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Ðà@ŠŠ$ìàAT€NASHVILLE€ˆÐ  ÐÌò òÓ  ÓEDDIE€WILLIAMS,€JR.òòóó€v.€Ô_ÔRICKYÔ_Ô€BELL,€òòet€alóó.ó óÐ æ6 ÐÓ’ÓÌÔ€XŠHX»¼ØÄÔà@  ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Davidson€CountyˆÐ  \ Ðà@” ” ìàNo.€99C„414€€€€€€Carol€Ô_ÔSolomanÔ_Ô,€JudgeˆÐ ø H ÐÌÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<» ` A߈Ð ¼  ÐÌà@· · ìàNo.€M1999„02124„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Decided€May€25,€Ô_Ô2000Ô_ԈР·  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<Ž` AßÐ ß  Ðó óÌA€prisoner€filed€suit€against€eight€employees€of€the€Department€of€Correction,€claiming€numerousÐ ŠÚ  Ðviolations€of€his€civil€rights.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€suit€for€failure€to€comply€with€Tenn.Ð vÆ  ÐCode.€€Ann.€ðð€41„21„801,€et€seq.,€which€requires€inmates€who€file€their€suits€in€forma€Ô_ÔpauperisÔ_Ô€toÐ b² Ðsubmit€to€the€trial€court€a€complete€list€of€every€previous€claim€or€lawsuit€filed€by€the€inmate.€€WeÐ Nž Ðaffirm€the€dismissal,€but€hold€it€to€be€without€prejudiceÐ :Š ÐÌò òÓ  ÓTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed€asÐ b ÐModified€and€Remanded.ó óÐ þN ÐÓ¾ÓÌòòCantrell,€P.J.,€M.S.,óó€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòKochóó€and€òòCain,€JJ.óó€joined.Ð Ö& ÐÌEddie€Williams,€Jr.,€Ô_ÔHenningÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð ®þ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Michael€Moore,€Solicitor€General,€Pamela€S.Ð †Ö ÐÔ_ÔLorchÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€TennesseeÐ r ÐÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ 6!†  ÐÌòòóóà@› › ìàò òI.€€Proceedings€in€the€Chancery€Courtó óˆÐ #^" ÐÌà  àOn€September€23,€1998,€Eddie€Williams€Jr.€filed€a€ð ðComplaint€for€Violation€of€Civil€RightsððÐ æ$6 $ Ðin€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County.€The€complaint€named€as€defendants€five€correctionalÐ Ò%"!% Ðofficers€at€the€Ô_ÔRiverbendÔ_Ô€Maximum€Security€Institution€including€the€Warden€and€Assistant€Warden.€Ð ¾&"& ÐAn€amended€complaint€increased€the€number€of€defendants€to€eight.€Ð ª'ú"' ÐÌà  àMr.€Williams€claimed€that€he€was€denied€access€to€law€books€that€he€needed€for€a€post„Ð ‚)Ò$) Ðconviction€appeal.€€He€also€claimed€that€he€was€dismissed€from€his€prison€job€and€replaced€with€aÐ n*¾%* Ðwhite€inmate€because€of€racial€prejudice.€€In€his€complaint€and€in€subsequent€motions,€he€asked€theÐ Z+ª&+ Ðcourt€among€other€things€for€a€declaratory€order€that€his€constitutional€rights€had€been€violated;€forÐ F,–', Ðan€order€directing€the€defendants€to€supply€him€with€legal€books,€legal€copies,€notary€service€andÐ 2-‚(-ý' Ðlegal€postage;€for€an€injunction€prohibiting€the€defendants€from€any€further€acts€of€racialÐ ° Ðdiscrimination;€and€for€an€award€against€the€defendants€of€$10,000€in€compensatory€damages,€andÐ œì Ðan€unstated€amount€of€punitive€damages.€€He€also€filed€a€motion€for€default€judgment.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àOn€November€6,€1998,€the€original€five€defendants€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€the€complaintÐ `° Ðfor€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6).€€TheÐ L œ Ðother€defendants€subsequently€filed€a€motion€for€an€extension€of€time€in€which€to€file€a€response,€andÐ 8 ˆ Ða€motion€to€be€joined€in€the€motion€to€dismiss.€à  àà p àÐ $ t ÐÌà  àOn€December€23,€the€trial€court€ruled€on€the€plaintiffððs€pending€motions.€€The€chancellorÐ ü L  Ðdenied€the€motion€for€default,€and€specifically€rejected€the€motion€for€an€order€to€compel€theÐ è 8  Ðdefendants€to€supply€him€with€legal€books,€copies€and€other€assistance,€and€the€motion€for€aÐ Ô$  Ðtemporary€restraining€order€or€an€injunction.€The€chancellor€granted€the€defendantsðð€motion€for€anÐ À  Ðextension€of€time€in€which€to€respond.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àOn€February€5,€1999,€the€chancellor€granted€the€defendantsðð€motion€to€dismiss.€The€courtÐ „Ô  Ðnoted€that€the€plaintiff€was€seeking€compensatory€and€punitive€damages,€and€that€the€chancery€courtÐ pÀ Ðdoes€not€have€jurisdiction€to€consider€cases€which€seek€an€award€of€liquidated€damages.€€Tenn.Ð \¬ ÐCode.€Ann.€ðð€16„11„102(a).€€The€court€accordingly€transferred€the€case€to€the€Circuit€Court€ofÐ H˜ ÐDavidson€County.Ð 4„ ÐÌà@ã ã ìàò òII.€€Proceedings€in€the€Circuit€Courtó óˆÐ  \ ÐÌà  àIn€the€circuit€court,€the€defendants€filed€a€supplemental€memorandum€of€law€in€support€ofÐ ä4 Ðtheir€motion€to€dismiss,€and€the€plaintiff€filed€a€response.€The€four€grounds€for€dismissal€containedÐ Ð  Ðin€the€defendantsðð€memorandum€were€(1)€that€Mr.€Williams€failed€to€show€that€he€had€exhausted€allÐ ¼  Ðhis€administrative€remedies€before€filing€his€complaint,€(2)€that€he€failed€to€allege€any€factsÐ ¨ø Ðdemonstrating€that€the€termination€from€his€job€was€based€on€race,€(3)€that€he€failed€to€demonstrateÐ ”ä Ðthat€he€had€suffered€any€litigation„based€injury€from€the€alleged€deprivation€of€access€to€legalÐ €Ð Ðmaterials,€and€(4)€that€he€failed€to€comply€with€the€requirements€of€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„805Ð l¼ Ðbecause€he€did€not€file€an€affidavit€listing€his€prior€lawsuits€or€submit€a€certified€copy€of€his€trustÐ X ¨ Ðaccount€to€the€court.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àThe€circuit€court€found€that€Mr.€Williamsðð€failure€to€comply€with€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„Ð #l! Ð805€warranted€dismissal€of€his€complaint.€€The€trial€judge€also€considered€the€other€grounds€ofÐ $X" Ðdismissal,€and€found€that€she€agreed€with€the€defendants€that€Mr.€Williamsðð€claim€of€deprivation€ofÐ ô$D # Ðaccess€to€legal€materials€could€not€be€sustained.€€But€she€also€found€that€he€had€stated€a€facially€validÐ à%0!$ Ðclaim€of€racial€discrimination,€and€declared€herself€satisfied€with€the€proof€he€presented€that€he€hadÐ Ì&"% Ðexhausted€his€administrative€remedies.€€This€appeal€followed.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÌÌÐ h+¸&* Ðà@F F ìàò òIII.€€Dismissal€Under€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„805€ó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„801,€et€seq.,€imposes€a€duty€upon€inmates€who€file€claims€in€formaÐ ˆØ ÐÔ_ÔpauperisÔ_Ô€to€submit€affidavits€documenting€their€prior€history€of€litigation,€before€a€trial€court€can€ruleÐ tÄ Ðon€their€current€claims.€€One€purpose€of€the€statutory€scheme€is€to€bar€inmates€who€have€filedÐ `° Ðmalicious€or€frivolous€claims€from€filing€any€further€lawsuits€until€they€have€paid€the€costs€that€haveÐ L œ Ðaccrued€from€those€prior€claims.€€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„812.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Federal€statutes€impose€similarÐ 8 ˆ Ðrestrictions€in€federal€courts€on€proceedings€in€forma€Ô_ÔpauperisÔ_Ô.€€òòSeeóó€28€U.S.C.€ðð€1915.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThis€stateððs€requirements€for€reporting€an€inmateððs€litigation€history€are€set€out€in€detail€inÐ ü L  ÐTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„805:€€€€€€€€Ð è 8  ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òò òAffidavit€of€inability€to€pay€„€Requirements.„€ó ó(a)€Any€inmate€who€files€a€claimÐ À  Ðwith€an€affidavit€of€inability€to€pay€costs€shall€file€a€separate€affidavit€with€theÐ °  Ðfollowing€information:Ð œì  ÐÌà ` à(1)€A€complete€list€of€every€lawsuit€or€claim€previously€filed€by€the€inmate,Ð tÄ Ðwithout€regard€to€whether€the€inmate€was€incarcerated€at€the€time€any€claim€or€actionÐ `° Ðwas€filed;€€andÐ Lœ ÐÌà ` à(2)€For€each€claim€or€action€listed€in€subsection€(a):Ð $t ÐÌÓ€ (¶é83ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà ` àà ¸ àÝ‚3£í#ÝÔ2¶éÔ(Ú  ÚAÚ  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThe€operative€facts€for€which€relief€was€sought;݃3£í#2$ÝŒÐüLÐ Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà ` àà ¸ àÝ‚3£ÿ$ÝÔ2¶éÔ(Ú  ÚBÚ  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThe€case€name,€case€number€and€court€in€which€the€suit€orÐ è8 Ðclaim€was€filed;݃3£ÿ$D%ÝŒÐÔ$Ð Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà ` àà ¸ àÝ‚3£?&ÝÔ2¶éÔ(Ú  ÚCÚ  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThe€legal€theory€on€which€the€relief€sought€was€based;݃3£?&„&ÝŒÐÀÐ Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà ` àà ¸ àÝ‚3£W'ÝÔ2¶éÔ(Ú  ÚDÚ  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThe€identification€of€each€party€named€in€the€action;€€and݃3£W'œ'݌ЬüÐ Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà ` àà ¸ àÝ‚3£s(ÝÔ2¶éÔ(Ú  ÚEÚ  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThe€final€result€of€the€action,€including€dismissal€as€frivolousÐ ˜è Ðor€malicious€under€this€part€or€otherwise.݃3£s(¸(݌ЄÔÐ Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà ` à(b)€If€the€affidavit€filed€under€this€section€states€that€a€previous€suit€wasÐ \ ¬ Ðdismissed€as€frivolous€or€malicious,€the€affidavit€must€state€the€date€of€the€final€orderÐ H!˜ Ðaffirming€the€dismissal.Ð 4"„  ÐÌà ` à(c)€The€affidavit€must€be€accompanied€by€a€current€certified€copy€of€theÐ  $\" Ðinmate's€trust€account€statement.Ð ø$H # Ðà@ìì*ìàˆÐ ä%4!$ ÐÒ°ÒÒ°Òà  àOn€appeal,€Mr.€Williams€claims€that€he€furnished€the€chancery€court€with€the€informationÐ ° Ðrequired€by€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€€41„201„805.€€We€have€found€in€the€record€a€single€affidavit€by€Mr.Ð œì ÐWilliams€containing€such€information€for€one€case€only,òò€Williams€v.€Duttonóó,€3:90„0288€(U.S.€DistrictÐ ˆØ ÐCourt,€M.D.€Tenn).€€The€plaintiff€has,€however,€attached€to€his€brief€on€appeal€a€list€of€no€less€thanÐ tÄ Ð13€lawsuits€that€he€has€filed€in€the€court€system€in€Tennessee.€€While€his€list€includes€each€case€nameÐ `° Ðand€number,€the€court€in€which€it€was€filed,€and€a€few€words€about€its€disposition,€it€does€not€includeÐ L œ Ðall€the€information€required€by€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€21„41„805(a)(2).Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àÌÒû°Òà S àThe€defendants€have€appended€to€their€brief€a€copy€of€a€final€order€of€the€United€StatesÐ  ` ÐDistrict€Court€(E.D.€Tenn.)€in€the€case€of€òòEddie€Williams€Jr.€v.€James€Morrow,€et€alóó,€No.€3:97„CV„Ð ü L  Ð815,€filed€Mar.€30,€1998.€The€order€strongly€implies€that€Mr.€Williams€had€filed€three€or€more€civilÐ è 8  Ðactions€which€have€been€dismissed€as€either€frivolous,€malicious,€or€for€failure€to€state€a€claim.€òòSeeóóÐ Ô$  Ð28€U.S.C.€ðð€1915(g).€€Ð À  ÐÌà S àWe€affirm€the€lower€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€plaintiffððs€complaint,€but€we€hold€that€theÐ ˜è  Ðdismissal€is€without€prejudice.€€The€effect€of€an€order€of€dismissal€for€failure€to€comply€with€Tenn.Ð „Ô  ÐCode.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„801,€et€seq.€should€be€the€same€as€resulted€from€an€older€form€of€defensiveÐ pÀ Ðpleading€known€as€the€Plea€in€Abatement.€€Such€a€plea€sought€to€suspend€or€defeat€civil€actionsÐ \¬ Ðbecause€of€the€manner€in€which€the€action€was€brought.€€Unlike€the€Plea€in€Bar,€the€Plea€inÐ H˜ ÐAbatement€did€not€address€the€merits€of€the€claim€itself,€but€rather€some€defect€or€irregularity€in€theÐ 4„ Ðcomplaint,€such€as€improper€venue,€lack€of€jurisdiction,€or€failure€to€join€an€indispensable€party,Ð  p Ðwhich€would€make€continuation€of€the€suit€ineffective.€€When€the€Plea€in€Abatement€was€granted,Ð  \ Ðthe€complaint€was€dismissed€without€prejudice€to€the€plaintiffððs€right€to€receive€a€hearing€on€theÐ øH Ðmerits,€by€filing€another€complaint€with€the€defect€corrected.€€òòSee€generallyóó,€òòAbatement,€SurvivalÐ ä4 Ðand€Revival,€óó1€Tennessee€Jurisprudence€(1982)òòóó.Ð Ð  ÐÌà S àWhile€the€Plea€in€Abatement€and€other€technical€forms€of€pleading€have€been€abolishedÐ ¨ø Ðunder€the€simplified€rules€found€in€the€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€a€claim€that€has€not€been€heard€onÐ ”ä Ðthe€merits€may€still€be€dismissed€under€the€modern€rules€without€prejudice.€€The€question€ofÐ €Ð Ðwhether€an€inmateððs€failure€to€file€a€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„805€affidavit€should€receive€suchÐ l¼ Ðtreatment€is€not€quite€a€question€of€first€impression,€because€this€court€has€already€answered€thatÐ X ¨ Ðquestion€in€the€affirmative€once,€although€without€discussion€of€the€reasons.€òò€Sanders€v.€Campbellóó,€Ð D!” Ð02A01„9810„CV„00299€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Oct.€30,€1999).Ð 0"€  ÐÌà S àIt€appears€to€us€that€in€enacting€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„805€et€seq.,€the€LegislatureÐ $X" Ðintended€to€make€it€more€burdensome€for€inmates€to€file€frivolous€complaints,€while€not€raising€theÐ ô$D # Ðbarrier€against€valid€claims€to€an€unreasonable€height.€€A€trial€court€may€more€confidently€demandÐ à%0!$ Ðstrict€adherence€to€the€statute€if€it€knows€that€by€doing€so€it€is€not€thereby€closing€the€door€foreverÐ Ì&"% Ðon€a€meritorious€claim.€€We€believe€that€we€are€advancing€both€legislative€goals€by€ruling€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðdismissal€for€failure€to€comply€with€the€statute€is€without€prejudice.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà S àWhile€the€defendants€have€primarily€asked€us€to€affirm€the€dismissal€of€the€complaint,€they€Ð ° Ðâ âhave€also€requested€that€we€hold€the€trial€court€in€error€for€finding€that€Mr.€Williams€had€exhaustedÐ œì Ðhis€administrative€remedies,€and€that€he€had€stated€a€facially€valid€claim€of€racial€discrimination.€Ð ˆØ ÐWe€need€not€address€these€additional€arguments,€for€dismissal€of€a€claim€for€failure€to€comply€withÐ tÄ ÐTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€41„21„801,€et€seq.,€should€preclude€further€consideration€of€the€merits€of€theÐ `° Ðclaim€by€the€trial€court.€€Any€findings€resulting€from€that€consideration€are€therefore€without€legalÐ L œ Ðeffect.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà@‰‰)àò òIV.ó óˆÐ  ` ÐÌà S àThe€dismissal€of€the€plaintiffððs€claim€is€affirmed,€but€without€prejudice.€€Remand€this€causeÐ è 8  Ðto€the€Circuit€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€TaxÐ Ô$  Ðthe€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant.€