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Ðv.€Winsteadóó,€23€S.W.3d€297€(Tenn.€2000).€€In€that€case€the€plaintiff,€an€inmate€of€the€TennesseeÐ $X" ÐPenal€System,€sued€Ô_ÔHeiskellÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWinsteadÔ_Ô„„an€attorney€who€defended€him€as€to€the€criminal€charges„„forÐ ô$D # Ðlegal€malpractice.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€Supreme€Court€held€that€Mr.€Logan€had€no€absolute€right€to€appear€at€trial€andÐ ¸'#& Ðenunciated€the€standard€to€be€employed€in€assessing€such€a€determination€(23€S.W.3d€at€page€302):Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Ò[Ô_ÔW]eÔ_Ô€hold€that€the€decision€of€whether€or€not€to€stay€civil€proceedings€for€aÐ |*Ì%) Ðprisoner€is€left€to€the€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€Acting€on€a€case„by„case€basis,Ð h+¸&* Ðthe€trial€court€must€weigh€the€competing€interests€of€the€inmateððs€ability€to€presentÐ ° Ðproof€and€the€burden€on€the€judicial€system€and€the€defendant€in€continuing€theÐ œì Ðaction.€€In€reviewing€a€trial€courtððs€ruling€on€a€motion€for€abeyance,€appellateÐ ˆØ Ðcourts€should€employ€an€abuse€of€discretion€standard€of€review.€€òòSee€Sanjines€v.Ð tÄ ÐOrtweinóó,€984€S.W.2d€at€909.Ð `° ÐÌà Ø àOne€of€the€main€factors€to€be€considered€by€the€trial€court€in€consideringÐ 8 ˆ Ða€motion€for€abeyance€is€whether€the€inmate€will€be€released€from€prison€and€ableÐ $ t Ðto€appear€in€court€within€a€reasonable€amount€of€time€from€the€filing€of€the€suit.€Ð  ` ÐThis€determination€will€unmistakably€vary€from€one€case€to€the€next.€€Besides€theÐ ü L  Ðlength€of€the€prisonerððs€remaining€sentence,€other€countervailing€interests€shouldÐ è 8  Ðbe€considered€by€the€court,€including€the€burden€on€the€court€in€maintaining€aÐ Ô$  Ðdocket€on€which€such€claims€will€remain€for€an€extended€period,€and€theÐ À  Ðinconvenience€and€impracticability€of€litigating€a€suit€several€years€after€its€filing.€Ð ¬ü  ÐNot€only€will€prisoners€have€a€more€difficult€time€presenting€proof€if€their€casesÐ ˜è  Ðare€held€in€abeyance,€but€defendants€have€a€right€to€have€claims€against€themÐ „Ô  Ðtimely€adjudicated.€€The€longer€a€suit€is€held€in€abeyance,€the€more€difficult€it€willÐ pÀ Ðbe€to€try€on€its€merits.€€Witnesses€may€move€or€pass€away,€memories€will€fade,Ð \¬ Ðand€proof€will€become€harder€to€obtain.€€It€is€in€everyoneððs€best€interest„„theÐ H˜ Ðcourtððs,€plaintiffððs,€and€defendantððs„„to€require€the€incarcerated€litigantððs€suit€toÐ 4„ Ðproceed,€when€reasonable€under€the€circumstances.€€However€we€hasten€to€addÐ  p Ðthat€when€a€trial€court€denies€a€prisonerððs€request€for€an€abeyance,€it€should,Ð  \ Ðwithin€its€discretion,€afford€the€prisoner€sufficient€time€for€filing€briefs€andÐ øH Ðmotions€and€for€conducting€discovery.€€This€is€especially€true€when€inmates€areÐ ä4 Ðproceeding€òòpro€se.óó€€Trial€courts€should€waive€the€time€requirements€of€the€RulesÐ Ð  Ðof€Civil€Procedure€and€set€reasonable€time€restrictions€in€such€instances.Ð ¼  ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àBecause€the€trial€court€did€not€address€the€motion€to€hold€the€case€in€abeyance€by€Mr.€Logan,Ð ”ä Ðthe€case€was€remanded€for€the€trial€court€to€exercise€its€discretion€as€to€whether€the€motion€shouldÐ €Ð Ðbe€granted€or€denied.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àIt€is€true€that€in€this€case€the€Trial€Judge€did€not€specifically€address€òòLoganóó€in€denying€theÐ D!” Ðmotion.€€We,€in€our€òòde€novoóó€review€have€done€so,€and€find€that€the€action€of€the€Trial€Court€wasÐ 0"€  Ðappropriate.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àThe€record€discloses€that€the€earliest€Mrs.€K€would€be€released€was€approximately€one€yearÐ ô$D # Ðfrom€the€date€of€the€trial€and€that€the€two€older€children€had€been€in€foster€care€for€a€period€of€eightÐ à%0!$ Ðyears€and€the€twins€virtually€since€their€birth.€€Given€this€fact€and€the€further€fact€that€an€earlier€suitÐ Ì&"% Ðwas€filed€in€the€Juvenile€Court€over€10€years€ago€seeking€temporary€custody€of€the€children€which,Ð ¸'#& Ðafter€an€effort€to€reunite€the€family,€the€petition€was€amended€to€seek€termination€of€parental€rights,€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðthe€Juvenile€Court€entered€a€judgment€terminating€the€parentsðð€parental€rights.€€Upon€appeal€thisÐ )à$( ÐCourt€reversed€the€termination€in€the€vain€hope€that€the€parents€would€not€continue€their€abuse€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðalcohol.€€Additionally,€in€light€of€the€fact€that€Mrs.€Kððs€position€was€ably€presented€by€her€counsel,Ð h+¸&* ÐMr.€K.,€and€Mrs.€K.ððs€mother,€we€do€not€find€an€abuse€of€discretion€in€proceeding€to€at€long€last€layÐ ° Ðthis€case€to€rest.Ð œì ÐÌà  àAs€to€the€other€issues€raised€on€appeal,€we€have€examined€the€Trial€Courtððs€memorandumÐ tÄ Ðopinion€in€light€of€the€record€and€concur€in€its€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.€€WeÐ `° Ðaccordingly€deem€it€appropriate€that€the€Trial€Court€be€affirmed€under€Rule€10€of€this€Court.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àWe€also€deem€it€appropriate,€notwithstanding€that€this€case€is€affirmed€under€Rule€10,€toÐ $ t Ðagain€point€out€that€this€case€has€been€before€this€Court€on€a€previous€occasion€wherein€the€TrialÐ  ` ÐCourt€was€reversed€for€terminating€the€parental€rights€of€the€parents€and€giving€them€a€secondÐ ü L  Ðchance€to€address€their€addiction€to€alcohol€which,€alas,€was€not€pursued€successfully.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àWe€also€note€that€the€record€shows€the€mother€had€been€convicted€numerous€times€for€D.U.I.,Ð À  Ðincluding€one€when€her€children€were€with€her,€and€that€several€of€the€convictions€were€subsequentÐ ¬ü  Ðto€the€ruling€of€this€Court€in€the€earlier€case.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àWe€also€point€out€that€there€is€proof€in€the€record€in€the€form€of€statements€given€toÐ pÀ Ðrepresentatives€of€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€that€the€father€had€on€occasion€knockedÐ \¬ Ðthe€€childrenððs€heads€together,€as€well€as€€inflicted€other€physical„„though€we€hasten€to€say€notÐ H˜ Ðsexual„„abuse.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àFinally,€we€think€it€indicative€of€the€fatherððs€concern€for€the€children€that€when€asked€whyÐ  \ Ðhe€had€not€paid€any€support€for€the€four€children€for€a€period€of€one€year,€while€during€the€wholeÐ øH Ðperiod€he€was€gainfully€employed,€his€response€was,€ð ðApparently€it€just€slipped€my€mind.ððÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed€and€the€cause€remandedÐ ¼  Ðfor€collection€of€costs€below.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€adjudged€against€T.M.K.€and€G.L.K.Ð ¨ø ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________Ð X ¨ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àHOUSTON€M.€GODDARD,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ D!” ÐÌ