WPCX G<=EFCFOÿ́=+mDn=RVĴeE >T0 ^\|H0 )Z ɁUj[D׵FqU6ԕw N92;}C&v d7aͧ, ;gLT|ءL^|ӁihR6oUג۫"g[ՄpGR ˵5'P)&$c!Id}<ҳ+l>6^.mƅYT ԡ:^T"TFP ^#+gX1O&s c@emx/i.E'0f65@6˭c .ӯno7n۹a7,"/_(6hVV=] ̘_m^3Nxy =ۘ>t XLb#\ %% ^ + 07 UN w 4 z%  q  m  W 0DoNIESbKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 0SSSS B>> 0[ D5 D-4 0Kaa AS 0 0Di A\\IB01S01\CLERK1NAS,,,,0B70 (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular)0C:i+00 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$      3    _WeareunabletoascertainforcertainwhetherOctober18or19isthecorrectdateasthenumberwaswritten  over,andthecorrectioninitialedbyMr.Marceaux,butitisunclearwhichisthecorrection.Onedaysdifferencedoes t notaffecttheresultinthiscase.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0   MARCEAUXSoloman COA P.J.SoddyIndigency T]heSchein  R$      1    _Tenn.R.Ct.App.10states:  8  ThisCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodify 8 theactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhaveno L precedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated   MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforany  reasoninanyunrelatedcase. I R$      2    _AlthoughthemotionitselfwasstampedfiledOctober21,2002,therecordincludesaletterfromanemployee  oftheclerksofficedatedSeptember24,2002,referencingthemotion.- -(|G2$ !.8T}dXXd8         0   d(|3 >$ !.8T}dXXd8     VVVV)!dxdx)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3 >$ !.8T}dXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8T}dd8     __  T}8}XXdd8  @ M@T}INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#T}M@#Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsJanuary12,2004 L X}XT} #T}XX}#METROPOLITANGOVERNMENTOFNASHVILLEANDDAVIDSON J COUNTY,TENNESSEEv.BASILMARCEAUXX}XT}   ^ @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCounty  ^ @@No.02C2997CarolSoloman,Judge  J @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200300876COAR3CVFiledJanuary23,2004 #T}XX}#X}XT}    AV) ` dE<` A      Becausetherecordconfirmsthattheappellantdidnotperfectanappealfromanadversedecision  ofthegeneralsessionscourtwithintendaysofthatdecision,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissal x ofthelateattemptedappeal. d  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourt < AffirmedandRemanded  (x   #T}X}t#X}X.T}PatriciaJ.Cottrell,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichWilliamC.Koch,Jr.,P.J., P M.S.,andFrankG.Clement,Jr.,J.,joined. < BasilMarceaux,SoddyDaisy,Tennessee,ProSe.  AnnOConnellSimon;P.JeffCampbell;JohnL.Kennedy,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellee,  MetropolitanGovernmentofNashvilleandDavidsonCounty.   MEMORANDUMOPINION  #  1      #T}XX}#X}XT} `!  #T}XX} #  X}XT}  Appellant,Mr.Marceaux,appealsfromthedismissalbythecircuitcourtofhisattempted 8#" appealofageneralsessionscourtjudgmentbecausehisappealwasfiledmorethantendaysafter $$t# entryofthegeneralsessionsjudgment. %` $   %L!%p _  OnJune13,2002,Mr.Marceauxwasissuedatrafficcitationcharginghimwithdriving70   mphina45mphzone,failuretohaveproofofinsurance,anddrivingonanexpiredlicense,all  violationsofcityordinances.ThecitationnotifiedMr.Marceauxofthedateofthehearingonthe  charges,August22,2002.WhenMr.Marceauxdidnotappearatthehearing,adefaultjudgment t wasenteredagainsthim.SometimearoundSeptember24,2002, #  2      ׀Mr.Marceauxfiledamotionfor ` newtrialinthegeneralsessionscourtwhichwasdeniedbythatcourtasnottimelyfiled. L    Mr.Marceauxthensoughttoappealthegeneralsessionsjudgmenttothecircuitcourt.Itis $ t unclearfromtherecordbeforeusexactlywhenthenoticeofappealwasfiled.TheMetropolitan  ` GovernmentstatesthatMr.MarceauxappealedonOctober21,2002,andreferstoadocument  L  appearingintherecordentitled NoticetoAppellantwhichwasstampedfiledOctober21,2002,  8  butsignedbyMr.MarceauxonOctober19,2002.  #  3      ׀TheaccompanyingAffidavitofIndigency, $  substitutingasacostbond,wasalsosignedbyMr.MarceauxonOctober19,2002.Bothalso   containstampsandsignaturesofdeputyclerksdatedOctober19,2002.     Apersondissatisfiedwithageneralsessionscourtjudgmentmayappealtothecircuitcourt   wherethematterishearddenovo.Tenn.CodeAnn.275108(a)(1).Suchanappealmustbe p madewithintendaysofthegeneralsessionscourtdecisionbycomplyingwiththeapplicable \ statutoryprovisions.Id.Ifnoappealistakenwithintendays,executionmayissue.Tenn.Code H Ann.275108(d). 4   Thetendaytimeperiodforappealisjurisdictional.  \ 8  [T]hetimelyperfectingofanappealisnomeretechnicalformality:itisinfacta 4 mandatoryrequirement,andifitisnotcompliedwiththecourthasnojurisdiction   overthecase.    Lovev.CollegeLevelAssessmentServices,Inc.,928S.W.2d36,38(Tenn.1996).SeealsoThe  VanderbiltUniversityv.Haynes,No.M200102688COA2003,2003WL239819,at*1(Tenn.Ct.  App.Feb.4,2003)(noTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled);Watkinsv.Fitzgerald,No.M2000 l 03197COAR3CV,2002WL31662404,at*2(Tenn.Ct.App.Nov.26,2002)(noTenn.R.App. X  P.11applicationfiled);Scheinv.Watts,No.E199902128COAR3CV,2000WL222537,at*2 D! (Tenn.Ct.App.Feb.28,2000)(noTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled).Therecordindicatesthat 0"  theearliestpossibledateonwhichtheappealwasperfectedwasOctober19,2002.Thisdatewas #l! welloutsidethetendayperiodforappealfromajudgmententeredAugust22,2002. $X"   $D #   ThroughoutmostofhisbriefsMr.Marceauxattemptstoraisesubstantiveissuesregarding   themeritsoftheordinanceviolationsforwhichhewascited.Neitherthetrialcourtnorthiscourt  canconsiderthoseissuesifthecircuitcourtlackedjurisdictiontohearhiscasebecausehedidnot  fileatimelyappeal.However,inhisreplybrief,Mr.Marceauxalsoappearstoassertthathefirst t requestedanappealornewtrialwithinthetendays,butwaspreventedtherefrombecausetheclerk ` didnot honortheindigentstatusofthedefendant.Thisappearstobeareferencetostatementsby L  Mr.Marceauxappearingelsewhereinhisfilingstotheeffectthathehadalreadybeenfoundindigent 8  byothercourts.Theclerkwasrequiredtoobtainacostbondoraffidavitofindigency(oroathfor $ t poorpersons)asaprerequisitetoperfectingtheappeal.Gillv.StateFarmInsuranceCo.,958  ` S.W.2d350,351(Tenn.Ct.app.1997),citingTenn.CodeAnn.275103.Theonlyaffidavitof  L  indigencyappearingintherecordwassignedbyMr.MarceauxonOctober19,2002.  8    ThecircuitcourtdismissedthiscaseonMarch6,2003,forlackofjurisdiction.BecauseMr.   Marceauxdidnottimelyperfecthisappealfromthegeneralsessionscourtjudgment,weaffirmthe   judgmentofthetrialcourt.Costsofthisappealaretaxedtotheappellant,Mr.BasilMarceaux.      `     h     ___________________________________ H    `     h     PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE