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ÝÔ_ÔOn€July€9,€1997,€the€chancery€court€entered€an€order€transferring€the€case€to€the€Circuit€Court€of€Lake€County.€Ð ° Ð3|xLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ - ù-(|G2§i$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¢Ä»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôÔœò»»Ô d(|3A!$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¢Ä»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3A!$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¢Ä»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€¢Ä»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÔ€¼¢Ä»»»ÔÑ8€¤XXdð»»d8ÑÑ  Ñà@ü ü ìàÔ‡îç7¢ÄÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@õõ%ìàAT€JACKSONÔ#†¼¢Ä»îîç7 #ԈРÜ, ÐÓ  ÓASSIGNED€ON€BRIEFS€MAY€15,€2001Ð X ÐÔ‡X¤X»¼¢ÄÔÌò òÔ#†¼¢Ä»XX¤ú#ÔANTONIO€L.€SWEATTòòóó€v.€BILLY€COMPTON,€òòet€alóó.Ô‡X¤X»¼¢ÄÔó óÐ  ` ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Lake€CountyÐ  h Ðà@@øøìàNo.€97„7683;€The€Honorable€R.€Lee€Moore,€Jr.,€JudgeÐ  X ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<×` AßÐ Ø(  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€W2001„00002„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€September€6,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ×'  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<¶` AßÐ ·  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡X£HXXX¤ÔThis€appeal€arises€from€a€specialist€physicianððs€recommendation€that€the€Appellant,€an€inmate,Ð ¶ Ðundergo€nasal€surgery.€€The€Utilization€Review€Committee€of€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ ¢ò ÐCorrection€denied€the€Appellantððs€recommended€surgery.€€The€Appellant€filed€a€complaint€againstÐ ŽÞ Ðthe€Appellees,€prison€employees€of€the€Lake€County€Regional€Correctional€Facility,€alleging€federalÐ zÊ Ðconstitutional€violations,€negligence,€and€medical€malpractice.€€The€Appellees€filed€a€motion€forÐ f¶ Ðsummary€judgment.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€On€appeal,€thisÐ R¢ ÐCourt€reversed€the€grant€of€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€Appellees€on€the€Eighth€AmendmentÐ >Ž Ðclaim€that€arose€out€of€the€delay€in€the€recommended€surgery€and€remanded€for€further€discovery.€Ð *z ÐThis€Court€affirmed€the€grant€of€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€Appellees€on€all€other€claims.€Ð f ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€permitted€the€parties€to€conduct€further€discovery€on€the€Eighth€AmendmentÐ î> Ðclaim€concerning€the€delay€in€the€recommended€surgery.€€The€trial€court€granted€summary€judgmentÐ Ú* Ðto€the€Appellees.€€The€Appellant€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€theÐ Æ ÐAppellees.€€For€the€reasons€stated€herein,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€decision.Ð ² ÐÔ#†X¤XXX£HÒ#ÔÔ#†¼¢Ä»XX¤v#ÔÔ‡X¤X»¼¢ÄÔÌÓÆÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmedó óÐ ~!Î  ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼¢Ä»àX¤# #ÔÔ‡X¤X.¼¢ÄÔAlan€E.€Highers,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€R.€Farmer,€J.,óó€and€òòHollyÐ ^#®" ÐKirby€Lillard,€J.óó,€joined.Ð N$ž# ÐÌAntonio€L.€Ô_ÔSweattÔ_Ô,òò€óóNashville,€òòpro€seóóÐ .&~!% ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€Mark€A.Ð (^#' ÐHudson,€Senior€Counsel,€Nashville,€for€AppelleesÐ þ(N$( ÐÓÁ ÓÌò òÌÌÌÐ ®-þ(-ý ÐOPINIONó óÔ#†¼¢Ä»XX¤ð #ÔÔ‡X¤X»¼¢ÄÔÐ ° ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼¢Ä»XX¤<#ÔÔ‡X¤X»¼¢ÄÔÓ  Óò òÔ‡X£HXXX¤Ôà@ttìàI.€€Facts€and€Procedural€Historyó ó€ˆÐ à ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant,€Antonio€L.€Sweatt€(ð ðMr.€Sweattðð),€is€an€inmate€at€the€Lake€County€RegionalÐ l¼ ÐCorrectional€Facility€in€Tiptonville,€Tennessee.€€During€his€incarceration,€Mr.€Sweatt€suffered€fromÐ X ¨ Ða€history€of€medical€problems,€including€sinus€problems,€a€breathing€disorder,€frequent€nose€bleeds,Ð D ” Ðmigraine€headaches,€and€structural€abnormalities€in€the€nose.€€In€January,€1996,€Mr.€Sweatt€wasÐ 0 € Ðtransported€to€the€Special€Needs€Facility,€which€is€the€hospital€for€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ  l ÐCorrection€(ð ðTDOCðð).€€Dr.€Russell€Ries€(ð ðDr.€Riesðð),€a€specialist€physician€at€the€Special€NeedsÐ  X  ÐFacility,€diagnosed€Mr.€Sweatt€with€allergic€rhinitis,€nasal€septal€deformity,€and€turbinateÐ ô D  Ðhypertrophy.€€€Dr.€Ries€recommended€that€Mr.€Sweatt€undergo€surgery€in€order€to€help€alleviate€theÐ à0  Ðnasal€obstruction.€€On€May€22,€1996,€the€Utilization€Review€Committee,€a€utilization€managementÐ Ì  Ðentity€designated€by€the€TDOC€to€review€and€approve€or€deny€requested€services,€denied€theÐ ¸  Ðrecommended€surgery.€€Dr.€Ries€had€the€option€to€appeal€to€the€TDOC€Medical€Director€if€heÐ ¤ô  Ðdisagreed€with€the€decision€of€the€Utilization€Review€Committee.€€Dr.€Ries€never€filed€an€appeal€forÐ à  Ða€reevaluation€of€Mr.€Sweattððs€case.€Ð |Ì ÐÌà  àOn€May€21,€1996,€Mr.€Sweatt€filed€a€complaint€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Lake€CountyÐ T¤ Ðagainst€the€Appellees,€prison€warden€Billy€Compton;€prison€employees€Steve€Dotson,€BenÐ @ ÐLindamood,€Edna€Freeman,€and€Donna€Klutts;€and€prison€physician€Harold€Butler€(ð ðthe€DefendantsððÐ ,| Ðor€ð ðthe€Appelleesðð),€alleging€federal€constitutional€violations,€negligence,€and€medical€malpractice.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Рh ÐMr.€Sweatt€alleged€that€the€Defendants€intentionally€failed€to€provide€him€with€appropriate€medicalÐ T Ðcare,€treatment,€and€correct€medication,€and€that€the€medication€prescribed€to€him€caused€his€noseÐ ð@ Ðto€bleed.€€Mr.€Sweatt€alleged€that€Dr.€Russell€Ries€had€recommended€surgery€for€his€condition,€butÐ Ü, Ðthe€surgery€had€never€been€performed.€€Mr.€Sweatt€also€alleged€that€the€Defendantsðð€acts€were€a€formÐ È Ðof€retaliation€against€him€for€the€grievances€he€had€filed€with€prison€employees.€€€€€€Ð ´ ÐÌà  àOn€June€24,€1996,€Dr.€Butler€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€On€August€2,€1996,€Mr.Ð ŒÜ ÐSweatt€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€On€August€5,€1996,€Mr.€Compton,€Mr.€Dotson,€Mr.Ð xÈ ÐLindamood,€Ms.€Freeman,€and€Ms.€Klutts€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€On€August€14,Ð d ´ Ð1997,€the€trial€court€granted€Dr.€Butlerððs€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€The€trial€court€also€grantedÐ P!  Ðthe€motion€for€summary€judgment€filed€by€the€remaining€Defendants.€€On€September€29,€1997,€Mr.Ð <"Œ  ÐSweatt€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€with€regard€to€both€motions€for€summary€judgment.€€€This€CourtÐ (#x! Ðaffirmed€the€grant€of€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€Dr.€Butler.€€This€Court€reversed€the€grant€ofÐ $d" Ðsummary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€remaining€Defendants€on€the€Eighth€Amendment€claim€that€aroseÐ %P # Ðout€of€the€delay€in€the€recommended€surgery€and€remanded€for€further€discovery.€€This€CourtÐ ì%