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ÐòòóóÔ#†¼»XXFÅ #ÔÔ‡XFÅX»¼ÔÓ  Óà  àPlaintiff€had€previously€filed,€on€November€18,€1998,€civil€action€number€98„5076C„11€inÐ ° Ðâ âthe€Circuit€Court€for€Hickman€County,€Tennessee€seeking€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€In€this€petition,Ð œì Ðhe€alleged€that€he€committed€second€degree€murder€on€the€20th€of€September,€1980€was€thereafterÐ ˆØ Ðindicted€for€the€same€and,€on€October€6,€1982,€was€sentenced€by€a€jury€to€life€imprisonment€as€aÐ tÄ ÐClass€X€felony€offender.€€He€claimed€in€his€petition€that€he€was€entitled€to€be€sentenced€under€theÐ `° ÐSentencing€Reform€Act€of€1982.€€On€January€11,€1999,€Judge€Russell€Heldman€granted€a€motion€toÐ L œ Ðdismiss€the€habeas€corpus€petition,€and€on€January€19,€1999,€Judge€Donald€P.€Harris€also€filed€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðmore€extensive€order€dismissing€the€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€On€February€12,€1999,€JudgeÐ $ t ÐHeldman€entered€an€order€acknowledging€that€the€case€had€been€properly€assigned€to€Judge€HarrisÐ  ` Ðand€withdrawing€his€previous€order€of€January€11,€1999.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àPlaintiff€appealed€the€dismissal€of€his€habeas€corpus€petition,€and€almost€simultaneouslyÐ Ô$  Ðtherewith,€filed€the€suit€at€bar€seeking€damages€and€other€relief€from€Judges€Heldman€and€HarrisÐ À  Ðbased€upon€their€alleged€refusal€to€grant€his€petition€for€habeas€corpus.€€The€Chief€Justice€appointedÐ ¬ü  ÐJudge€J.€S.€(Steve)€Daniel€as€Special€Judge€to€hear€this€case.€€Plaintiff€sought€a€declaratory€judgmentÐ ˜è  Ðthat€Judges€Heldman€and€Harris€violated€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€29„21„108€(1980)€andÐ „Ô  Ðalso€sought€injunctive€relief€to€permanently€enjoin€the€judges€from€purported€ð ðcontinued€wrongfulÐ pÀ Ðfailure,€and€refusal€to€grant€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€where€properly€applied€for.ðð€€HeÐ \¬ Ðfurther€requested€money€damages€of€$10,000€per€day€from€November€18,€1998€until€such€time€asÐ H˜ Ðhis€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€was€granted.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àAssistant€Attorneys€General€Mary€Bers€and€Lucian€Geise€represented€Judges€Harris€andÐ  \ ÐHeldman€and€the€State€of€Tennessee,€thus€Plaintiff€promptly€filed€a€supplemental€complaint€againstÐ øH Ðthese€attorneys€seeking€the€same€relief€upon€their€alleged€conspiracy€with€Judges€Heldman€andÐ ä4 ÐHarris€to€wrongfully€refuse€to€issue€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€Upon€motions€by€Judges€Heldman€andÐ Ð  ÐHarris€and€by€Assistant€Attorneys€General€Ô_ÔBersÔ_Ô€and€Geise,€Judge€Daniel,€on€August€4,€1999,€issuedÐ ¼  Ðan€order€dismissing€the€case€in€its€entirety€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€could€beÐ ¨ø Ðgranted€and,€as€to€the€judges,€on€the€further€basis€of€judicial€immunity.€€The€order€of€dismissal€byÐ ”ä ÐJudge€Daniel€of€August€19,€1999€stated:€Ð €Ð ÐÌà8  àà ` àBy€order€of€the€Supreme€Court€this€Court€was€designated€to€hear€the€above„Ð X ¨ Ðstyled€case€to€its€conclusion.€€This€case€was€initiated€by€a€complaint€originally€filedÐ D!” Ðby€Mr.€Taylor€against€Judges€Heldman€and€Harris.€€Thereafter,€by€a€pleading€entitledÐ 0"€  ÐòòMemorandum€Of€Law€To€Incontravention€Of€Motion€To€Dismiss€Original€ClaimÐ #l! ÐComplaint€And€Amended€Supplemental€Complaintóó,€Mr.€Taylor€sought€to€add€as€partyÐ $X" Ðdefendants,€Lucian€D.€Geise€and€Mary€M.€Bers,€Assistant€Attorney€Generals€in€theirÐ ô$D # Ðrole€in€representing€the€Stateððs€interest€in€this€litigation.Ðà%0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€principal€thrust€of€this€complaint€is€the€allegation€of€Mr.€Taylor€thatÐ ¸'#& ÐJudges€Heldman€and€Harris€wrongfully€failed€and€refused€to€grant€a€petition€forÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhabeas€corpus€advanced€by€Taylor.€€Further,€Taylor€alleges€that€Lucian€D.€Geise€andÐ )à$( ÐMary€Bers€by€their€representation€of€the€State€in€resisting€Taylorððs€complaint,Ð |*Ì%) Ðengaged€in€a€conspiracy,€in€violation€of€federal€and€state€law€to€deprive€him€of€hisÐ h+¸&* Ðcivil€rights€by€their€actions.€€After€carefully€considering€the€original€complaint€asÐ ° Ðamended€and€the€responses€filed,€this€Court€finds€that€the€action€should€be€dismissedÐ œì Ðunder€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6).€€These€pleadings€simply€fail€to€state€a€claim€uponÐ ˆØ Ðwhich€relief€can€be€granted.€€The€judges€sued€enjoy€judicial€immunity€for€their€actsÐ tÄ Ðwithin€the€scope€of€hearing€and€deciding€post„conviction€relief€and/or€habeas€corpusÐ `° Ðactions.€€The€other€allegations€of€conspiracy€by€Geise€and€Bers€are€conclusoryÐ L œ Ðstatements€unsupported€by€any€factual€basis€that€gives€rise€to€a€judicialÐ 8 ˆ Ðdetermination.€€This€complaint€appears€to€be€a€collateral€attack€on€the€denial€of€theÐ $ t Ðinitial€request€on€behalf€of€the€Petition,€Mr.€Taylor,€which€is€currently€under€reviewÐ  ` Ðby€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€according€to€these€pleadings.Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIt€is€hereby€ordered€that€the€compl[a]int€as€to€all€parties€is€dismissed€as€failingÐ Ô$  Ðto€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€may€be€granted.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€order€of€the€trial€judge€is€in€all€respects€correct,€as€the€complaint€is€nothing€more€thanÐ ˜è  Ða€collateral€attack€upon€the€refusal€of€Judges€Harris€and€Heldman€to€grant€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€Ð „Ô  ÐThat€refusal€is€the€legitimate€subject€of€the€appeal€which€Plaintiff€has€already€taken€to€the€TennesseeÐ pÀ ÐCourt€of€Criminal€Appeals.€€Taken€in€its€most€favorable€light,€the€complaint€states€no€cause€of€actionÐ \¬ Ðagainst€anybody.€€òòSee€Cook€v.€Spinnakerððs€of€Rivergate,€Inc.óó,€878€S.W.2d€934€(Tenn.€1994).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€judge€was€also€correct€in€dismissing€the€case€under€the€doctrine€of€judicialÐ  p Ðimmunity.€€òòSee€Heath€v.€Corneliusóó,€511€S.W.2d€683€(Tenn.€1974);€òòWebb€v.€Fischeróó,€109€Tenn.€701,Ð  \ Ð72€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€110€(1902).€€As€held€by€the€Supreme€Court€of€the€United€States:€Ð øH ÐÌà8  àIt€is€a€judgeððs€duty€to€decide€all€cases€within€his€jurisdiction€that€are€brought€beforeÐ Ð  Ðhim,€including€controversial€cases€that€arouse€the€most€intense€feelings€in€theÐ ¼  Ðlitigants.€€His€errors€may€be€corrected€on€appeal,€but€he€should€not€have€to€fear€thatÐ ¨ø Ðunsatisfied€litigants€may€hound€him€with€litigation€charging€malice€or€corruption.€Ð ”ä ÐImposing€such€a€burden€on€judges€would€contribute€not€to€principled€and€fearlessÐ €Ð Ðdecision€making€but€to€intimidation.€€òòÐl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌPierson€v.€Rayóó,€386€U.S.€547,€554€(1967).Ð D!” ÐÌà  àCounsel€representing€the€judges€as€clients€are€also€entitled€to€absolute€immunity.€€òòSee€Ô_ÔButzÔ_ÔÐ #l! Ðv.€Ô_ÔEconomuoÔ_Ôóó,€438€U.€S.€478€(1978);€òòAl„Bari€v.€Ô_ÔWinnÔ_Ô,€óó907€F.2d€150€(6th€Cir.€1990)(unpublished€tableÐ $X" Ðdecision).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àThis€case€and€this€appeal€are€totally€lacking€in€anything€approaching€merit€and€one€otherÐ Ì&"% Ðmatter€mandates€our€attention.€€Pursuant€to€Rule€24€of€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€Plaintiff,Ð ¸'#& ÐDaniel€B.€Taylor,€gave€notice€of€his€intent€to€include€the€following€documents€in€the€record€onÐ ¤(ô#' Ðappeal:Ð )à$( ÐÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà8  à1.à0` Ð Ð àAny€and€all€documents€filed€on€behalf€of€the€plaintiff.а` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  à2.à0` Ð Ð àAny€and€all€documents€filed€on€behalf€of€the€defendants.ЈØ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌApparently€taking€Plaintiff€at€his€word,€the€trial€clerk€has€favored€us€with€five€volumes€consistingÐ `° Ðof€736€pages,€of€which€610€pages€are€simply€photostats€of€the€text€of€mostly€reported€cases€withÐ L œ Ðseveral€other€pages€being€trial€briefs€filed€by€the€parties€and€other€extraneous€matters.€€TheseÐ 8 ˆ Ðdocuments€have€been€improperly€included€in€the€record€and€are€superfluous€under€the€rules€of€theÐ $ t Ðcourt.€€òòSee€Atkins€v.€Kirkpatrickóó,€823€S.W.2d€547,€549„50€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1991);€òòAclin€v.€Speightóó,Ð  ` Ð611€S.W.2d€54€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1980).Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€action€of€the€trial€judge€is€in€all€respects€affirmed€with€costs€of€the€cause€assessed€againstÐ Ô$  ÐPlaintiff/Appellant,€Daniel€Benson€Taylor.Ð À  ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð \¬ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ H˜ ÐÌÌ