¤ Ðò òTHURSTON,€JEFF€MARTIN,€andó óà À à)Ð D” Ðò òPAUL€BROWNó ó,à À à)Ð 4„ Ðà À à)Ì€€€€€Defendants/Appellees.à À à)Ð ` Ðà À à)Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌFrom€the€Circuit€Court€of€Obion€County€at€Union€City.Ìò òHonorable€William€B.€Acree,€Jr.,€Judge€ó óÐ ¬ü ÐÌÌÌò òVincent€A.€Sikoraó ó,€THE€SIKORA€LAW€FIRM,€Piney€Flats,€TennesseeÐ \"¬  ÐAttorney€for€Plaintiffs/Appellants.ÌÌÌò òJohn€Knox€Walkup,€Attorney€General€and€Reporteró óÐ &`!$ Ðò òElizabeth€P.€McCarter,€Senior€Counseló óÐ ü&L"% ÐAttorneys€for€Defendants/Appellees.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMED€IN€PART,€REVERSED€IN€PART€AND€REMANDEDó óÐ p-À(, ÐÌÌà À àò òFARMER,€J.ó óÐ 40„+/ ÐÌò òCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ó ó:€(Concurs)Ð  2\-1 Ðò òHIGHERS,€J.ó ó:€œ(Concurs)ñoñÐ ü2L.2 ÐñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÌñoññoñÐ L;œ6; Ðñoñ›ñqññpñÓ3°,X°` À”X°,X°À”X3ÓñpññqññrññqñÓ6°,X°` ¸ À”X°,X°À”X6ÓñqññrññsññrñÓ6°,X°` ‚XÀ”X°,X°À”X6ÓñrññsññsñÓ0°,X°` ˜X°,X°À”X0ÓñsññtñÓÓñtññuñÓ  Óœñuññvñà ` àPlaintiffs€Jamie€and€Bonnie€Hamilton,€husband€and€wife,€appeal€the€trial€courtððs€finalÏjudgment€dismissing€their€claims€for€declaratory€and€injunctive€relief€against€Defendants/AppelleesÏTennessee€Wildlife€Resources€Agency€and€Tennessee€Wildlife€Resources€Commission€andÏdismissing€their€civil€rights€claim€against€other€Defendants/Appellees€who€are€employees€of€theÏTennessee€Wildlife€Resources€Agency.€€We€affirm€in€part€and€reverse€in€part€the€trial€courtððsÏjudgment.ÌÌà@bbìàÔ& € Ôò òòòI.€€Procedural€Historyóóó óˆÐ ˜è  ÐÌà ` àThe€Hamiltons€instituted€this€action€in€August€1997€by€filing€a€four„count€complaintÔ'€˜½ ÔÏagainst€the€Defendants€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Obion€County.€€The€Hamiltonsðð€complaint€containedÏthe€following€factual€allegations:ÌÌÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ à1.à  àPlaintiffs,€Jamie€Hamilton€and€Bonnie€Hamilton,€areÐ  ð Ðcitizens€and€residents€of€Obion€County,€Tennessee,€and€are€theÏowners€of€the€property€shown€at€Exhibit1׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€(hereafter€referred€to€asÐ xÈ ÐProperty).Ð ` x` x ÐÌà8 ` àà ¸ à2.à  àDefendant€Tennessee€Wildlife€Resources€AgencyÐ