WPCC  (3e˖gg;,zERy{#{O67Qrv[R~qiaZ:@@'@eUwC'IKIEnkΒS#[k l.륗ɼ!r6r &ujak Bj(Ij_H;O] Uk5TalU=by/EQsw:=46imnƅ~e٩c^-τєq5|ؐ? _}ͩ+\.!;gyXL$[כ|ьZ8Co>ԛ{<[ ۢ|댭K8Yi!aQȰ 8H{}~Mpg믵BK_nf#ȳ#=(n=Y/En~}QXrNx7ɺY9`?|12FU:KU: AQ 0D 0D 0Dc c D/ B B D3 HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($- - q5r5 s5Et5Uu5Ev5w5x5Uy5Ӏ5օ#%3|x5 ""   Xl<XXX 3mX Xl<   Ad FILED Xl<X 3m  September24,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular ""   Xl<XXX 3mX Xl<   Ad FILED Xl<X 3m  September23,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular!"#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxd dP Pd'''''dxd !  y5y5TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7XXdd7    5y5r )<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  ry5555y5y5WALTERK.JOHNSON, h     ) p DavidsonChancery   `     h     ) p No.963153III  55 ` Plaintiff/Appellant, h     )   `     h     )5t )>.*jx` `@E ` 8ttxP tߛ5VS. `     h     )    `     h     ) p    TENNESSEEDEPARTMENTOF  )   CORRECTIONS,   h     ) p AppealNo. | t  `     h     ) p 01A019710CH00586 h`  ` Defendant/Appellee. h     ) p  TL  @C C INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@,,!MIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLE@s s APPEALFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY@;;#ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE  HONORABLEELLENHOBBSLYLE,CHANCELLOR WalterK.Johnson,#94955R.M.S.I.,Unit6,A1237475CockrillBendRoadNashville,Tennessee372091010PROSE/PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTJohnR.Miles,#13346CounselfortheStateCivilRights&ClaimsDivisionCordellHullBldg.,SecondFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,Tennessee372430488ATTORNEYFORDEFENDANT/APPELLEE,  AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED.  *#& r  `     h     HENRYF.TODD `     h     PRESIDINGJUDGE,MIDDLESECTIONCONCUR:̜WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE̜CONCURSINSEPARATEOPINION:BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE̛ ;49  WALTERK.JOHNSON, h     ) p DavidsonChancery   `     h     ) p No.963153III   ` Plaintiff/Appellant, h     )   `     h     )VS. `     h     )    `     h     ) p    TENNESSEEDEPARTMENTOF  )   CORRECTIONS,   h     ) p AppealNo. | t  `     h     ) p 01A019710CH00586 h`  ` Defendant/Appellee. h     ) p  TL   @88( XXOPINION#XX#      { ` Thecaptionedpetitioner,aprisonerinthecustodyoftheTennesseeDepartmentofcorrection,hasappealedfromthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtdismissinghis PetitionforaDeclaratoryJudgment,whichis,inrealityanactionseekingreviewofanadministrativedecisionoftheDepartmentregardingsentencecredits.Thegroundsofthedismissalweretwofold: ` 1. Applicationforjudicialreviewwasnotfiledwithin60daysafterfinalactionof tl theadministrativeagencyasrequiredbyT.C.A.45322(b)(1),and ` 2. Failuretostateaclaimforwhichreliefcanbegrantedbecausethe sentence $  creditssoughtbypetitionerarenotmattersofrightbutofdiscretionbytheadministrativeauthorities.T.C.A.4121236(a)(2)and(3). ` ThepetitionwasfiledintheTrialCourtonOctober7,1996.ItdoesnotspecifythedateonwhichtheDepartmentmadeadeclaratoryrulingorrefusedtodoso. ` ThepetitionexhibitstwolettersfromthedepartmentwhicharerelevanttothetimelinessofthepetitiontotheTrialCourt.ThefirstisdatedApril3,1996,denyingadeclaratoryorder.Thesecond,datedAugust5,1996,respondstoasecondrequestfordeclaratoryorderbyreferringtotheApril3,1996letter. D9<26  ` Itisclearthatmorethan60dayselapsedfromApril3,1996toOctober7,1996. ` TheTrialCourthasnojurisdictiontoconsideranyapplicationforrelieffromanadministrativedecisionunlesstheapplicationforreliefisfiledwiththeTrialCourtwithin60daysafterthedateoftheadministrativeactionfromwhichreliefissought.T.C.A.45322. ` Intheabsenceofamotionforreconsideration,theadministrativeagencyhasnopowertoextendthetimeforapplicationforjudicialreviewbyreiteratingitsformeraction. ` AbsentjurisdictionoftheTrialCourt,toaddressthemeritsoftheapplication,thisCourthasnojurisdictiontoreviewtherulingsoftheTrialCourtuponthemeritsofthecontroversy. ` ThejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmed.Costsofthisappealaretaxedtotheappellant.TheTrialCourtdeferredthepaymentofTrialCourtscostsandtaxuntildispositionoftheappeal.ThecauseisremandedtotheTrialCourtforentryandenforcementofitsjudgmentagainstthepetitionerfortrialcourtcostsandlitigationtax.; K$   , XX AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED#X X, # . &" t    [      c __________________________________    [      c HENRYF.TODD    [      c PRESIDINGJUDGE,MIDDLESECTION KQ_` XCONCUR:̜q5____________________________q5r5BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGEr5____________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGEt5t5x5x5t5t5u5t5cont5u5v5CONCURSINSEPARATEOPINION:v5w5BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGEw5 Xs5s5   D:<37  ` b