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Ðdescribe€seriatim€the€documents€appearing€in€this€file.Ð 8#ˆ" ÐÌà  àFirst,€we€have€a€copy€of€the€initial€page€of€what€might€be€called€a€complaint€filed€byÐ %` $ ÐAppellant,€James€Anthony€Moss,€against€Appellee,€Vanderbilt€University€Medical€Center,€on€AprilÐ ü%L!% Ð13,€1998,€before€the€United€States€District€Court€of€the€Middle€District€of€Tennessee,€and€apparentlyÐ è&8"& Ðfiled€on€September€23,€1998€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€Tennessee.€€WhenÐ Ô'$#' Ðdescribed€under€the€heading€of€ð ðType€of€Pleadingðð€it€simply€states€ð ðNotice€of€Filing.ðð€€The€onlyÐ À($( Ðother€statement€written€on€this€document€before€the€signature€of€Appellant,€James€A.€Moss€is€theÐ ¬)ü$) Ðstatement€in€the€body€of€this€initial€page€ð ðApplication€for€Childððs€Insurance€Benefits€„€SurvivorÐ ˜*è%* ÐClaim.ððÐ „+Ô&+ Ðâ âÐ p,À',ým Ðà  àThe€next€document€is€the€final€two€pages€of€a€recommendation€by€Magistrate€Judge€WilliamÐ ° Ðâ âJ.€Haynes,€Jr.,€under€date€of€August€21,€1998,€that€the€complaint€be€dismissed€as€legally€frivolousÐ œì Ðunder€28€U.S.C.€section€1915(e)(2).€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àThe€next€two€pages€in€the€record€are€nearly€indecipherable€with€the€only€statement€of€factÐ `° Ðbeing€the€assertion€that€ð ðJames€A.€Moss€has€been€disabled€since€March€24,€1964.ðð€€It€further€assertsÐ L œ Ðthat€James€R.€Woodson€died€in€1979.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àNext,€is€a€copy€of€an€authorization€for€the€release€of€information€signed€by€Appellant€on€JuneÐ  ` Ð9,€1997,€and€addressed€to€St.€Thomas€Hospital.€€The€front€page€of€this€document€indicates€thatÐ ü L  ÐAppellant€was€born€May€10,€1951€and€that€his€social€security€number€is€412„82„8392.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThereafter€appear€four€pages€of€St.€Thomas€Hospital€medical€records€evidencing€sleepÐ À  Ðdisorder€evaluations€by€St.€Thomas€Hospital€of€Appellant€under€dates€of€November€5,€1992,€andÐ ¬ü  ÐAugust€3,€1993.€€The€diagnosis€in€these€two€medical€reports€indicates€narcolepsy,€periodic€limbÐ ˜è  Ðmovement€disorder,€idiopathic€CNS€hypersomnia,€and€sleep€apnea/hypopena€syndrome.€€The€only€Ð „Ô  Ðmention€in€any€of€the€St.€Thomas€medical€records€of€Vanderbilt€is€the€statement€in€the€NovemberÐ pÀ Ð5,€1992,€report€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôh]eÔ_Ô€states€that€he€has€had€excessive€sleepiness€which€dates€back€to€earlyÐ \¬ Ðadolescence.€€He€was€evaluated€at€Vanderbilt€for€that€problem€and€was€placed€on€some€sort€ofÐ H˜ Ðmedication€for€a€short€period€of€time.ððÐ 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€next€document€in€the€record€and€the€one€providing€the€most€decipherable€informationÐ  \ Ðis€an€Application€for€Childððs€Insurance€Benefits€„€„€Survivor€Claim€filed€with€the€Equal€EmploymentÐ øH ÐOpportunity€Commission€on€December€11,€1996.€€The€document€is€unsigned€but€provides€theÐ ä4 Ðfollowing€pertinent€information:€Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€deceased€workerððs€name€is€James€Richard€Woodson,€Jr.ШøÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€deceasedððs€social€security€number€is€411„52„7478.ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€deceasedððs€date€of€birth€is€May€1,€1932.ÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€deceasedððs€date€of€death€is€May€2,€1979.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àNo€previous€application€has€been€filed€with€the€Social€SecurityÐ $X" ÐAdministration€by€or€for€the€deceased.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àMy€name€is€James€A.€Moss.ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€child€for€whom€this€application€is€being€filed€is€James€A.€Moss,€date€ofÐ ¤(ô#' Ðbirth€May€10,€1951,€SSN€412„82„8372.Ð)à$(Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àThe€next€page€in€the€record€is€a€copy€of€an€order€in€the€United€States€District€Court€for€theÐ ° Ðâ âMiddle€District€of€Tennessee,€dated€September€15,€1998,€approving€the€recommendation€of€theÐ œì Ðmagistrate€judge€and€Ô_ÔdismissingÔ_Ô€the€federal€court€case€as€frivolous€under€28€U.S.C.€sectionÐ ˆØ Ð1915(e)(2).Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€next€page€in€the€record€is€the€apparent€last€page€of€an€application€for€social€securityÐ L œ Ðbenefits€for€Appellant€filed€October€12,€1989,€by€Susan€D.€Clasbey,€attorney.€€In€this€application€isÐ 8 ˆ Ðwritten€in€long€hand€the€following:Ð $ t ÐÌà8  àà ` àThere€is€a€previously€unalleged€mental€or€neurological€impairment.€€WhenÐ ü L  ÐMr.€Moss€was€a€young€child,€he€began€falling€asleep€in€school.€€Mr.€Moss€says€thisÐ è 8  Ðbegan€after€multiple€bee€stings,€his€mother€says€it€started€after€he€drank€an€unknownÐ Ô$  Ðsubstance.€€He€was€treated€at€Vanderbilt€„€„€I€have€requested€the€records.€€He€nowÐ À  Ðfalls€asleep€as€he€sits€for€any€length€of€time.€€He€also€gets€frequent€severe€headachesÐ ¬ü  Ðon€the€left€side.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àMr.€Moss€has€never€lived€independently.€€His€mother€says€he€has€never€datedÐ pÀ Ðand€that€his€grades€in€school€were€extremely€low.€€He€doesnððt€remember€whether€heÐ \¬ Ðwas€in€special€education€classes€„€I€have€requested€school€records.€€He€is€probablyÐ H˜ Ðfunctionally€illiterate.€€He€was€rejected€for€military€service€(reason€unknown).Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€next€document€in€this€file€is€apparently€a€copy€of€the€first€page€of€the€August€21,€1998,Ð  \ Ðrecommendation€of€dismissal€by€Magistrate€Judge€William€J.€Haynes,€Jr.,€which€appears€to€haveÐ øH Ðbeen€filed€with€the€Davidson€County€Clerk€and€Master€on€September€21,€1998.€€On€this€first€pageÐ ä4 Ðof€the€ð ðReport€and€Recommendationðð€of€Magistrate€Judge€Haynes€appears€the€observation:Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àPlaintiff,€James€Anthony€Moss,€a€Tennessee€resident,€filed€this€action€againstÐ ¨ø Ðthe€Vanderbilt€University€Medical€Center€for€injuries€he€sustained€arising€from€shockÐ ”ä Ðtherapy€that€he€received€at€the€center€(Docket€Entry€No.€1,€Complaint€at€p.€2).€Ð €Ð ÐAccording€to€his€complaint,€Moss€received€this€treatment€for€a€sleeping€disorder.€€òòId.óó€Ð l¼ ÐIn€his€complaint,€Moss€does€not€allege€the€federal€statute€or€provision€of€the€federalÐ X ¨ Ðconstitution€under€which€he€is€proceeding.€€òòId.óó€at€p.€1.€€At€best,€given€theseÐ D!” Ðallegations,€his€claim€appears€to€be€a€medical€malpractice€claim€that€would€be€a€stateÐ 0"€  Ðlaw€claim.€€Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àNone€of€the€federal€complaint€referred€to€by€Magistrate€Judge€Haynes€appears€in€the€recordÐ ô$D # Ðbefore€this€Court.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€next€document€in€the€file€is€a€copy€of€a€letter€dated€September€18,€1995€from€Donald€C.Ð ¸'#& ÐArbitblit,€attorney€at€law,€San€Francisco,€California,€addressed€to€Appellant,€relative€to€an€apparentÐ ¤(ô#' Ðclass€action€referred€to€in€the€letter€as€the€ð ðVanderbilt€Radiation€Case.ðð€€This€letter€advises€in€part:Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  àà ` àAt€the€present€time,€we€cannot€predict€the€amount€that€may€be€received€fromÐ ° Ðâ âother€defendants€remaining€in€the€case€(Vanderbilt€University€and€the€RockefellerÐ œì ÐFoundation),€and€we€cannot€predict€when€such€amounts€may€be€paid.€€As€you€mayÐ ˆØ Ðknow,€Vanderbilt€and€the€Rockefeller€Foundation€have€resisted€settlement€and€foughtÐ tÄ Ðvery€hard€so€far€to€escape€from€the€case.€€We€have€no€indications€that€they€areÐ `° Ðinterested€in€settling€or€paying€anything,€and€it€will€probably€be€years€before€the€caseÐ L œ Ðis€resolved.Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€next€document€is€a€torn€and€partially€indecipherable€copy€of€an€order€by€Judge€EcholsÐ  ` Ðapparently€on€September€29,€1997,€originally€referring€the€case€to€Magistrate€Judge€Haynes€in€orderÐ ü L  Ðto€determine€whether€or€not€process€should€issue.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àNext€in€the€record€is€a€copy€of€an€extensive€application€to€be€allowed€to€proceed€underÐ À  Ðpauperððs€oath,€apparently€in€the€federal€court.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àNext€follows€a€copy€of€a€September€21,€1998€Uniform€Civil€Affidavit€of€Indigency€filed€byÐ „Ô  ÐAppellant.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àNext€is€a€November€4,€1998,€Motion€for€Default€Judgement,€typed€and€apparently€preparedÐ H˜ Ðby€some€knowledgeable€individual€reciting€that€the€defendant€was€served€with€process€on€SeptemberÐ 4„ Ð24,€1998,€and€has€failed€to€answer€or€otherwise€defend€the€action€on€which€basis€the€plaintiff€movesÐ  p Ðfor€judgment€by€default.€€This€document€is€signed€by€Appellant€pro€se,€with€an€indication€that€theÐ  \ Ðmotion€was€scheduled€to€be€heard€on€December€11,€1998€at€9:00€a.m.€in€the€Chancery€Court€ofÐ øH ÐDavidson€County,€Part€I.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€next€document€is€a€November€20,€1998,€Motion€to€Dismiss€for€Failure€to€State€a€ClaimÐ ¼  Ðor€Alternatively€on€the€Applicable€Statute€of€Limitations€and€Statute€of€Repose.€€This€document€filedÐ ¨ø Ðby€attorney€Steven€E.€Anderson€representing€Vanderbilt€University€Medical€Center€states:Ð ”ä ÐÌà8  àà ` àDefendant€Vanderbilt€University€Medical€Center€hereby€moves€to€dismissÐ l¼ ÐPlaintiffððs€effort€to€making€allegations€against€Vanderbilt.€€Plaintiff€has€attached€aÐ X ¨ Ðnumber€of€documents,€including€some€from€the€United€States€District€Court€for€theÐ D!” ÐMiddle€District€of€Tennessee,€but€has€failed€to€set€forth€any€facts€setting€forth€a€legalÐ 0"€  Ðcause€of€action,€as€required€by€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€Additionally,Ð #l! ÐPlaintiffððs€apparent€complaint€is€based€on€acts€or€events€which€occurred€in€1964.€€ToÐ $X" Ðthe€extent€Plaintiff€has€stated€any€claims,€they€are€barred€either€by€the€applicableÐ ô$D # Ðstatute€of€limitations€or€the€statute€of€repose€applicable€to€medical€malpracticeÐ à%0!$ Ðactions.€€€€€€€€€€ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€December€10,€1998,€an€order€of€dismissal€was€entered€in€the€Davidson€County€ChanceryÐ ¤(ô#' ÐCourt€by€Chancellor€Irvin€H.€Kilcrease,€Jr.,€which€order€provided:Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  àà ` àDefendantððs€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€or,€alternatively,Ð ° Ðâ âbased€on€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations€and€statute€of€repose,€was€filed€onÐ œì ÐNovember€20,€1998€and€set€for€hearing€on€December€4,€1998.€€It€appearing€to€theÐ ˆØ Ðcourt€that€Plaintiff€failed€to€respond€or€otherwise€oppose€the€motion€and€that€theÐ tÄ Ðmotion€is€well„taken€and€should€be€granted,€Ð`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIt€is€hereby€ordered€that€all€of€plaintiffððs€claims€against€defendant€are€herebyÐ 8 ˆ Ðdismissed€with€prejudice.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€plaintiff€for€which€execution€may€issueÐ $ t Ðif€necessary.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIt€is€from€this€December€10,€1998,€order€of€dismissal€that€James€A.€Moss€appeals€pro€se.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àIn€this€Court,€after€a€show€cause€order€was€issued€requiring€Appellant€to€show€cause€why€hisÐ À  Ðappeal€should€not€be€dismissed€for€failure€to€file€an€appellantððs€brief,€a€document€was€filed,€handÐ ¬ü  Ðwritten€and€pro€se,€September€23,€1999.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThis€document,€apparently€intended€to€be€the€brief€of€the€appellant,€states€in€its€entirety:Ð pÀ ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€reason€that€Mr.€Moss€wishes€for€his€case€to€remain€open€is€because€heÐ H˜ Ðfeels€as€if€Vanderbilt€Medical€Center€is€at€fault€for€his€neurological€impairment€in€hisÐ 4„ Ðearlier€years€leading€to€many€years€of€disability,€and€not€being€able€to€function€wellÐ  p Ðin€writing,€reading,€and€a€few€other€minor€things.€€Since€his€case€was€thrown€out€forÐ  \ Ðsome€unknown€reason€he€now€feels€as€if€discrimination€could€be€playing€a€part€in€thisÐ øH Ðcase.€€Since€the€case€was€not€allowed€to€be€heard€upon€its€given€date.Ðä4Ð Ð  ÐÌSuch€in€synopsis€is€the€entire€record€before€this€court€on€appeal.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€Chancellor€was€obviously€correct€in€granting€the€motion€to€dismiss€filed€by€Defendant.€Ð ”ä ÐFirst€of€all,€Rule€8.01€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€requires€a€complaint€to€contain€ð ð(1)Ð €Ð Ða€short€and€plain€statement€of€the€claim€showing€that€the€pleader€is€entitled€to€relief,€and€(2)€aÐ l¼ Ðdemand€for€judgment€for€the€relief€the€pleader€seeks.ððÐ X ¨ ÐÌà  àMaking€all€allowances€for€the€pro€se€status€of€the€Appellant€this€Court€is€simply€at€a€loss€toÐ 0"€  Ðdecipher€what€he€is€trying€to€say.€€He€asserts€no€facts€and€demands€no€relief.€€Clearly,€the€motion€toÐ #l! Ðdismiss€is€well€taken€under€Tennessee€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€12.02(6)€for€failure€to€state€a€claimÐ $X" Ðupon€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€à h àÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€alternative€grounds€for€dismissal€are€also€clearly€established.€€Whatever€may€haveÐ Ì&"% Ðhappened€to€the€plaintiff€at€Vanderbilt€Medical€Center,€happened€years€before€at€the€latest,Ð ¸'#& ÐNovember€5,€1992,€when€the€St.€Thomas€Hospital€sleep€disorder€evaluation€record€indicated€that€heÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhad€previously€been€evaluated€at€Vanderbilt.€€This€is€the€only€document€in€all€of€those€set€forth€inÐ )à$( Ðâ âhis€complaint€that€actually€discusses€treatment€at€Vanderbilt.€€Even€accepting€the€1992€date€of€theÐ |*Ì%) ÐSt.€Thomas€letter,€both€the€one€year€statute€of€limitations€applicable€to€medical€malpractice€actionsÐ ° Ðand€the€three€year€statute€of€repose€applicable€thereto€had€expired.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„26„116.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àNeither€the€trial€court€nor€this€Court€can€provide€any€help€to€Appellant€on€the€basis€of€hisÐ tÄ Ðfilings.Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€the€case€is€in€all€respects€affirmed€and€costs€areÐ 8 ˆ Ðassessed€against€Appellant.Ð $ t Ѐ€€Ð  ` ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð Ô$  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGE