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ÐGreg€Helton;€and€Dennis€Talley.Ð #`" ÐÓsÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼^E»XX9¢#ÔÔ‡X9X»¼^EÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼^E»XX9Š #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X9X»¼^EÔà  àWillie€Perry€is€incarcerated€at€the€West€Tennessee€High€Security€Facility€in€Henning.€€HeÐ À&"& Ðwas€originally€convicted€of€second€degree€murder€in€1981€in€Shelby€County€and€was€sentenced€toÐ ¬'ü"' Ðten€years.€€He€was€eventually€paroled€but€was€later€returned€to€prison€after€he€was€convicted€ofÐ ˜(è#( Ðaggravated€assault,€receiving€and€concealing€stolen€property,€and€seven€counts€of€armed€robbery.€Ð „)Ô$) ÐIn€the€summer€of€1997,€Mr.€Perry€was€caught€using€visitors€to€smuggle€marijuana€into€the€prison.Ð p*À%* ÐHe€pled€guilty€to€the€disciplinary€charge€of€drug€possession.€€In€addition,€the€prison€disciplinaryÐ \+¬&+ Ðboard€also€found€Mr.€Perry€guilty€of€conspiracy€to€violate€state€law.€€As€a€result,€Mr.€Perry€wasÐ H,˜', Ðplaced€in€involuntary€administrative€segregation€for€thirty€days.Ð 4-„(-ý Їà  àMr.€Perry€unsuccessfully€appealed€the€involuntary€administrative€segregation€to€both€theÐ ° Ðwarden€and€the€Commissioner€of€the€Department€of€Correction.€€On€October€8,€1997,€he€filed€aÐ œì Ðpetition€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€Davidson€County,€seeking€both€the€common„law€and€statutoryÐ ˆØ Ðwrits€of€certiorari€as€a€means€of€having€the€prison€disciplinary€boardððs€action€reviewed.€€TheÐ tÄ ÐAttorney€General€and€Reporter€promptly€moved€for€summary€judgment.€€On€June€17,€1998,€the€trialÐ `° Ðcourt€granted€the€summary€judgment.€€The€court€held€that€the€decisions€of€prison€disciplinary€boardsÐ L œ Ðare€not€reviewable€by€the€statutory€writ€of€certiorari€and€that€Mr.€Perry€had€failed€to€allege€factsÐ 8 ˆ Ðentitling€him€to€review€by€a€common„law€writ€of€certiorari.€€The€trial€court€also€found€that€theÐ $ t Ðdisciplinary€boardððs€decision€had€evidentiary€support€and€that€Mr.€Perry€had€failed€to€demonstrateÐ  ` Ðthat€he€had€a€triable€issue€of€fact€with€regard€to€his€other€claims.€€Mr.€Perry€has€appealed€theÐ ü L  Ðdismissal€of€his€petitions.Ð è 8  ÐÌà@¬¬)ìàò òI.ó óˆÐ À  Ðà@22!ìàòòò òStandard€of€Reviewó óóóˆÐ ¬ü  ÐÌà  àTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.04€provides€that€summary€judgment€is€appropriate€where€(1)€there€is€noÐ „Ô  Ðgenuine€issue€with€regard€to€the€material€facts€relevant€to€the€claim€or€defense€contained€in€theÐ pÀ Ðmotion,€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€210€(Tenn.€1993),€and€(2)€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€aÐ \¬ Ðjudgment€as€a€matter€of€law€based€on€the€undisputed€facts.€€òòAnderson€v.€Standard€Register€Co.óó,€857Ð H˜ ÐS.W.2d€555,€559€(Tenn.€1993).€€The€moving€party€has€the€burden€of€demonstrating€that€its€motionÐ 4„ Ðsatisfies€these€requirements.€€òòStaples€v.€CBL€&€Assocs.óó,€15€S.W.3d€83,€88€(Tenn.€2000);€òòDownen€v.Ð  p ÐAllstate€Ins.€Co.óó,€811€S.W.2d€523,€524€(Tenn.€1991).€€When€the€party€seeking€summary€judgmentÐ  \ Ðmakes€a€properly€supported€motion,€the€burden€shifts€to€the€nonmoving€party€to€set€forth€specificÐ øH Ðfacts€establishing€the€existence€of€disputed,€material€facts€that€must€be€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€Ð ä4 ÐòòStaples€v.€CBL€&€Assoc.óó,€15€S.W.3d€at€88;€òòByrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€at€215.€€Once€that€burden€shifts,Ð Ð  Ðthe€nonmoving€party€must€then€by€affidavits€or€discovery€materials€demonstrate€that€a€genuine,Ð ¼  Ðmaterial€fact€dispute€exists.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.06.€€To€meet€that€burden,€the€nonmoving€party€mayÐ ¨ø Ðnot€merely€rely€upon€his€or€her€pleadings.€€òòStaples€v.€CBL€&€Assoc.óó,€15€S.W.3d€at€88;€òòPate€v.€ServiceÐ ”ä ÐMerch.€Co.óó,€959€S.W.2d€569,€573€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1996).Ð €Ð ÐÌà@……)ìàò òII.ˆÐ X ¨ Ðà@66 ìàòòReview€of€Disciplinary€Decisions€by€a€Statutory€Writ€of€Certiorarióóó óˆÐ D!” ÐÌà  àWe€turn€first€to€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€the€decisions€of€prison€disciplinary€boardsÐ #l! Ðare€not€reviewable€under€the€statutory€certiorari€writ.€€While€that€issue€has€not€always€been€free€ofÐ $X" Ðdoubt,€we€have€recently€resolved€it€in€another€of€Mr.€Perryððs€appeals.€€The€statutory€writ€of€certiorari,Ð ô$D # Ðcodified€at€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€27„8„102€(2000),€is€only€available€to€review€administrative€decisionsÐ à%0!$ Ðwhen€a€statute€designates€it€as€the€means€for€reviewing€an€action€of€an€administrative€body.€€òòCooperÐ Ì&"% Ðv.€Williamson€County€Bd.€of€Educ.óó,€746€S.W.2d€176,€178„79€(Tenn.€1987).€€No€statute€expresslyÐ ¸'#& Ðprovides€for€judicial€review€of€prison€disciplinary€board€decisions€by€certiorari.€€The€only€questionÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhas€been€whether€prison€disciplinary€boards€could€be€considered€under€the€statutory€writ€asÐ )à$( Ðð ðjudicialðð€bodies.€€òòSeeóó€òòWilliams€v.€Department€of€Corr.óó,€No.€02A01„9503„CV„00046,€1995€WLÐ |*Ì%) Ð575142,€at€*2„3€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Oct.€2,€1995)€(No€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed€).€€We€haveÐ h+¸&* Ðnow€answered€that€question.€€Proceedings€before€prison€disciplinary€boards€ð ðare€administrative€inÐ ° Ðnature€and€are€not€judicial€proceedings,€thus€not€subject€to€the€relief€afforded€by€a€statutory€writ€ofÐ œì Ðcertiorari.ðð€€òòPerry€v.€Cold€Creek€Corr.€Facility€Disciplinary€Bd.óó,€No.€M1999„01898„COA„R3„CV,Ð ˆØ Ð2000€WL€1137710,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Aug.€9,€2000)€(No€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed).€Ð tÄ ÐDepartment€of€Correction€regulations€make€clear€that€administrative€segregation€is€a€ð ðcontrolÐ `° Ðmechanism,ðð€not€a€disciplinary€sanction.€€Because€the€boardððs€action€was€administrative,€we€find€thatÐ L œ Ðthe€trial€court€correctly€determined€as€a€matter€of€law€that€Mr.€Perry€was€not€entitled€to€judicialÐ 8 ˆ Ðreview€using€the€statutory€writ€of€certiorari.Ð $ t ÐÌà@^^(ìàò òIII.ó óˆÐ ü L  Ðà@ººìàòòò òReview€of€Disciplinary€Board€Decisions€by€Common„Law€Writ€of€Certiorarió óóóˆÐ è 8  ÐÌà  àTurning€to€Mr.€Perryððs€petition€for€a€common„law€writ€of€certiorari,€we€start€with€theÐ À  Ðproposition€that€any€review€under€that€writ€is€only€available€to€determine€whether€a€board€hasÐ ¬ü  Ðexceeded€its€jurisdiction€or€has€acted€illegally,€arbitrarily,€or€fraudulently.€€òòMcCallen€v.€City€ofÐ ˜è  ÐMemphisóó,€786€S.W.2d€633,€638€(Tenn.€1990).€€As€we€have€repeatedly€said,€ð ðit€is€not€the€correctnessÐ „Ô  Ðof€the€decision€that€is€subject€to€judicial€review,€but€the€manner€in€which€the€decision€is€reached.ðð€Ð pÀ ÐòòPowell€v.€Parole€Eligibility€Review€Bd.óó,€879€S.W.2d€871,€873€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994).€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àMr.€Perryððs€petition€alleged€three€specific€ways€by€which€the€board€supposedly€reached€itsÐ 4„ Ðdecision€arbitrarily€and€illegally.€First,€he€alleged€that€he€was€denied€the€ability€to€present€witnesses.€Ð  p ÐSecond,€he€alleged€that€the€boardððs€decision€was€racially€motivated.€€Lastly,€he€alleged€that€theÐ  \ Ðdecision€was€not€supported€by€evidence.€€The€first€and€third€matters€involve€questions€of€law;€theÐ øH Ðsecond€matter€implicates€a€question€of€fact.Ð ä4 ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òA.ó óˆÐ ¼  ÐÌà  àMr.€Perry€contends€that€he€desired€to€present€witnesses€at€his€disciplinary€hearing€and€thatÐ ”ä Ðthe€board€wrongly€rebuffed€his€request.€€He€characterizes€the€boardððs€action€as€a€denial€of€dueÐ €Ð Ðprocess.€€What€degree€of€due€process€Mr.€Perry€was€entitled€to€at€his€disciplinary€hearing€dependsÐ l¼ Ðon€the€nature€of€the€sanctions€involved.€€òòSandin€v.€Conneróó,€515€U.S.€472,€485„86,€115€S.€Ct.€2293,Ð X ¨ Ð2301€(1995).€€The€United€States€Supreme€Court€has€said€that€a€prisoner€is€entitled€to€limited€dueÐ D!” Ðprocess€only€when€the€resulting€sanctions€impose€ð ðatypical€and€significant€hardship€on€the€inmateÐ 0"€  Ðin€relation€to€the€ordinary€incidents€of€prison€life.ðð€òòSandin€v.€Conneróó,€515€U.S.€at€483„85,€115€S.€Ct.Ð #l! Ðat€2300„01;€€òòsee€alsoóó€òòIshaaq€v.€Comptonóó,€900€F.€Supp.€935,€938„40€(W.D.€Tenn.€1995).€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àSegregated€confinement€does€not€present€the€type€of€atypical€significant€deprivation€thatÐ à%0!$ Ðtriggers€full€due€process€rights.€€òòSandin€v.€Conneróó,€515€U.S.€at€483„85,€115€S.€Ct.€at€2300„01;€òòIshaaqÐ Ì&"% Ðv.€Comptonóó,€900€F.€Supp.€at€939.€€Prisoners€do€not€have€an€absolute€right€to€call€witnesses€or€toÐ ¸'#& Ðconfront€adverse€witnesses.€€òòWolff€v.€McDowellóó,€€418€U.S.€539,€566„70,€94€S.€Ct.€2963,€2979„81Ð ¤(ô#' Ð(1974).€€The€United€States€Supreme€Court€has€explained:Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€operation€of€a€correctional€institution€is€at€best€an€extraordinarilyÐ ° Ðâ âdifficult€undertaking.€€Many€prison€officials,€on€the€spot€and€with€theÐ œì Ðresponsibility€for€the€safety€of€inmates€and€staff,€are€reluctant€toÐ ˆØ Ðextend€the€unqualified€right€to€call€witnesses;€and€in€our€view,€theyÐ tÄ Ðmust€have€the€necessary€discretion€without€being€subject€to€undulyÐ `° Ðcrippling€constitutional€impediments.ÐL œ` x` x ÐÌòòWolff€v.€McDonnellóó,€418€U.S.€at€566„67,€94€S.€Ct.€at€2980.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àWhatever€right€Mr.€Perry€may€have€had€to€call€witnesses€at€his€disciplinary€hearing€comesÐ ü L  Ðnot€from€the€federal€constitution€but€from€the€rules€and€regulations€of€the€Department€of€Correction.€Ð è 8  ÐThose€rules€permit€prisoners€ð ðto€present€the€testimony€of€relevant€witness[es]€unless€allowing€aÐ Ô$  Ðwitness€to€appear€would€pose€a€threat€to€institutional€safety€or€order.ðð€€Department€of€CorrectionÐ À  ÐReg.€9502.1(VI)(D)(3)(c)(6)€(1995).€€A€prisoner€who€desires€other€prisoners€or€staff€present€to€testifyÐ ¬ü  Ðð ðshould€completeðð€the€designated€request€form€and€submit€it€to€prison€officials€at€least€twenty„fourÐ ˜è  Ðhours€prior€to€the€hearing.€€Department€of€Correction€Reg.€9502.1(VI)(D)(3)(d)(1).€€Even€if€theÐ „Ô  Ðprisoner€does€not€complete€the€form,€the€board€chairman€still€has€discretion€to€allow€prisoners€orÐ pÀ Ðstaff€to€testify€if€that€testimony€would€be€helpful€to€any€decision.€€Department€of€Correction€Reg.Ð \¬ Ð9502.1(VI)(D)(3)(d)(2).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€record€shows€that€Mr.€Perry€did€not€comply€with€department€policy€because€he€failedÐ  p Ðto€make€a€pre„hearing€request€for€witnesses€to€testify€on€his€behalf.€€At€that€point,€the€allowance€ofÐ  \ Ðany€witnesses€rested€within€the€board€chairmanððs€discretion.€€According€to€Mr.€Perry,€he€was€underÐ øH Ðpressure€from€gang€members€within€the€prison€population€to€be€a€conduit€for€drugs€brought€into€theÐ ä4 Ðprison.€€The€witnesses€Mr.€Perry€wanted€to€present€were€staff€members€who€allegedly€couldÐ Ð  Ðcorroborate€his€testimony€that€there€were€gang€threats€inside€the€prison.€€From€all€we€can€tell,€theÐ ¼  Ðboard€did€not€discount€Mr.€Perryððs€account€of€gang€pressure,€thus€the€testimony€he€sought€to€presentÐ ¨ø Ðwould€have€been€cumulative€to€his€own.€€It€is€fully€within€a€factfinderððs€legitimate€prerogative€toÐ ”ä Ðboth€deny€a€continuance€and€decline€to€entertain€merely€cumulative€testimony.€€òòRussell€v.Ð €Ð ÐCrutchfieldóó,€988€S.W.2d€168,€170€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998);€òòWade€v.€Stateóó,€914€S.W.2d€97,€102€(Tenn.Ð l¼ ÐCrim.€App.€1995).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà@)ìàò òB.ó óˆÐ 0"€  ÐÌà  àMr.€Perry€also€claims€that€the€board€acted€arbitrarily€in€making€its€finding€against€theÐ $X" Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence.€€With€respect€to€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€in€the€context€ofÐ ô$D # Ðprocedural€due€process,€ð ðthe€requirements€of€due€process€are€satisfied€if€some€evidence€supports€theÐ à%0!$ Ðdecision€by€the€prison€disciplinary€board€.€.€.ðð€€òòSuperintendent,€Massachusetts€Corr.€Inst.€v.€Hillóó,€472Ð Ì&"% ÐU.S.€445,€455,€105€S.€Ct.€2768,€2774€(1985).€€The€disciplinary€board€had€before€it€the€testimony€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðboth€the€reporting€officer€and€Mr.€Perry.€€That€evidence€supported€the€decision€of€the€disciplinaryÐ ¤(ô#' Ðboard.Ð )à$( ÐÌÐ h+¸&* Їà@‹‹)ìàò òC.ó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àLastly,€Mr.€Perry€contends€that€he€is€African„American,€and€that€the€members€of€the€boardÐ ˆØ Ðbased€their€decision€on€their€alleged€prejudice€against€African„Americans.€€If€true,€Mr.€PerryððsÐ tÄ Ðcontentions€undoubtedly€could€make€the€boardððs€decision€unlawful.€€òòSee€generallyóó€òòHarris€v.€Ostroutóó,Ð `° Ð65€F.3d€912,€916€(11th€Cir.€1995)€(stating€that€under€the€Equal€Protection€Clause,€prisoners€have€aÐ L œ Ðright€to€be€free€from€racial€discrimination).€€On€this€point,€however,€Mr.€Perry€failed€to€create€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðtriable€issue.€€Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€State€supported€its€motion€for€summary€judgment€with€the€affidavits€of€the€disciplinaryÐ ü L  Ðboard€members.€€Each€member€denied€that€race€played€any€part€in€the€boardððs€consideration€of€Mr.Ð è 8  ÐPerryððs€case.€€At€that€point,€the€burden€shifted€back€to€Mr.€Perry€to€go€beyond€the€mere€allegationsÐ Ô$  Ðof€his€complaint,€and€it€was€incumbent€on€him€to€come€forward€with€evidentiary€materials€satisfyingÐ À  ÐTenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.06€that€would,€if€credited,€create€a€factual€dispute.€€Mr.€Perry,€however,€cameÐ ¬ü  Ðforward€with€nothing€more€than€a€repetition€of€the€statements€in€his€unsworn€complaint.€€AlthoughÐ ˜è  Ðhe€filed€a€paper€styled€as€his€ð ðaffidavit,ðð€that€document€is€unattested€to,€and€thus€does€not€qualify€asÐ „Ô  Ðan€affidavit.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€No€other€person€connected€with€Mr.€Perryððs€hearing€corroborated€under€oath€hisÐ pÀ Ðunsworn€claim€that€the€boardððs€acts€were€motivated€by€racial€animus.€€Mr.€Perryððs€allegations,Ð \¬ Ðunsworn€and€uncorroborated€by€evidentiary€materials,€are€not€enough€to€create€a€triable€issue€of€factÐ H˜ Ðon€this€point.€€òòCf.óó€òòBonds€v.€Coxóó,€20€F.3d€697,€702€(6th€Cir.€1994);€òòKeith€v.€Wittóó,€919€S.W.2d€613,Ð 4„ Ð614„15€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995).Ð  p ÐÌà@dd)ìàò òòòIV.óóó óˆÐ øH ÐÌà  àWe€affirm€the€summary€judgment€dismissing€Mr.€Perryððs€petitions€and€remand€the€case€toÐ Ð  Ðthe€trial€court€for€whatever€further€proceedings€may€be€required.€€We€tax€the€costs€of€this€appeal€toÐ ¼  ÐWillie€Perry€for€which€execution,€if€necessary,€may€issue.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE