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ÔÔ€)ÔÔ€)¼ÔÑ#€**¼d#ÑÑ#€**¼d#ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÔ_ÔÑ8€ XXdì»»d8ÑÑ  Ñà@ àÔ€)îÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÔ€)¼ÔÌÓ  ÓJune€26,€2001€SessionÌÌÔ€)XÔÌò òÔ€)¼ÔANTHONY€MURRAY€v.€DEWEY€L.€LINEBERRY€Ô€)XÔó óÌÌà@ àò ò€Appeal€from€the€Circuità0 à€Court€for€Wilson€CountyÌNo.€10686€€€€€€Julian€P.€Guinn,€JudgeÌÌà@ àNo.€M2001„00097„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€September€27,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÌßA€V) °°` dE<Ž` AßÌó óÌÓ  ÓThis€appeal€arises€from€a€defamation€action.€€The€appellant€sued€the€appellee€for€slander€after€theÏappellee€aired€a€series€of€political€advertisements€including€statements€about€the€appellant,€a€deputyÏsheriff.€€The€Wilson€County€Circuit€Court€granted€the€appelleeððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€ÏWe€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€decision.ÌÓ  ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€Rule€3;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€ÌAffirmed€and€Remandedó ó€ÌÌÓ  ÓòòBen€H.€Cantrell,€P.J.,€M.S.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòWilliam€B.€Cain,óó€andÏòòPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€JJ.óó,€joined.ÌÌNeal€Agee,€Jr.,€Lebanon,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Anthony€Murray.ÌÌParks€T.€Ô_ÔChastainÔ_Ô€and€Elliott€Ô_ÔOzmentÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Dewey€L.€Ô_ÔLineberryÔ_Ô.ÌÓ  ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÌò òI.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€trial€courtððs€order€granting€the€appelleeððs€motion€for€summaryÏjudgment€in€a€defamation€action.€€The€appellee€ran€for€the€office€of€Sheriff€of€Wilson€County€forÏthe€August€6,€1998€election.€€As€part€of€his€campaign,€beginning€on€July€13,€1998,€he€aired€sixÏvideotaped€political€advertisements€on€cable€television.€€The€advertisements€contained€numerousÏreferences€to€practices€in€the€sheriffððs€department€and€comments€about€the€behavior€of€deputies,Ïsometimes€by€name.€€The€plaintiff/appellant€in€this€case€is€one€of€those€deputies.ÌÌà àAt€some€point€before€airing€the€advertisements,€appellee€heard€some€Nashville€MetropolitanÏpolice€officers€discussing€a€deputy€sheriff€in€Wilson€County€who€had€been€involved€in€a€domesticÏdispute.€€Later,€a€young€woman€approached€the€appellee€and€told€him€she€had€been€involved€in€aÏdomestic€dispute€with€the€appellant.€€Appellee€also€started€receiving€anonymous€letters€from€ð ðoneÏof€the€sheriffs€[sic]€many€snitchesðð€regarding€practices€in€the€sheriffððs€department.€€AppelleeÏdecided€to€use€the€information€he€had€discovered€in€several€advertisements€during€his€campaign€forÏsheriff.ÌÌà àThe€relevant€portions€of€the€political€advertisements€identify€the€appellant€as€a€deputy€sheriffÏwhose€father€is€a€county€commissioner.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€The€first€advertisement€includes€a€veiled€comment€about€aÏdeputy€being€involved€in€a€violent€domestic€dispute€and€how,€when€the€appellee€is€elected,€that€kindÏof€behavior€will€be€rewarded€with€dismissal€not€promotion.€€Later€advertisements€included€a€lengthyÍreading€from€a€complaint€filed€in€federal€court€by€a€female€plaintiff€against€the€appellant€and€theÏsheriff€alleging€that€the€appellant€had€severely€battered€the€plaintiff€while€they€were€living€togetherÏand€that€he€and€the€sheriff€conspired€to€cover€it€up.€€The€complaint€also€alleged€that€the€sheriff€hadÏcoerced€the€appellant€into€initiating€a€criminal€complaint€against€the€plaintiff€in€the€federal€lawsuit,Ïresulting€in€her€arrest€and€rough€treatment€in€state€court.€€In€another€advertisement€the€appelleeÏasserted€that€the€appellant€had€been€involved€in€other€bad€acts€but€that€his€file€had€been€cleaned€outÏbecause€the€sheriff€needed€the€appellantððs€fatherððs€vote€on€the€county€commission.ÌÌà àThe€trial€judge€granted€the€appelleeððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€€€ÌÌà@ àò òII.ó óÌÌà àUpon€review€of€a€grant€of€summary€judgment,€this€court€must€determine€whether€theÏrequirements€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56€have€been€satisfied.€€òòSee€Hunter€v.€Brownóó,€955€S.W.2d€49,€50„51€(Tenn.€1997).€€As€this€inquiry€involves€purely€a€question€of€law,€our€review€is€de€novo€without€aÏpresumption€of€correctness.€€òòRobinson€v.€Omeróó,€952€S.W.2d€423,€426€(Tenn.€1997);€òòMcClung€v.ÏDelta€Square€Ltd.€Partnershipóó,€937€S.W.2d€891,€894€(Tenn.€1996).€€Summary€judgments€areÏappropriate€only€where€there€is€no€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€relevant€to€the€claim€or€defenseÏcontained€in€the€motion€and€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law€on€theÏundisputed€facts.€€Sòòeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.03;€òòBain€v.€Wellsóó,€936€S.W.2d€618,€622€(Tenn.€1997);ÏòòCarvell€v.€Bottomsóó,€900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.€1995).€€Courts€reviewing€summary€judgments€mustÏview€the€evidence€in€the€light€most€favorable€to€the€nonmoving€party€and€draw€all€reasonableÏinferences€in€the€nonmoving€partyððs€favor.€€òòOmeróó,€952€S.W.2d€at€426;€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2dÏ208,€210€(Tenn.€1993).ÌÌà àThe€trial€courtððs€order€reads€as€follows:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  Òà àFirstly,€assuming,€in€Ô_ÔarguendoÔ_Ô,€that€the€plaintiff€is€a€private€person€ratherÏthan€a€public€official,€the€Court€finds€as€follows:€As€to€what€has€been€termedÏsegments€1,€2,€3,€4,€and€5€they€are€substantially€true.€€As€to€segments€4€and€6,€theÏCourt€finds€that€they€are€not€defamatory.€€As€to€all€segments,€the€Court€finds€thatÏthere€is€just€absolutely,€completely€no€proof€of€damages.ÌÌà àSecondly,€the€preceding€findings€were€made€based€upon€the€assumption€thatÏhe€was€a€private€person.€€This€Court€finds€that€the€plaintiff€is,€in€fact,€a€public€officialÏand€the€grounds€for€finding€that€is€that€the€acts€that€have€been€alleged€and€to€whichÏhe€has€admitted€do,€indeed,€reflect€on€his€conduct€fitness€or€his€role€in€his€publicÏcapacity€as€a€police€officer.€€Having€made€that€finding,€this€Court€finds€that€there€isÏno€proof€of€malice€to€be€found€anywhere€in€this€record.ÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌà@ àò òIII.ó óÌà@ àòòò òIs€the€appellant€a€public€official/figure?ó óóóÌÌà àIn€a€case€of€libel€or€slander,€the€court€must€first€decide€whether€the€individual€allegedlyÏdefamed€is€a€private€person€or€public€official/figure.€€If€an€individual€is€not€a€public€figure,€he€has€aÏlower€threshold€to€meet€in€making€a€defamation€case.€€òòSee€New€York€Times,€Co.€v.€Sullivanóó,€376ÏU.S.€254€(1964).€€If€he€is€a€public€figure,€he€must€prove€actual€malice€on€the€part€of€the€defendant.€ÏòòId.óó€€This€court€has€stated:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒThe€existence€of€actual€malice€is€a€proper€question€to€be€decided€by€a€court€in€aÏmotion€for€summary€judgment.€€òòTrigg€v.€Lakeway€Publishers,€Inc.óó,€720€S.W.2d€69,Í74€(Tenn.€[sic]€€App.€1986).€€To€defeat€the€motion€for€summary€judgment,€a€publicÏofficial€plaintiff€must€demonstrate€evidence€of€actual€malice€with€ð ðconvincingÏclarity.ðð€€òòId.óó€(citing€òòNew€York€Timesóó,€376€U.S.€at€285„86,€84€S.Ct.€at€729,€11€L.Ed.Ï2d€at€710).€€Actual€malice€exists€when€a€statement€is€made€with€knowledge€that€theÏstatement€is€false,€or€with€reckless€disregard€of€whether€it€is€false.€€òòNicholsóó,€569ÏS.W.2d€at€415€(quoting€òòNew€York€Timesóó,€376€U.S.€at€279,€84€S.Ct.€at€726).ÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌòòÔ_ÔSelbyÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔIlabacaÔ_Ôóó,€No.€02A01„9503„CV„00058,€1996€WL€219620€at€*€4€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).ÌÌà àIn€òòÔ_ÔSelbyÔ_Ô,óó€we€held€that€a€police€officer€was€a€public€official.€€We€stated€that€a€police€officerððsÏð ðduties€affect€the€lives,€liberty€and€property€of€citizens€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòSelbyóó,€1996€WL€219620,€*€4.€€WeÏbelieve€that€the€same€is€true€of€any€law€enforcement€officer.€€Therefore,€appellant€is€a€public€figure.ÌÌà àThe€òòNew€York€Timesóó€rule,€however,€raises€the€standard€for€recovery€only€when€the€allegedÏdefamatory€statements€relate€to€the€public€officialððs€òòofficial€conductóó.€€òòPress,€Inc.€v.€Ô_ÔVerranÔ_Ôóó,€569ÏS.W.2d€435,€441€(Tenn.€1978).€With€respect€to€whether€a€plaintiffððs€conduct€is€private€rather€thanÏconnected€with€his€official€duties,€our€Supreme€Court€has€stated:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒThe€occupant€of€any€position€in€any€branch€of€government€who€exercises€any€publicÏfunction€is€subject€to€the€New€York€Times€rule€as€to€all€conduct€in€his€officialÏcapacity€or€as€to€any€conduct€that€might€adversely€affect€his€fitness€for€public€office,Ïif€he€has€or€ð ðappear(s)€to€the€public€to€have,€substantial€responsibilities€for€orÏcontrol€over€the€conduct€of€governmental€affairs.ððÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌòòId.€at€441óó.€€We€believe€that€appellantððs€conduct€amounting€to€domestic€violence€constitutesÏð ðconduct€that€might€adversely€affect€his€fitness€for€public€office.ðð€€Allegations€of€covering€upÏofficial€misconduct€would€certainly€fall€into€that€category.ÌÌà@ àò òIV.Ìà@ àòòa.€€Maliceó óóóÌÌà àOn€the€question€of€malice,€we€first€note€that€the€appellant€was€not€the€object€of€the€politicalÏadvertisements.€€The€appelleeððs€target€was€the€sheriff,€and€the€story€told€was€mostly€about€theÏsheriffððs€conduct€in€office.€€In€addition,€the€appellee€presented€evidence€that€he€believed€theÏinformation€to€be€true.€€In€his€affidavit,€appellee€stated€that€he€spoke€with€the€third€party,€sheÏshowed€him€her€medical€records,€she€showed€him€pictures€of€her€injuries,€she€showed€him€a€bloodyÏtowel€that€was€from€the€injury,€and€she€showed€him€the€Internal€Investigation€Statement€from€theÏWilson€County€Sheriffððs€Department.€€The€appellant€himself€admitted€he€hit€the€third€party€over€theÏhead€with€a€telephone.€€Based€on€his€investigation€and€the€corroboration€the€appellee€found,€andÏbased€on€the€lack€of€evidence€to€the€contrary,€we€find€that€there€is€nothing€in€the€record€from€whichÏan€inference€could€be€drawn€that€the€appellee€acted€maliciously€toward€the€appellant.ÌÌà@ àò òòòb.€€Damagesó óóóÌÌà àIn€addition,€we€find€that€the€appellant€has€failed€to€show€that€he€was€damaged€by€theÏpublication€of€the€advertisements.€€In€a€defamation€case,€a€plaintiff€must€prove€actual€damagesÏresulting€from€actual€injury.€€òòGertz€v.€Robert€Welch,€Inc.óó,€418€U.S.€323,€349„50€(1974);€òòMemphisÏPublishing€Co€v.€Nicholsóó,€569€S.W.2d€412,€421€(Tenn.€1978).€€The€United€States€Supreme€CourtÏaddressed€the€issue€of€actual€damages€in€òòGertz€v.€Robert€Welch,€Inc.óó,€418€U.S.€323€(1974).€€TheÏCourt€stated:ÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒWe€need€not€define€ð ðactual€injury,ðð€as€trial€courts€have€wide€experience€in€framingÏappropriate€jury€instructions€in€tort€actions.€€Suffice€it€to€say€that€actual€injury€is€notÏlimited€to€out„of„pocket€loss.€€Indeed,€the€more€customary€types€of€actual€harmÏinflicted€by€defamatory€falsehood€include€impairment€of€reputation€and€standing€inÏthe€community,€personal€humiliation,€and€mental€anguish€and€suffering.ÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒÌòòÔ_ÔGertzÔ_Ôóó,€418€U.S.€at€349„50.€€When€looking€at€damages€for€a€defamation€suit€this€court€has€statedÏthat,€ð ð[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€issue€is€whether€the€record€contains€any€material€evidence€of€impairment€of€reputationÏand€standing€in€the€community,€personal€humiliation,€or€mental€anguish€and€suffering.ððòò€€Myers€v.ÏPickering€Firm,€Inc.óó,€959€S.W.2d€152,€164€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1997)€(citing€òòHandley€v.€Mayóó,€588ÏS.W.2d€772,€776€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1979)).€€When€discussing€a€plaintiffððs€reaction€as€anger€ratherÏthan€anguish,€this€court€has€also€stated€that€ð ðmere€annoyance€or€loss€of€peace€of€mind,ðð€are€notÏenough€to€qualify€for€actual€damages.€€òòHandleyóó,€588€S.W.2d€at€777.€€ÌÌà àIn€òòMoore€v.€Baileyóó,€628€S.W.2d€431€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1981),€we€affirmed€a€jury€award€in€aÏdefamation€case.€€Where€the€plaintiff€presented€evidence€of€the€effects€of€the€defamatory€statements,Ïwhich€had€been€on„going€for€ten€(10)€years.€€The€plaintiff€in€that€case€stated€that€he€was€unable€toÏget€away€from€the€statements€made€by€the€defendant.€€The€plaintiff€was€even€approached€by€one€ofÏthe€defendantððs€employees€at€Army€Guard€camp,€which€caused€him€to€quit€the€Army€Guard.€€HeÏstated€that€it€was€in€his€mind€and€disturbed€his€mind€as€well€as€his€family.€€The€plaintiff€alsoÏtestified€that€the€statements€affected€the€performance€of€his€duties€because€it€was€always€on€hisÏmind.€€ÌÌà àIn€his€deposition,€the€appellant€stated€that€various€individuals€had€approached€himÏconcerning€the€commercials.€€He€stated€that€this€attention€embarrassed€him.€€He€also€stated€thatÏindividuals€from€church€told€the€parents€of€his€fiancee€at€the€time€that€they€should€keep€appellantÏaway€from€her.€€He€mentioned€that€he€was€embarrassed€for€his€parents,€his€wife,€and€his€in„laws.€ÏHowever,€the€damages€complained€of€by€the€appellant€never€rose€above€embarrassment€stemmingÏfrom€individual€encounters.€€He€also€stated€that€he€believed€he€had€not€been€invited€to€a€few€privateÏparties€due€to€the€advertisements.€€However,€he€did€not€present€proof€that€the€advertisements€wereÏthe€reason€he€was€not€invited.€€Appellant€did€mention€that€detectives€at€the€Sheriffððs€office€wouldÏnot€work€with€him€and€that€his€own€partner€had€left€the€department€due€in€part€to€the€allegations€onÏthe€advertisements.€€However,€appellantððs€position€as€a€deputy€had€not€been€affected.€€ÌÌà àThis€situation€is€not€the€same€as€inòò€Moore.óó€€In€òòMooreóó,€the€plaintiff€testified€that€theÏdefamatory€statements€were€constantly€with€him€in€his€day„to„day€life.€€Here€the€appellant€statedÏthat€various€people€asked€him€about€the€allegations,€but€he€did€not€state€that€the€questions€were€aÏconstant€presence€in€his€life.€€Also,€there€was€no€evidence€that€the€embarrassment€hampered€hisÏability€to€perform€his€job.€€This€evidence€does€not€rise€above€ð ðanger,€mere€annoyance€or€loss€ofÏpeace€of€mind.ðð€€Therefore,€we€find€no€proof€of€actual€damages.ÌÌà àWe€have€reviewed€the€record€in€this€case€and€find€no€basis€to€overturn€the€trial€courtððsÏdecision€to€grant€the€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€For€this€reason,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€theÏtrial€court€and€remand€the€cause€to€the€Circuit€Court€of€Wilson€County€for€any€further€proceedingsÏthat€may€become€necessary.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant,€Anthony€Murray.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________________€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÇÓ  Óòòò òAPPENDIXóóó óÌÓ  ÓÌòòSegment€1óóÌÌIððd€like€to€also€add€that€any€deputy,€while€Iððm€sheriff,€any€deputy€guilty€of€domestic€violence,€yourÏgonna€be€dismissed.€€Youððre€not€going€to€be€promoted.€€By€that€Iððm€not€going€to€name€any€namesÏright€now,€but€go€ask€the€sheriff,€any€of€you€that€know€him€whatððs€he€do€to€people€guilty€ofÏdomestic€violence.€€Ask€him€has€he€promoted€any€when€they€shouldððve€been€dismissed.€€You€knowÏif€youððre€guilty€of€domestic€violence€you€canððt€carry€a€handgun,€you€canððt€be€an€officer,€your€[sic]Ïthrough.€€They€need€to€think€about€that€before€they,€before€they€commit€the€acts.€€Anyway,€youÏcanððt,€thatððs€not€right.€€Iððm€not€up€here€trying€to€prejudge€people,€but€Iððm€sure€not€going€to€try€andÏfix€it€and€cover€it€up.€€When€Iððm€sheriff,€if€you€guilty€of€that,€pack€your€stuff,€clean€your€locker€out,Ïyour€done.ÌÌòòSegment€2óóÌÌYou€know€Mr.€Sheriff,€I€said€if€you€catch€me€in€a€restaurant€drinking€a€beer,€itððll€be€a€beer€it€wonððtÏbe€a€Coors€Lite€in€an€apple€juice€glass.€€I€donððt€deceive€or€cover€up€anything.€€If€Iððm€drinking€tea,Ïyou€can€bet€itððs€tea,€itððs€that€simple.€€I€donððt€put€one€thing€in€and€try€to€make€the€people€thinkÏsomething€else.€€Well,€that€infuriated€the€sheriff,€so,€that€he€goes€to€this€restaurant.€€Iððm€not€callingÏthe€restaurantððs€name€or€the€personððs€name€that€said€it.€€He€goes€over€there€and€he€jumps€on€thatÏperson.€€That€person€called€me€back€and€said€hey.€€That€person€was€scared.€€That€person€said€helpÏme,€help€me€I€need€a€lawyer€and,€you€know,€nobody€would€help€her.€€So€I€turned€back€around,€and€IÏreally€was€having€trouble€getting€somebody€to€help€her€too.€€So€I€put€another€ad€in€the€paper,€and€itÏsaid€several€things€about€how€does€one€man€keep€so€many€good€men€scared€out€of€the€sheriffððsÏrace.€€There€are€deputies€serving€under€the€sheriff€now€that€do€the€job€better.ÌÌUnder€Ô_ÔLawdogÔ_Ô,€hard€work€will€be€rewarded€not€discouraged.€€I€want€you€to€better€[Ô_Ôy]ourselfÔ_Ô.€€WifeÏbeating€will€no€longer€be€a€qualification€for€your€promotion.€€Well,€guess€what€folks,€I€put€that€ad€inÏthe€Democrat€on€Tuesday.€€It€hadnððt€run€til€Friday.€€Maybe€the€Sheriff€was€psychic€I€donððt€know.€ÏWednesday€he€goes€back€to€this€person€said,€I€told€you€to€stop€talking€to€Lineberry.€€Scared€thatÏperson.€€They€call€me€hysterical,€scared€to€death,€didnððt€know€what€was€going€to€happen.€€I€tookÏthat€person€and€Ô_ÔgotððemÔ_Ô€a€lawyer.€€Thatððs€my€hand€in€it.€€Thatððs€all€Iððve€done.€€Now€itððs€come€outÏand€any€of€you€that€wants€a€copy€of€it€can€get€it,€you€see,€how€they€took€this€person€that€was€gettingÏbeat,€this€little€girl€that€didnððt€weigh€95€pounds€soaking€wet,€she€was€getting€beat,€they€put€ankleÏchains€on€her,€took€her€in€front€of€a€judge€and€had€her€say€that€she€had€been€whipping€the€deputy.€ÏAnd€then€I€dig€into€it€even€further€and€this€deputy€has€got€a€father€thatððs€a€commissioner.€€ThatððsÏwhat€Iððm€talking€about.€€Thatððs€the€stuff€thatððs€going€on.€€Itððs€filed€now,€itððs€public.€€That€was€myÏhand€in€it.€€Thatððs€it.ÌÌòòSegment€3óóÌÌMr.€Sheriff,€you€say€youððre€a€good€manager.€€Iððm€going€to€challenge€you€to€prove€that€youððre€notÏthe€most€expensive€sheriff€thatððs€ever€been€in€the€state€of€Tennessee.€€I€got€a€lawsuit€right€here€inÏmy€hand€filed€in€Federal€Court.€€Iððm€not€going€to€call€the€young€ladyððs€name€that€filed€it,€but€itððsÏfiled€against€you€and€it€was€filed€last€week.€€Itððs€for€a€couple€million€dollars.€€I€donððt€know€muchÏabout€all€of€this€except,€I€wasnððt€there,€but€Iððve€read€this€lawsuit€and€any€of€you€wants€a€copy€of€itÏcan€go€down€to€federal€court€or€you€can€call€down€there€and€get€you€a€copy€of€it.€€Thatððs€what€I€did,Ïand€you€know,€I€will€read€you€a€few€things€about€it.€€It€was€about€you€covering€up€a€crime.€€It€cameÏto€do€with€you€deciding€one€night€that€that€you€would€just€cover€it€up.€€Now€there€ainððt€no€tellingÏhow€many€times€youððve€done€it,€you€know.€€Thereððs€no€telling€how€many€times€youððve€actuallyÍcovered€something€up.€€You€know,€because€itððs€come€pretty€easy€to€you,€you€know.€€Man€calls€youÏin€the€middle€of€the€night,€and€just€like€that,€you€covered€it€up.€€Here€we€go.€€On€or€about€June€30,Ï1997,€Defendant€Anthony€Murray,€was€residing€with€Plaintiff€in€Wilson€County.€€On€or€about€thatÏday€Defendant€Murray€severely€beat€the€Plaintiff€causing€her€severe€head€injuries€as€to€acquire€[sic]Ïhospitalization.€€That€was€out€of€Paragraph€6.€€Paragraph€7.€€On€or€about€May€3,€1998,€DefendantÏMurray€again€severely€beat€the€plaintiff.€€When€she€returned€to€the€dwelling,€they€co„Ô_ÔhabitatedÔ_Ô.€€IððmÏgoing€to€leave€out€Paragraph€8.€€Itððs€not€much€to€it.€€Number€9.€€Defendant€Ô_ÔAsheÔ_Ô€in€his€capacity€toÏsheriff€of€Wilson€County€was€aware€of€the€abusive,€violent€behavior€exhibited€by€DefendantÏMurray€toward€plaintiff.€€Defendant€Ô_ÔAsheÔ_Ô€under€color€of€state€law.€€In€case€any€of€you€out€thereÏdonððt€realize€what€color€of€law€is,€thereððs€only€10€lawyers€in€Nashville,€Tennessee,€that€understandÏthe€color€of€law.€€The€color€of€law€is€2800€pages€long.€€Thereððs€maybe€2€or€3€in€Lebanon€thatÏunderstand€it.€€I€could€call€their€names€but€they€donððt€want€to€be€named€it€doesnððt€matter.€€AnywayÏitððs€a€big€deal,€it€doesnððt,€theyððre€not€talking€about€the€color€of€your€skin,€it€is€your€civil€rights€theÏlaw€canððt€see€any€color€is€what€theyððre€trying€to€say€but€it€takes€them€2800€pages.€€Itððs€a€big€deal.€ÏDefendant€Ô_ÔAsheÔ_Ô€under€the€color€of€law€and€pursuant€to€his€duties€as€the€duly€elected€Sheriff€toÏWilson€County€failed€to€take€any€action€to€protect€plaintiff€or€take€any€legal€action€to€punishÏDefendant€Murray€or€prevent€future€incidents€of€violence.€€Paragraph€10.€€Defendant€Ashe€in€hisÏcapacity€[as]€Sheriff€of€Wilson€County€and€under€the€color€of€state€law€engaged€in€a€conspiracyÏwith€Defendant€Murray€and€other€members€of€the€Wilson€County€Sheriffððs€Department€to€coverÏup€and€keep€secret€incidents€of€violence€against€plaintiff€by€defendant€Murray.€€Paragraph€11.€ÏDefendant€Ashe€in€his€capacity€as€the€Sheriff€of€Wilson€County,€Tennessee€and€under€the€color€ofÏState€Law€insisted€on€prosecuting€Plaintiff€for€criminal€trespass€when€he€was€fully€aware€no€suchÏoffense€had€occurred€and€in€that€fact€at€the€time€of€the€May€3,€1998€assault€plaintiff€co„habitatedÏwith€defendant€Murray€at€the€site€of€the€assault.€€Defendant€Ashe€threatened€on€multiple€occasionsÏto€terminate€defendant€Murrayððs€employment€with€Wilson€Countyððs€Sheriff€Department€if€heÏfailed€to€go€forward€swearing€out€a€warrant€and€prosecuting€plaintiff.€€Number€12.€€In€an€attempt€toÏsilence€the€plaintiff€and€prevent€her€from€taking€legal€action€to€readdress€the€violation€of€her€civilÏrights,€Defendant€Ashe€and€Murray€and€other€members€of€the€Wilson€County€SheriffððsÏDepartment,€reckon€who€they€are,€have€engaged€in€a€course€of€conduct€aimed€at€intimidating€theÏplaintiff.€€This€course€of€conduct€includes€conducting€surveillance€operations€on€the€plaintiff€whenÏno€probable€cause€exists€to€suspect€that€she€was€involved€in€criminal€activities.€€Threatening€theÏplaintiff€and€disseminating€false€and€malicious€information€about€the€plaintiff.€€Some€or€all€of€theseÏactivities€have€been€conducted€under€the€color€of€State€Law.€€Number€13.€€As€direct€and€proximateÏresult€of€the€beatings€doled€out€to€the€defendant€by€plaintiff€Murray,€[sic]€suffered€medicalÏexpenses€and€injuries€possible€permanent€impairment,€pain,€suffering,€loss€of€wages,€possible€lossÏof€earning€capacity.€€Number€15.€€I€skipped€14.€€Plaintiffððs€rights€as€codified€under€the€1òòstóó,€4òòthóó,€5òòthóó,Ï6òòthóó,€8òòthóó,€9òòthóó,€&€14òòthóó€Amendments€to€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€have€been€and€continue€toÏbe€abrogated€by€the€course€of€conduct€in€which€Defendants€Ashe€and€Murray€are€engaged.€ÏNumber€16.€€The€acts€of€Defendant€Murray€are€repeatedly€and€violently€striking,€beating,€kicking,Ïand€otherwise€engaging€in€abusive€and€offensive€contact€constitutes€the€intentional€tort€of€battery.€ÏThe€acts€of€Defendant€Murray€in€repeatedly€causing€the€fear€imminent€and€serious€bodily€harm,ÏDefendant€Murray€and€subjects€Plaintiff€came€[sic]€constitutes€the€intentional€tort€of€assault.€€ItððsÏtime€we€had€a€sheriff€that€took€up€for€someone€it€donððt€matter€who€your€daddy€was€or€whoÏanybody€is€related€to€that€will€defend€you€no€matter€who€you€are,€no€matter€what€you€are€or€whatÏyou€done,€weððll€do€it€right€you€donððt€have€to€sit€around€and€make€up€a€bunch€of€other,€ð ðWhatÏhappenedðð€.€.€.€.€.€.€.€.We€need€a€sheriff€that€will€help€you,€instead€of€help€you€cover€it.€€Youððre€notÏhelping€nobody€when€you€cover€up€a€crime.€€Your€[sic]€making€it,€the€law,€youððre€tying€the€lawsÏhands,€itððs€not€right.€€Now€back€to€the€script.€€Itððs€not€a€script€itððs€a€lawsuit€you€can€pick€it€up€at€theÏFederal€Court€House.€€Mr.€Sheriff€this€is€filed€in€Federal€Court€everybody€knows€itððs€filed€inÏFederal€Court.€€Itððs€not€in€Lebanon,€a€little€different€you€broke€a€federal€law.€€The€failure€ofÏdefendant€Ashe€who€knew€and€condoned€the€physical,€emotional€abuse€suffered€by€plaintiff€at€theÍhands€of€defendant€Murray,€to€punish€in€any€way€intervene€Plaintiffððs€rights€as€he€has€taken€oath€toÏdo€by€law€constitutes€a€tort€of€outrageous€conduct€and/or€intentional€infliction€of€emotional€distress.€ÏDefendant€Asheððs€course€of€conduct€in€forcing€the€prosecution€of€Plaintiff€when€he€knew€no€crimeÏhad€transpired,€and€further€actions€in€harassing€and€surveilling€Plaintiff€constitutes€the€tort€ofÏoutrageous€conduct.€€Thereððs€a€lot€more€here€to€read.€€Iððm€not€going€to€take€your€time€with€it.€€A€lotÏof€people€donððt€understand€the€difference€in€an€intentional€tort€and€.€.€.€.€.ÌÌYou€said€you€wanted€if€anything€happened€to€you€on€the€radio€station€that€you€wanted€officers€fromÏyour€department€to€help€you.€€Well€the€person€that€wrote€this€thinks€maybe€it€was€just€to€get€you€soÏyouððd€cover€up€any€wrong€doing€on€your€part€you€know€like€you€did€for€this€Murray€thing€I€readÏbefore€but€Iððll€tell€you€something€else€and€Iððm€going€to€leave€this€boyððs€name€out€of€it.ÌÌòòSegment€4óóÌÌThat€was€another€one€where€he€covered€up€a€crime,€attempted€to€cover€it€up,€and€thatððs€the€way€thisÏlawsuit€reads.€€Iððm€not€the€judge€and€jury€on€that,€but€it€was€just€where€they,€um€.€.€a€girl€was€beingÏbeat€and€they€put€ankle€chains€on€her€and€had€her€say€that€she€had€been€beating€the€deputy€andÏcome€to€find€out€when€I€dug€all€into€it,€the€deputy,€the€reason€they€took€this€approach,€the€deputyÏhad€a€father€thatððs€a€commissioner.€€Well€thatððs€what€Iððve€been€talking€about€the€whole€time.€€ThatÏwhole€thingððs€tied€together€in€a€big€ball€of€wax.€€You€know,€I€started€to€just€jerk€the€sheriff€out€andÏnow,€Iððve€ended€had€to€get€them€all.€€You€see,€but€Iððm€only€going€to€get€the€ones€that€are€trying€toÏbe€connected.€€Most€of€them€can€be€converted.€€You€see,€when€I€get€there€and€see€what€Iððm€aboutÏtheyððll€stay€with€me.€€And€theyððll,€theyððll€at€least€respect€me€enough€to€do€their€job€and€earn€theirÏpay.ÌÌòòSegment€5óóÌÌYou€couldnððt€get€your€hand€on€that€money.€€Thatððs€the€deal.€€Then€you€got€deputyððs€[sic]€runningÏthe€bond€companies,€good€grief€I€donððt€understand€it€and€one€more€thing€you€asked€me€about€theÏlawsuit,€the€federal€lawsuit€on€the€2.1€million€dollars.€€The€federal€lawsuit€you€asked€me€about€that,Ïyou€know€people€are€missing€the€point€on€that,€a€little€girl€got€beat€up€thatððs€bad,€thatððs€terrible.€ÏThatððs€not€the€real€point.€€The€man€beat€the€girl€up€thatððs€a€postage€stamp€laying€on€a€football€fieldÏwhen€itððs€all€over€with€thatððs€all€that€is€but€the€big€crime€the€thing€they€ran€a€bull€elephant€downÏMain€Street€and€nobody€saw€it€was€that€the€Sheriff€cover€it€up.€€If€the€Sheriffððs€convicted€of€that€heÏcanððt€be€Sheriff€no€more.€€What€are€we€up€here€talking€about€thatððs€what€Iððm€trying€to€tell€you.€ÏThatððs€the€blimp€that€went€down€and€nobody€saw€it€or€they€donððt€want€to€talk€about€it.ÌÒ ° ÒÒ û ÒÌÒ ° ÒÒ ° ÒòòSegment€6óóÌÌBubba€Murray€lawsuit„€This€is€the€second€lawsuit€Bubby,€this€fella€calls€him€Bubby,€BubbyÏMurray,€has€gotten€the€county€in€to€[sic]€for€the€past€couple€of€years.€€The€first€lawsuit€was€theÏThaker€suit.€€The€county€insurance€had€to€pay€this.€€Bubba€went€around€bragging€that€his€file€hadÏbeen€cleaned€up.€€Well,€all€the€past€write€ups€by€Lt.€Fox,€evidently€Lt.€Fox€had€been€writing€him€upÏand€they€pulled€all€that€out€of€his€file,€you€see,€to€keep€the€people€that€sued€from€getting€a€hold€ofÏthat€file€you€see€because€if€they€had€of€they€could€use€it€as€evidence€in€court.€€If€you€wonder€whyÏBubby€is€so€important€that€Ashe€would€risk€so€much€covering€up€for€him€I€guess€itððs€because€heððsÏthe€commissionerððs€son€and€Ashe€needs€all€the€help€he€can€get€when€he€proposes€another€budgetÏincrease.€€Now€I€got€taped€meetings€a€lot€of€tapes.€€But€I€got€one€right€here€thatððs€a€lot€moreÏinteresting€than€others€.€.€.€.€.€.€.Ì