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ÐòòóóÔ#†¼ý»XXTq@ #ÔÔ‡XTqX»¼ýÔÓ  Óà  àÌà@00ìàò òI.€€òòSentence€Reduction€Creditsó óˆÐ $$t# ÐóóÌà  àIn€1974€Jerome€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€was€convicted€of€murder€and€of€multiple€armed€robberies.€€HeÐ ü%L!% Ðreceived€a€75„year€sentence€for€those€crimes.€€At€the€beginning€of€the€sentence,€the€TennesseeÐ è&8"& ÐDepartment€of€Correction€(Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô)€calculated€the€earliest€date€he€could€be€deemed€to€have€completedÐ Ô'$#' Ðit,€by€applying€to€his€75„year€sentence€all€the€good€and€honor€time€that€could€possibly€be€awardedÐ À($( Ðfor€good€behavior€under€the€laws€in€effect€at€that€time.€The€result€was€a€presumptive€sentenceÐ ¬)ü$) Ðexpiration€date€in€the€year€2012€instead€of€the€year€2049.Ð ˜*è%* ÐÌà  àThe€sentence€expiration€date€could€be€further€shortened€by€the€application€of€incentiveÐ p,À', Ðcredits,€which€were€granted€for€participating€in€educational€programs€or€for€satisfactory€performanceÐ \-¬(-ý Ðin€job€placements.€€Disciplinary€infractions€in€any€given€month€could€result€in€an€inmate€losing€theÐ ° Ðincentive€credits€he€might€otherwise€be€entitled€to€earn€that€month.€€Of€course€another€result€ofÐ œì Ðdisciplinary€infractions€would€be€the€loss€of€good€behavior€credits€that€were€already€built€into€theÐ ˆØ Ðinmateððs€sentence.€€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àIn€1980€and€1981€the€system€for€earning€sentence€reduction€credits€was€changed.€€Good€andÐ L œ Ðhonor€time€was€replaced€by€Good€Conduct€Sentence€Credits,€with€all€good€and€honor€time€earnedÐ 8 ˆ Ðprior€to€July€1,€1981,€proportionally€converted€to€Good€Conduct€Sentence€Credits.€€Incentive€creditsÐ $ t Ðwere€replaced€by€Prisoner€Performance€Sentence€Credits.€These€were€not€only€changes€ofÐ  ` Ðterminology,€but€changes€in€the€manner€and€rate€at€which€prisoners€might€earn€credits€to€reduce€theirÐ ü L  Ðsentences.€€€€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àAnother€change€that€occurred€in€the€calculation€of€sentence€credit€was€the€DepartmentððsÐ À  Ðconversion€to€the€use€of€computers€for€record„keeping.€€Before€this€conversion,€job€supervisorsÐ ¬ü  Ðreported€program€credits€to€institutional€records€clerks,€who€entered€the€information€onto€cards€keptÐ ˜è  Ðin€the€inmateððs€file.€This€information€was€forwarded€to€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ôððs€Central€Office€on€a€monthly€basis,Ð „Ô  Ðwhere€employees€manually€adjusted€sentences€to€reflect€the€newly„earned€credit.€€The€updatedÐ pÀ Ðsentence€information€was€available€to€inmates€upon€request€to€their€counselors.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àIn€1978€the€Department€implemented€the€Offender€Based€Computer€Information€SystemÐ 4„ Ð(Ô_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô).€€Each€inmateððs€sentence€information€was€entered€into€the€new€system,€and€checked€forÐ  p Ðaccuracy€against€his€file.€€After€it€became€effective,€the€cards€containing€sentence€credit€informationÐ  \ Ðwere€destroyed.€€It€appears€from€the€arguments€presented€in€this€case€that€only€the€number€and€typeÐ øH Ðof€sentence€credits€earned€was€entered€into€Ô_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô,€not€the€reasons€that€an€inmate€failed€to€earn€theÐ ä4 Ðmaximum€possible€amount.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àUnder€Ô_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô,€the€records€clerk€at€each€institution€would€input€the€sentence€credits€earnedÐ ¨ø Ðby€each€inmate€directly€into€the€system€on€a€monthly€basis.€€Inmates€were€furnished€with€monthlyÐ ”ä Ðprintouts€which€set€out€their€updated€release€eligibility€and€expiration€date€information.€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àIn€1992€the€Department€converted€from€Ô_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô€to€the€current€system,€the€TennesseeÐ X ¨ ÐOffender€Management€Information€Management€System€(Ô_ÔTOMISÔ_Ô).€Sentence€credits€recorded€underÐ D!” ÐÔ_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô€were€downloaded€into€Ô_ÔTOMISÔ_Ô.€€Program€participation€credits€earned€by€inmates€are€enteredÐ 0"€  Ðinto€Ô_ÔTOMISÔ_Ô€on€a€monthly€basis€by€inmate€job€supervisors€and/or€record€clerks,€and€updates€areÐ #l! Ðfurnished€to€inmates€on€a€quarterly€basis.Ð $X" ÐÌà@"ìàò òII.€€òòThe€Lawsuitóóó óˆÐ à%0!$ ÐÌà  àIn€March€of€1997€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€filed€a€Petition€for€a€€Declaratory€Order€with€the€DepartmentÐ ¸'#& Ðof€Correction,€alleging€that€the€Department€had€miscalculated€his€sentence€expiration€date.€€In€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðletter€dated€May€27,€1997,€the€Department€denied€his€petition,€and€recited€that€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€hadÐ )à$( Ðearned€2604€Prisoner€Performance€Sentence€Credits,€but€had€lost€240€good€conduct€days€throughÐ |*Ì%) Ðdisciplinary€infractions,€for€a€then€current€expiration€date€of€March€12,€2006.Ð h+¸&* Їà  àMr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€then€filed€a€Petition€for€Review€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,Ð ° Ðasking€the€court€to€order€the€Department€of€Correction€to€recalculate€his€sentence€credits,€andÐ œì Ðthereafter€to€order€his€immediate€release,€because€(he€contended)€correct€calculations€would€revealÐ ˆØ Ðthat€his€sentence€had€already€expired.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€Department€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€the€petition€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€whichÐ L œ Ðrelief€can€be€granted.òò€€Seeóó€Rule€12.02(6),€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€The€affidavit€of€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€sentence€analystÐ 8 ˆ ÐÔ_ÔCandaceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWhismanÔ_Ô€was€filed€in€support€of€the€motion.€€Her€affidavit€tracked€the€changes€in€the€lawsÐ $ t Ðinvolving€sentence€credits€which€affected€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô.€€Attached€to€the€affidavit€were€worksheetsÐ  ` Ðcontaining€a€monthly€breakdown€of€the€incentive€credits€and€prisoner€performance€sentence€creditsÐ ü L  Ðearned€by€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô,€and€a€manual€calculation€which€applied€these€credits,€as€well€as€the€240€daysÐ è 8  Ðof€good€conduct€credits€lost€because€of€disciplinary€infractions,€to€the€presumptive€expiration€dateÐ Ô$  Ðon€his€75„year€sentence.Ð À  ÐÌà  àBecause€of€the€affidavit,€the€court€treated€the€Motion€to€Dismiss€as€a€Motion€for€SummaryÐ ˜è  ÐJudgment.€€òòSee€óóRule€12.02,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€The€court€granted€summary€judgment€to€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€on€MayÐ „Ô  Ð4,€1998,€because€the€petitioner€failed€to€respond€to€the€motion.€€òòSeeóó€Rule€56.05,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€Ð pÀ ÐMr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€subsequently€filed€a€Motion€for€Relief€from€Judgment€Due€to€Inadvertence,€Mistake€orÐ \¬ ÐExcusable€Neglect.€€He€claimed€that€he€had€inadvertently€mailed€both€copies€of€his€response€toÐ H˜ Ðopposing€counsel€rather€than€to€the€chancery€court,€and€supported€this€claim€by€documentation€fromÐ 4„ Ðthe€prison€mail€room,€which€indicated€that€he€had€sent€legal€mail€to€the€assistant€attorney€generalÐ  p Ðduring€the€relevant€time€frame.€€€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€granted€the€Motion€for€Relief€from€Judgment,€and€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€filed€aÐ ä4 Ðresponse€in€which€he€discussed€the€general€principles€applicable€to€summary€judgments,€and€quotedÐ Ð  Ðan€opinion€of€this€court,€òòJones€v.€Reynoldsóó,€No.€01A01„9510„CH„00484€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€atÐ ¼  ÐNashville,€July€2,€1997)€in€which€we€discussed€the€numerous€opportunities€for€error€in€theÐ ¨ø Ðcalculation€of€sentence€credits.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àBut€the€largest€portion€of€his€response€was€devoted€to€an€argument€that€was€not€part€of€hisÐ l¼ Ðoriginal€complaint:€that€he€was€entitled€to€be€re„sentenced€for€his€crime€under€the€more€lenientÐ X ¨ Ðstandards€established€by€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€Of€course€this€court€has€ruledÐ D!” Ðon€numerous€occasions€that€prisoners€sentenced€prior€to€the€effective€date€of€the€Sentencing€ReformÐ 0"€  ÐAct€were€not€entitled€to€be€re„sentenced€under€its€provisions.€€òòSee€Burch€v.€Tenn.€Dept.€ofÐ #l! ÐCorrectionóó,€994€S.W.2d€137€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).Ð $X" ÐÌà  àMr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€subsequently€filed€a€Motion€for€Leave€to€File€Amended€Complaint,€which€theÐ à%0!$ Ðtrial€court€granted.€€The€Department€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€the€Supplemental€Complaint€orÐ Ì&"% ÐAlternatively€for€Summary€Judgment,€supported€by€a€memorandum,€by€the€re„filed€affidavit€ofÐ ¸'#& ÐÔ_ÔCandaceÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWhismanÔ_Ô,€and€by€the€affidavit€of€Faye€Claud,€Manager€of€Sentence€Information€ServicesÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfor€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€Attached€to€Ms.€Claudððs€affidavit€were€departmentalÐ )à$( Ðâ ârecords€regarding€eleven€infractions€of€prison€rules€for€which€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€was€disciplined€betweenÐ |*Ì%) Ð1979€and€1997.€€On€June€29,€1999,€the€trial€court€granted€summary€judgment€to€the€defendant€on€theÐ ° Ðbasis€of€laches.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àThe€court€reasoned€that€insofar€as€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€was€seeking€redress€for€alleged€errors€as€muchÐ tÄ Ðas€twenty€years€old,€the€State€was€prejudiced€by€his€delay€in€calling€these€alleged€errors€to€theÐ `° Ðattention€of€the€authorities.€€The€court€further€held€that€an€inmate€wishing€to€challenge€an€erroneousÐ L œ Ðsentence€credit€calculation€had€to€do€so€in€a€reasonable€time,€and€stated€that€ð ðsix€or€eight€monthsÐ 8 ˆ Ðfrom€the€reception€of€an€erroneous€calculation€is€deemed€a€reasonable€time€period€for€the€inmate€toÐ $ t Ðclaim€the€discrepancy€occurs.ðð€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àOn€September€22,€1999,€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€filed€a€Motion€for€Delayed€Appeal,€claiming€that€heÐ è 8  Ðdid€not€receive€the€courtððs€summary€judgment€order€until€September€15,€1999.€€He€again€relied€uponÐ Ô$  Ðan€affidavit€and€documentation€from€the€prison€mail€room,€where€all€incoming€and€outgoing€legalÐ À  Ðmail€is€posted€in€a€log.€€The€court€subsequently€vacated€its€summary€judgment€order€under€RuleÐ ¬ü  Ð60.02,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.,€and€re„entered€it€on€January€4,€2000.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€filed€a€timely€notice€ofÐ ˜è  Ðappeal€from€this€judgment.€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà@"ìàò òIII.€€òòThe€Appealóóó óˆÐ \¬ ÐÌà  àMr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€has€consistently€claimed€that€he€has€not€received€all€the€sentence€credits€he€isÐ 4„ Ðentitled€to,€but€his€grounds€and€argument€have€changed€with€each€new€pleading€or€motion.€€SinceÐ  p Ðthe€trial€court€dismissed€his€Amended€Complaint€on€summary€judgment,€we€need€only€address€theÐ  \ Ðarguments€presented€in€that€complaint€and€in€his€appeal€briefs.€€€€€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àIt€appears€that€the€argument€in€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ôððs€amended€Ô_ÔcomplaintÔ_Ô€was€primarily€based€uponÐ Ð  Ðthe€destruction€of€the€sentence€credit€cards€following€the€implementation€of€Ô_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_ÔÐ ¼  Ðargued€that€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€was€obligated€to€fully€document€all€disciplinary€infractions€that€resulted€in€a€lossÐ ¨ø Ðof€sentence€credits,€and€that€any€failure€to€meet€those€obligations€would€result€in€a€presumption€thatÐ ”ä Ðthe€inmate€involved€had€earned€the€maximum€number€of€sentence€reduction€credits€possible.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àIn€support€of€this€argument,€he€relied€upon€the€case€of€òòState€ex€rel€Johnston€v.€McClellanóó,Ð X ¨ Ð87€Tenn.€52€(1888),€which€involved€the€implementation€of€an€1885€ð ðgood€timeðð€statute.€€TheÐ D!” ÐSupreme€Court€held€that€the€question€of€how€much€good€time€an€inmate€had€earned€could€notÐ 0"€  Ðdepend€solely€on€the€memory€of€the€warden,€but€required€the€keeping€of€a€written€record:€€Ð #l! ÐÌà8  àà ` àð ðIt€is€the€duty€of€the€Superintendent€to€keep,€or€have€kept€under€his€vigilantÐ ô$D # Ðpersonal€supervision,€the€record€directed€to€be€kept€by€the€statute,€and€if€he€fails€toÐ à%0!$ Ðkeep€it€the€prisonerððs€right€shall€not€be€left€to€the€uncertainty€of€treacherousÐ Ì&"% Ðmemories€and€oral€testimony.€€In€the€absence€of€the€record€to€the€contrary,€it€will€beÐ ¸'#& Ðconclusively€presumed€that€he€is€entitled€to€the€good€time.ððФ(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌ87€Tenn.€at€57.€€€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àIn€the€present€case,€however,€the€Department€is€not€relying€upon€one€individualððs€memoryÐ ° Ðalone€to€establish€the€proper€number€of€sentence€credits€the€appellant€is€entitled€to,€but€uponÐ œì Ðdepartmental€computerized€records€that€are€in€part€derived€from€an€earlier€manually„kept€record,€andÐ ˆØ Ðin€part€by€contemporaneous€entries€made€within€the€regular€course€of€the€departmentððs€business.€Ð tÄ ÐTherefore€it€does€not€appear€to€us€that€the€presumption€discussed€in€òòMcClellanóó€applies.Ð `° ЀÌà  àWe€note€that€the€only€evidence€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€presented€to€refute€the€affidavits€of€Ms.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÔ_ÔWhismanÔ_Ô€and€of€Ms.€Claud,€was€his€own€affidavit,€with€a€worksheet€he€prepared€containing€his€ownÐ $ t Ðmanual€calculation€of€the€number€of€credits€he€was€entitled€to.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€did€not€even€claim€thatÐ  ` Ðhe€participated€in€any€particular€education€programs€or€job€placements€prior€to€the€implementationÐ ü L  Ðof€Ô_ÔOBCISÔ_Ô,€but€simply€attempted€to€rely€on€the€presumption€discussed€above.€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€standards€for€summary€judgment€place€the€initial€burden€of€proof€on€the€proponent€ofÐ À  Ðthe€motion,€to€present€evidence€which€indicates€that€there€are€no€material€facts€in€dispute€and€thatÐ ¬ü  Ðit€is€entitled€to€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€Rule€56.03,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€€Once€that€burden€is€met,Ð ˜è  Ðhowever,€the€burden€shifts€to€the€non„moving€party€to€produce€countervailing€evidence€that€wouldÐ „Ô  Ðestablish€a€genuine€factual€dispute.€òò€Byrd€v.€Hallóó,€847€S.W.2d€208€(Tenn.€1993).€€ð ð.€.€.€[Ô_ÔP]artiesÔ_ÔÐ pÀ Ðfacing€a€summary€judgment€motion€cannot€rest€on€the€mere€allegations€or€denials€in€their€pleadingsÐ \¬ Ðbut€rather€must€respond€with€appropriate€evidentiary€materials€demonstrating€that€there€is€a€genuineÐ H˜ Ðissue€for€trial.ðð€òò€Bradley€v.€Ô_ÔMcLeodÔ_Ô,óó€984€S.W.2d€929€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998).€€Rule€56.05,€Tenn.€R.Ð 4„ ÐCiv.€P.Ð  p ÐÌà  à€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ôððs€affidavit€merely€repeats€the€allegations€of€his€complaint€and€amounts€to€aÐ øH Ðgeneral€denial€of€the€evidence€presented€by€the€Department.€€We€find€that€it€is€not€sufficient€toÐ ä4 Ðwithstand€the€defendantððs€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment,€and€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trialÐ Ð  Ðcourt.€€€€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àIn€his€briefs€on€appeal,€Mr.€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô€argued€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€granting€theÐ ”ä ÐDepartment€summary€judgment€on€the€basis€of€laches.€€He€claimed€that€since€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€itself€destroyedÐ €Ð Ðthe€manual€records,€any€prejudice€it€may€have€suffered€thereby€resulted€from€its€own€actions,€andÐ l¼ Ðtherefore€laches€did€not€apply.€€But€since€we€have€found€that€even€in€the€absence€of€the€originalÐ X ¨ Ðrecords,€the€evidence€presented€by€the€Department€was€sufficient€to€sustain€a€Motion€for€SummaryÐ D!” ÐJudgment,€we€need€not€decide€here€whether€laches€can€be€an€appropriate€defense€in€a€suit€involvingÐ 0"€  Ða€grant€or€denial€of€sentence€credits€that€is€remote€in€time.€€€€Ð #l! Ѐ€€€Ð $X" Ðà@^^(ìàò òIII.ó óˆÐ ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Remand€this€cause€to€the€Chancery€Court€ofÐ Ì&"% ÐDavidson€County€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€toÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€appellant,€Jerome€Ô_ÔStreeterÔ_Ô.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.Ô#†¼ý»XXTq #Ô