WPC 9)Z*p8Or6?=g=TPFr$nA.ଁ }u)O)CZ-|戂LWŰ2#˒r:cL9f^jPW:hgyD4ړU BU?U?fi= CgdzHؚH>eg[^\3)4=0DrRl*,y5&[^a(bEh 0DVNEb 0 Bww 0 D58 D-m 0K AS8 0 0D AHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 5e,,,,0{* (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular}* C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xU  R$      1  -  _Tenn.R.Ct.App.10states:  8  ThisCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodify 8 theactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhaveno L precedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated   MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforany  reasoninanyunrelatedcase.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0   R$      2  -  _WenotethatWilliamsheldthatadismissalonthosegroundswouldbewithoutprejudice.- -(|G2$ !.8Kdd8         0  - d(|3$ !.8Kdd8     VVVV)!dxdx)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3$ !.8Kdd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Kdd8     _  K8QXXdd8  @ IKINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#KI #Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsApril28,2000 L XQXK #KXXQ#_JABARI_ԀISSAMANDELAv.JIMROSE,etal.XQXK  J @@ AppealfromtheChanceryCourtforWayneCounty  J @@No.10448Stella_Hargrove_,Chancellor  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M199902552_COA_ԄR3CVFiledJuly31,_2001_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     Thetrialcourtsummarilydismissedtheplaintiffproseprisonerscomplaintforlackofjurisdiction x  beforeserviceofprocesswashadorresponsefiled.Basedontherecordbeforeus,wereverse. d  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourt < ReversedandRemanded  (x   #KXQ#XQX.KPatriciaJ.Cottrell,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichBenH._Cantrell_,_P.J._,M.S., P andWilliamC.Koch,Jr.,J.,joined. < _Jabari_ԀIssaMandela,_Henning_,Tennessee,ProSe   MEMORANDUMOPINION  #  1      #KXXQ#XQXK  #KXXQ #  XQXK  Aproseprisonerappealsfromthetrialcourtsdismissalforlackofjurisdictionofhis t complaintagainstDepartmentofCorrectionemployeesandemployeesoftheprivatecorporation ` whichoperatedthefacilityinwhichhewashoused.Mr.Mandelafiledthisactionasserting42 L  U.S.C.1983claimsandstatelawclaims,specifically:racialdiscrimination,excessiveforce, 8!  retaliatoryactsforhisactivitiesprovidinglegalhelptootherinmates,cruelandunusualpunishment, $"t! anddenialofaccesstothecourts. #`"   Thetrialcourtdismissedthecomplaintfor lackofjurisdictioninanorderenteredthesame $8 $ dayasthecomplaintwasfiled.Therefore,noservicewashadonthedefendants,andnoansweror %$!% otherresponsewasfiled.Consequently,nobriefhasbeenfiledinthiscourtinresponsetoMr. &"& Mandelasappeal.Thetrialcourtprovidednofurtherexplanationofthedismissal,andweareleft  todiscernonwhatbasisthecourtlackedsubjectmatterjurisdiction.    LikeMr.Mandelainhismotiontoalteroramendtheorderofdismissal,wehaveconsidered t severalbasesuponwhichthecourtmayhavereacheditsdecision.Whilesomeclaimsappeartobe ` timebarredandtheremaybevariousdeficienciesinotherclaims,weareunabletofindontheface L  ofthecomplaintajurisdictionalbasisfordismissaloftheentirecomplaint.Statecourtshave 8  jurisdictionovercivilrightsactionsfiledpursuantto42U.S.C.1983.SeeLutherv.Compton,5 $ t S.W.3d635,63940(Tenn.1999)(TennesseeSupremeCourtanalyzedplaintiffs42U.S.C.1983  ` claims,andaffirmedthetrialcourtsgrantofdefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgment).  L    Petitionersoughttoproceedinforma_pauperis_,therebytriggeringtheprovisionsofTenn. $  CodeAnn.4121801etseq.Tenn.CodeAnn.4121804givesthetrialcourtauthorityto   dismissaclaimfiledbyaninmate,eitherbeforeorafterserviceofprocessonthedefendant,ifthe   courtfinds(1)thattheallegationofpovertyintheinmatesaffidavitisfalse,or(2)theclaimis   frivolousormalicious.Inmakingadeterminationwhethertheclaimisfrivolousormalicious,the   courtmayconsiderenumeratedfactors,includingwhethertheclaimhasachanceofsuccess,whether p theclaimhasabasisinlawandinfact,andwhethertheclaimissubstantiallysimilartoaprevious \ claimfiledbytheinmate.Tenn.CodeAnn.4121804(b).Thetrialcourtmadenoneofthese H findings. 4   Tenn.CodeAnn.4121806requiresthataninmatewhofilesaclaimthatissubjectto  \ reviewbythegrievanceproceduresestablishedbytheDepartmentpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn. H 4121817filewiththecourtanaffidavitstatingthedatethegrievancewasfiledandthedatethe 4 finaldecisionofthegrievancecommitteewasreceived.Acopyofthatdecisionmustbefiledwith   thecomplaint.Intherequiredaffidavitaccompanyinghiscomplaint,Mr.Mandelastatedthatsome   oftheclaimsinhislawsuithadbeensubmittedtogrievanceproceedings.Hedoesnotspecify  which.Hedidnotattachacopyofthegrievancecommitteesdecision.    Inaddition,aninmatewhohaspreviouslyfiledactionssubsequentlydeterminedtobe l frivolousandorderedtopayassociatedcostsandexpensespursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.4121807 X  maynotfilesubsequentlawsuitsuntilthosecostsandexpensesarepaidinfull.Tenn.CodeAnn. D! 4121812. 0"    Thiscourthassustaineddismissalsbasedonfailuretocomplywiththeseandother $X" requirementsofTenn.CodeAnn.4121801etseq.Seee.g.,Williamsv.Bell,37S.W.3d477 $D # (Tenn.Ct.App.2000)(complaintdismissedpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.4121805forfailure %0!$ toattachaffidavitlistingpreviouslawsuits); #  2      ׀Davisv.Holland,31S.W.3d574(Tenn.Ct.App. &"% 2000)(complaintdismissedpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.4121812forfailuretopayprevious '#&  courtcosts);_Herron_Ԁv.Morgan,No.M199902774COAR3CV,2000WL1121537(Tenn.Ct. (#' App.Aug.9,2000)(perm.app.deniedMarch19,2001)(complaintdismissedasfrivolouspursuant  toTenn.CodeAnn.4121804(b)).     WhilethesegroundsmayormaynotexistinrelationtoMr.Mandelascomplaint,therecord t beforeusdoesnotprovideuswiththeinformationnecessarytomakethatdetermination.Further, ` thetrialcourtspecificallystatedthegroundsfordismissalaslackofjurisdictionandmadenofinding L  withregardtoTenn.CodeAnn.4121801etseq. 8    Basedupontherecordbeforeus,wereversethetrialcourtssummarydismissalofthe  ` complaintandremandforfurtherproceedings.Costsofthisappealarewaived.  L     `     h     ___________________________________      `     h     PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE