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 ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àÔ_ÔFILEDÔ_Ô€APRIL€15,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ – æ  Ðà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` A߈Ð ‚Ò  ÐÌà@¶¶ìàNo.€E2001„02455„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€ˆÐ }Í  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<T` AßÐ U¥  Ðó óÌÌThe€Trial€Court€dismissed€complaint€for€the€failure€of€plaintiff,€who€is€incarcerated,€to€comply€withÐ <Œ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„805.€€On€appeal,€we€affirm.Ð (x ÐÔ#†¼A=»XXAP#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼A=ÔÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ P ÐÌòòHerschel€Pickens€FranksÔ#†¼A=»àXA #ÔÔ‡XAX.¼A=Ô,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€whichòò€Charles€D.€Susano,Ð Ø( ÐJr.,€Ô#†¼A=»àXAÓ#ÔÔ‡XAX.¼A=ÔJ.,óó€andòò€D.€Michael€Ô_ÔSwineyÔ_Ô,Ô#†¼A=»àXAz#ÔÔ‡XAX.¼A=Ô€J.óó,€joined.Ð Ä ÐÌJohnny€McGowan,€Ô_ÔPetrosÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€òòpro€seóó.Ð œì ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General,€and€DawnÐ tÄ ÐJordan,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€Appellees.Ð `° ÐÌÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼A=»XXAü#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼A=ԈР!`  ÐÌòòóóÔ‡XAXXXAÔà  àà0 ` àÐ ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àThis€is€the€second€appeal€in€this€action€filed€òòpro€seóó€by€Johnny€McGowan.€€McGowanÐ Ô#$# Ðis€incarcerated€in€Brushy€Mountain€Penitentiary,€and€brought€this€action€against€employees€of€theÐ À$ $ ÐTennessee€Department€of€Corrections,€at€the€Brushy€Mountain€facility.€€The€initial€Complaint€wasÐ ¬%ü % Ðfiled€in€January€of€2000,€alleging€that€he€had€been€physically€assaulted€by€defendants,€and€that€heÐ ˜&è!& Ðhad€been€charged€with€disciplinary€infractions€in€retaliation€for€his€filing€a€grievance€regarding€theÐ „'Ô"' Ðassault.€€The€Trial€Court€initially€granted€Summary€Judgment€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„Ð p(À#( Ð806,€because€the€Complaint€was€not€filed€within€30€days€after€the€final€grievance€decision.€€ThisÐ \)¬$) ÐCourt€reversed€and€remanded,€finding€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations€allowed€one€year,€and€thatÐ H*˜%* Ðthe€Court€could€not€apply€any€other€statute€to€shorten€the€period.€€òòMcGowan€v.€Gibsonóó,€2000€WLÐ 4+„&+ Ð1721663€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Nov.€17,€2000).Ð  ,p', ÐÐ  -\(-ý  ÐÔ_Ôà  àà ` àUpon€plaintiffððs€Motion€the€case€was€transferred€to€Circuit€Court.€€The€Court€thenÐ ° Ðentered€an€Order€finding€that€the€plaintiff€had€failed€to€comply€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„805Ð œì Ðin€his€affidavit.€€Plaintiff€then€filed€another€affidavit,€along€with€a€copy€of€his€trust€fund€statement.€Ð ˆØ ÐDefendants€then€asserted€that€plaintiff€had€not€fully€complied€with€the€Code€requirement,€becauseÐ tÄ Ðhe€had€failed€to€disclose€all€of€his€previous€lawsuits,€and€because€he€had€failed€to€pay€court€costsÐ `° Ðfrom€some€of€the€previous€suits€dismissed€as€frivolous.€€Defendant€also€attached€records€from€theÐ L œ Ðfederal€court€lawsuits€which€plaintiff€failed€to€disclose.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Trial€Court€then€dismissed€plaintiffððs€lawsuit€without€prejudice€on€the€groundsÐ  ` Ðthat€the€supplemental€affidavit€did€not€comply€with€the€requirements€of€the€Code,€and€plaintiff€hadÐ ü L  Ðnot€paid€costs€adjudged€against€him€in€prior€frivolous€lawsuits.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€issue€raised€on€appeal€is€whether€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€dismissing€plaintiffððsÐ À  Ðcomplaint€for€failure€to€comply€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„805€òòet€seq.óóÐ ¬ü  ÐÌà  àà ` àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„805€deals€with€the€requirements€for€an€affidavit€of€inabilityÐ „Ô  Ðto€pay€costs€filed€by€an€inmate,€and€states€that€such€an€affidavit€must€contain€the€following:Ð pÀ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(1)€A€complete€list€of€every€lawsuit€or€claim€previously€filed€by€the€inmate,€withoutÐ H˜ Ðregard€to€whether€the€inmate€was€incarcerated€at€the€time€any€claim€or€action€wasÐ 4„ Ðfiled;€€andÐ p` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð à(2)€For€each€claim€or€action€listed€in€subsection€(a):ÐøH` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à(A)€The€operative€facts€for€which€relief€was€sought;ÐÐ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à(B)€The€case€name,€case€number€and€court€in€which€the€suit€or€claim€wasÐ ¼  Ðfiled;Шø¸ (#¸ (# Ðà8  àà ` àà0¸ Ð Ð à(C)€The€legal€theory€on€which€the€relief€sought€was€based;Ð”ä¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà0¸ Ð Ð à(D)€The€identification€of€each€party€named€in€the€action;€€andЀи Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à(E)€The€final€result€of€the€action,€including€dismissal€as€frivolous€or€Ð l¼ Ðmalicious€under€this€part€or€otherwise.ÐX ¨¸ (#¸ (# Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à(b)€If€the€affidavit€filed€under€this€section€states€that€a€previous€suit€was€dismissedÐ 0"€  Ðas€frivolous€or€malicious,€the€affidavit€must€state€the€date€of€the€final€order€affirmingÐ #l! Ðthe€dismissal.Ð$X"` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à(c)€The€affidavit€must€be€accompanied€by€a€current€certified€copy€of€the€inmate's€trustÐ à%0!$ Ðaccount€statement.ÐÌ&"%` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àPlaintiff€filed€two€affidavits€during€the€pendency€of€this€action,€but€these€filings€wereÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdeficient€in€that€plaintiff€failed€to€list€all€prior€lawsuits,€and€failed€to€fully€complete€the€affidavit.€€Ð )à$( ÐÌà  àà ` àò òó óThe€Trial€Court€relied€upon€òòWilliams€v.€Bellóó,€37€S.W.3d€477€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2000),Ð h+¸&* Ðto€dismiss€plaintiffððs€lawsuit€without€prejudice.€€€In€òòWilliamsóó,€the€inmate€(who€alleged€violations€ofÐ ° Ðhis€civil€rights)€failed€to€furnish€all€of€the€information€regarding€his€prior€lawsuits€that€is€requiredÐ œì Ðby€the€statute,€and€it€was€held€that€the€inmateððs€complaint€should€be€dismissed€without€prejudice.€Ð ˆØ ÐòòIdóó.€at€480.€€The€Court€recognized€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„801€òòet€seqóó.€€ð ðimposes€a€duty€uponÐ tÄ Ðinmates€who€file€claims€in€òòforma€pauperisóó€to€submit€affidavits€documenting€their€prior€history€ofÐ `° Ðlitigation,€before€a€trial€court€can€rule€on€their€current€claims.€€One€purpose€of€the€statutory€schemeÐ L œ Ðis€to€bar€inmates€who€have€filed€malicious€or€frivolous€claims€from€filing€any€further€lawsuits€untilÐ 8 ˆ Ðthey€have€paid€the€costs€that€have€accrued€from€those€prior€claims.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€479.€€The€Court€alsoÐ $ t Ðrecognized€that€the€federal€statutes€imposed€similar€requirements€on€inmates€filing€suit€in€òòformaÐ  ` Ðpauperisóó€in€federal€court.€€òòId.;€see€óó28€U.S.C.€ðð1915.€€The€òòWilliamsóó€decision€was€followed€by€anotherÐ ü L  Ðdecision€of€this€Court,€òòBrown€v.€Majorsóó,€2001€WL€1683768€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Dec.€19,€2001)Ð è 8  Ð(dismissal€warranted€for€failure€to€list€previous€lawsuits€as€required€by€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ððÐ Ô$  Ð41-21-805).Ð À  Ðà  àÌà  àà ` àThe€record€in€this€case€establishes€that€plaintiff€failed€to€comply€with€theÐ ˜è  Ðrequirements€of€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41-21-805€by€failing€to€list€all€of€his€prior€lawsuits,€the€basisÐ „Ô  Ðfor€the€same,€and€when€and€why€they€were€dismissed.€€We€affirm€the€Trial€Courtððs€action€inÐ pÀ Ðdismissing€this€case€without€prejudice.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€a€further€ground€supporting€the€dismissal,€the€Trial€Court€held€that€the€courtÐ 4„ Ðrecords€filed€by€the€defendant€demonstrated€that€he€had€failed€to€pay€court€costs€adjudged€againstÐ  p Ðhim€in€some€prior€lawsuits.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„812€states€that€the€court€clerk€is€directed€notÐ  \ Ðto€accept€another€claim€filed€by€an€inmate€who€has€failed€to€pay€court€costs€assessed€against€him€inÐ øH Ða€prior€claim.€€Further,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„807(h)€states€that€the€court€may€dismiss€any€claimÐ ä4 Ðif€an€inmate€fails€to€pay€court€costs€assessed€pursuant€to€the€statute.€€In€òòDavis€v.€Holland,óó€31€S.W.3dÐ Ð  Ð574€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2000),€the€Court€affirmed€the€dismissal€of€an€inmateððs€complaint€pursuant€toÐ ¼  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð41„21„812€for€failure€to€pay€court€costs€assessed€against€him€in€a€previous€lawsuitÐ ¨ø Ðfound€to€be€malicious€and€frivolous.€€In€this€case,€the€plaintiff€has€failed€to€pay€court€costs€adjudgedÐ ”ä Ðagainst€him€in€prior€lawsuits€dismissed€as€frivolous,€and€this€is€a€valid€ground€for€dismissal€as€foundÐ €Ð Ðby€the€Trial€Court.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed€and€the€cause€remanded,€with€the€costÐ D!” Ðof€the€appeal€assessed€to€Johnny€McGowan.Ð 0"€  ÐÌÔ#†XAXXXAö #ÔÔ#†¼A=»XXAº #ÔòòóóÔ‡XAX»¼A=ÔÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_________________________Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àòòHerschel€Pickens€Franks,€J.Ð Ì&"% Ðóó