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5˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPT(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt èÝ ƒRã#$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôà5ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€Petition€named€as€sole€respondent,€ð ðColis€Newble€Jr.,€Director€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole.ðð€Since€theÐ ° ÐBoard€itself€is€the€only€entity€that€can€give€the€relief€the€Petitioner€was€seeking,€his€Petition€was€subject€to€possibleÐ tÄ Ðdismissal€for€failure€to€name€a€necessary€party.€However,€a€recent€decision€of€this€court€implies€that€the€trial€court€couldÐ 8ˆ Ðhave€deemed€the€Petition€to€be€directed€against€the€Board€itself,€rather€than€against€its€chief€officer.€See€òòRobinson€v.Ð üL ÐClementóó,€65€S.W.3d€632,€636€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2001) COLISNEWBLEGayden COA P.J.TiptonvilleLorch t]heIndigency- ù-(|G2ã#$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€O]»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôà5ò»»Ô d(|3ÉX$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€O]»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV)ÿÿ!dxdx)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3ÉX$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€O]»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€O]»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÔ€¼O]»»»ÔÑ8€XXdì»»d8ÑÑ  Ñà@ü ü ìàÔ‡îJ$O]ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼O]»îîJ$#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓAssigned€on€Briefs€August€11,€2003Ð üL ÐÔ‡XX»¼O]ÔÌò òÔ#†¼O]»XX#ÔSANTOS€PARRA„SOTO€v.€COLIS€NEWBLE,€JR.Ô‡XX»¼O]Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€02C„2822€€€€€€Hamilton€V.€Gayden,€Jr.,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2003„00090„COA„R3„CV€„€Filed€November€25,€2003ó óÔ#†¼O]»XX{#ÔÔ‡XX»¼O]Ôò òÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÔ#†¼O]»XX;#ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XX»¼O]ÔA€prisoner€in€the€custody€of€the€Department€of€Correction€filed€a€Petition€for€Writ€of€Certiorari€toÐ xÈ  Ðreview€a€decision€by€the€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole€declining€to€release€him€on€parole.€€AlthoughÐ d´ Ðthe€trial€court€notified€him€that€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„807€he€had€to€make€at€least€a€partialÐ P  Ðpayment€of€the€filing€fee€before€his€case€could€be€considered,€the€prisoner€failed€to€do€so.€€The€courtÐ <Œ Ðaccordingly€dismissed€his€Petition.€€We€affirm.Ð (x ÐÌò òà@SSìàTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€CourtˆÐ P Ðà@ ìàAffirmed€and€Remandedó óˆÐ ì< ÐÌòòPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòWilliam€C.€Koch,€Jr.,€P.J.,Ð Ä ÐM.S.,óó€and€òòWilliam€B.€Cain,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌSantos€Parra„Soto,€Tiptonville,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Michael€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€Pamela€S.Ð `° ÐLorch,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€Colis€Newble€Jr.,€Director€Tennessee€Board€ofÐ L œ ÐProbation€and€Parole.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÌò òà@66'ìàOPINIONó óˆÐ #`" ÐÌà  àSantos€Parra„Soto€is€an€inmate€in€the€custody€of€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€Ð è$8 $ ÐHe€was€convicted€on€September€27,€2001,€of€possession€with€intent€to€sell€over€100€grams€ofÐ Ô%$!% Ðmethamphetamine.€€On€April€24,€2002,€he€was€given€a€parole€hearing.€€The€Parole€Board€declinedÐ À&"& Ðto€release€him,€and€deferred€the€next€hearing€until€April€of€2004.€€The€reason€checked€on€the€NoticeÐ ¬'ü"' Ðof€Board€Action€was€that€ð ð[t]he€release€from€custody€at€this€time€would€Depreciate€the€seriousnessÐ ˜(è#( Ðof€the€crime€of€which€the€offender€stands€convicted,€or€promote€Disrespect€of€the€law.ðð€€Mr.€Parra„Ð „)Ô$) ÐSoto€appealed€this€decision€to€Colis€Newble€Jr.,€the€Director€of€the€Tennessee€Board€of€ProbationÐ p*À%* Ðand€Parole.€€His€appeal€was€turned€down.Ð \+¬&+ Ðâ âÐ H,˜',ý ÐÔ_Ôà  àOn€October€3,€2002,€Mr.€Parra„Soto€filed€a€timely€Petition€for€Writ€of€Certiorari€in€theÐ ° Ðâ âCircuit€Court€of€Davidson€County,€€accompanied€by€an€Affidavit€of€Indigency.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€Petition€allegedÐ œì Ðthat€Mr.€Parra„Soto,€a€Mexican€citizen,€had€been€denied€parole€because€of€his€ð ðSpanish€NationalityððÐ ˆØ Ðand€that€the€Board€abused€its€powers€by€failing€to€acknowledge€that€in€the€event€he€was€paroled,€aÐ tÄ Ðdetainer€lodged€against€him€by€the€U.S.€Immigration€Service€would€prevent€him€from€entering€theÐ `° Ðstreets€of€this€country.€€An€Inmate€Trust€Fund€Certification€Balance,€filed€on€the€same€day,€statedÐ L œ Ðthat€Mr.€Parra„Soto€had€a€current€cash€balance€of€$85.91,€and€that€his€average€account€balance€forÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€previous€six€months€had€been€$101.91.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àOn€November€7,€2002,€the€trial€court€filed€an€Order€which€stated€that€the€Petitioner€had€notÐ ü L  Ðcomplied€with€the€requirements€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„801€et€seq,€which€deals€with€lawsuitsÐ è 8  Ðby€inmates.€€Specifically,€Mr.€Parra„Soto€had€not€filed€an€affidavit€of€previous€claims€and€lawsuitsÐ Ô$  Ðas€required€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€€41„21„805,€and€he€not€made€partial€payment€of€the€$37.50€filingÐ À  Ðfee,€as€required€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„807.€€The€courtððs€order€gave€Mr.€Parra„Soto€twentyÐ ¬ü  Ðdays€to€comply€or€face€dismissal€of€his€Petition.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àWithin€that€period,€the€State€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€the€Petition€for€failure€to€state€a€claimÐ pÀ Ðunder€Rule€12.02(6)€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€The€State€argued€that€in€order€to€state€a€claim€for€violation€ofÐ \¬ Ðthe€Equal€Protection€Clause,€a€Petitioner€must€allege€facts€demonstrating€that€it€is€more€likely€thanÐ H˜ Ðnot€that€he€has€been€discriminated€against€because€of€race€or€national€origin,€and€that€a€mereÐ 4„ Ðassertion€of€discrimination€was€not€sufficient.Ð  p ÐÌà  àFor€his€part,€the€Petitioner€filed€Motions€for€appointment€of€counsel€and€for€waiver€of€theÐ øH Ðfiling€fee,€a€Petition€for€Habeas€Corpus€ad€Prosecandum€and/or€ad€Testificandum,€a€reply€to€theÐ ä4 ÐStateððs€Motion€which€included€a€request€for€oral€argument,€and€the€affidavit€required€by€Tenn.€CodeÐ Ð  ÐAnn.€ðð€41„21„805.€€He€did€not,€however,€pay€any€part€of€the€filing€fee.€On€December€13,€2002,€theÐ ¼  Ðtrial€court€accordingly€dismissed€his€petition.€This€appeal€followed.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àThis€appeal€initially€followed€somewhat€the€same€pattern€as€the€proceedings€in€the€trial€court.€Ð €Ð ÐWhen€an€appeal€is€filed,€a€litigation€tax€of€$13.75€becomes€due.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€67„4„602Ð l¼ Ðand€604.€€Rather€than€pay,€Mr.€Parra„Soto€filed€a€motion€to€waive€the€tax€on€the€ground€that€he€isÐ X ¨ Ðindigent.€€On€February€13,€2003,€this€court€denied€his€motion€to€waive€payment,€and€gave€him€tenÐ D!” Ðdays€to€either€pay€the€tax€or€show€cause€why€his€appeal€should€not€be€dismissed.€€He€subsequentlyÐ 0"€  Ðfiled€a€motion€to€be€granted€ten€additional€days,€because€of€the€slowness€of€the€system€that€forwardsÐ #l! Ðchecks€from€an€inmateððs€trust€account.€€The€motion€was€granted,€and€payment€was€finally€made€onÐ $X" ÐMarch€3,€2003.Ð ô$D # Ðâ âÐ à%0!$ Ðà  àUpon€payment,€followed€by€the€filing€of€the€record€and€of€€the€briefs€of€the€parties,€this€caseÐ ° Ðâ âcame€squarely€before€us€for€decision.€€In€his€brief,€however,€Mr.€Parra„Soto€does€not€at€all€addressÐ œì Ðthe€reason€his€Petition€was€dismissed.€€Instead,€he€argues€that€the€parole€hearing€was€deficient,€andÐ ˆØ Ðthat€the€circuit€court€erred€by€failing€to€appoint€an€attorney€for€him€and€failing€to€grant€him€anÐ tÄ Ðevidentiary€hearing.Ð `° ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„807€requires€an€inmate€who€wishes€to€file€a€civil€action€òòin€formaÐ 8 ˆ Ðpauperisóó€to€pay€the€full€amount€of€the€filing€fee.€€If€the€inmate€does€not€have€the€means€to€pay€theÐ $ t Ðfull€amount,€the€statute€allows€partial€payment€from€the€inmateððs€trust€account,€with€the€balanceÐ  ` Ðforwarded€to€the€court€as€the€trust€account€is€replenished.€€Failure€to€pay€the€fee€constitutes€groundsÐ ü L  Ðto€dismiss€the€action.€€òòFreeman€v.€Tennessee€Dept.€of€Probation€and€Parole,óó€Court€of€Appeals€No.Ð è 8  ÐM2002„00958„COA„R3CV€(filed€April€7,€2003);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòSweatt€v.€Dept.€of€Correction,óó€88€S.W.3dÐ Ô$  Ð567,€571€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2002)€(holding€that€failure€to€comply€with€another€portion€of€Tenn.€CodeÐ À  ÐAnn.€ðð€41„21„807€merits€dismissal).€€The€record€of€the€present€case€shows€that€Mr.€Parra„Soto€wasÐ ¬ü  Ðnotified€of€the€requirement€of€payment€and€the€consequences€for€failure€to€comply.€Nonetheless,€heÐ ˜è  Ðfailed€to€make€any€payment.€€His€trust€fund€account€statement€indicates€he€had€the€money€to€pay€theÐ „Ô  Ðfiling€fee€or€make€a€partial€payment.€€He€has€failed€to€present€any€justification€for€his€failure€toÐ pÀ Ðcomply€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„807.€€Consequently,€his€petition€was€properly€dismissed.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àThe€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Remand€this€cause€to€the€Circuit€Court€of€DavidsonÐ 4„ ÐCounty€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant.Ð  p ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGE