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ThisappealinvolvesadisputebetweenastateprisonerandtheTennesseeBoardofParolesoverthe :  Boardsdecisionnottoparolehimin1998.TheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCountydismissedthe &  prisonerspetitionforcommonlawwritofcertiorari,andtheprisonerperfectedthisappeal.While  hisappealwaspending,theprisonerwasreleasedfromtheDepartmentofCorrectionafterserving  thetwosentencesforwhichhehadbeenincarcerated.Accordingly,wehavedeterminedthatthis  appealisnowmootbecausetheprisonerhasbeenreleasedfromcustody.Therefore,wevacatethe  trialcourt'sorderandremandthecasewithdirectionstodismisstheprisoner'spetition.     Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtVacated  b   WilliamC.Koch,Jr.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichWilliamB.Cainand r: PatriciaJ.Cottrell,JJ.,joined. ^& WilliamTerryWyatt,Pikeville,Tennessee,ProSe. 6 PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MichaelE.Moore,SolicitorGeneral;andPamela  S.Lorch,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,TennesseeBoardofParoles.     MEMORANDUMOPINION W #  1       !! @@) I.  #r#     InMarch1994,WilliamTerryWyattabductedhisformerwifeandcausedherseriousbodily %J!%  injurybyfiringseveralgunshotsatherfeet,byhittingherinthechestandbackwithagun,andby n&6"& hittingherinthefaceuntilshewasrenderedunconscious.d #  2      ׀AgrandjuryinCumberlandCounty 8  indictedhimforattemptedfirstdegreemurder,especiallyaggravatedkidnaping,aggravatedrape, $ andtheft.InFebruary1995,Mr.Wyattpledguiltytoattemptedseconddegreemurderand  kidnapingandwassentencedtoconcurrenttermsofeightandfouryearsonthosecharges.When  theseproceedingswerecommenced,hewasservingthosesentencesintheSoutheasternTennessee  StateRegionalCorrectionalFacilityinPikeville.    InSeptember1998,theTennesseeBoardofParolesdeclinedtoparoleMr.Wyattbecause  t doingsowoulddepreciatetheseriousnessofhisoffensesandwouldalsopromotedisrespectforthe  ` law.Mr.WyattreceivednoticeoftheBoardsdecisiononOctober15,1998,andfiledapetitionfor  L  commonlawwritofcertiorariintheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCountyonDecember8,1998.The p 8  BoardmovedtodismissMr.Wyattspetitionbecauseitwasuntimelyandbecauseitfailedtostate \$  aclaimuponwhichreliefcouldbegranted.ThetrialcourtgrantedtheBoardsmotiontodismiss, H  andMr.Wyatthasappealed. 4    TheBoardhasnowfiledamotiontodismissthisappealasmoot,asallowedunderTenn.R.    App.P.22.Asgroundsforitsmotionithasattachedanaffidavitfromthesentencemanagerinthe  DepartmentofCorrectionindicatingthatonChristmasDay2000,Mr.Wyattwasdischargedfrom  prisonashavingcompletedhistwoconcurrentsentences.  @) II.  p   ThesolepurposeofMr.Wyattslawsuitandthisappealhasbeentoobtainjudicialreview H oftheparoleboardsdecisiondenyinghimparole.TheBoardofParoleshasnowsuppliedthiscourt l4 withsworninformationthatMr.Wyatthasbeendischargedfromprison atthecompletionofhis X  sentences.Wetakenoteofhiscurrentstatusasapostjudgmentfact,aswemayunderTenn.R. D  App.P.14.TheBoardofParolesasksustodismissthisappealasmoot. 0   Therequirementsforlitigationtocontinueareessentiallythesameastherequirementsfor  litigationtobegin.CharterLakesideBehavioralHealthSys.v.TennesseeHealthFacilities  Commn,M199800985COAR3CV,2001WL72342,at*5(Tenn.Ct.App.Jan.30,2001)(No  Tenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled).Thus,casesmustremainjusticiablethroughouttheentire   courseofthelitigation,includingtheappeal.Statev.Ely,48S.W.3d710,716n.3(Tenn.2001); !  Cashionv.Robertson,955S.W.2d60,6263(Tenn.Ct.App.1997).Amootcaseisonethathas "l! lostitsjusticiabilitybecauseitnolongerpresentsapresent,livecontroversy.McCanlessv.Klein, #X" 182Tenn.631,637,188S.W.2d745,747(1945);CountyofShelbyv.McWherter,936S.W.2d923, |$D # 931(Tenn.Ct.App.1996);McIntyrev.Traughber,884S.W.2d134,137(Tenn.Ct.App.1994). h%0!$ Thus,acasewillbeconsideredmootifitnolongerservesasameanstoprovidesomesortof T&"% judicialrelieftotheprevailingparty.Knottv.StewartCounty,185Tenn.623,626,207S.W.2d337, @'#& 33839(1948);FordConsumerFin.Co.v.Clay,984S.W.2d615,616(Tenn.Ct.App.1998); ,(#' Massengillv.Massengill,36Tenn.App.385,38889,255S.W.2d1018,1019(1952). )$(  *%)   Determiningwhetheracaseoranissuehasbecomemootisaquestionoflaw.Charter 8 LakesideBehavioralHealthSys.v.TennesseeHealthFacilitiesCommn,2001WL72342,at*5; $ OrlandoResidence,Ltd.v.NashvilleLodgingCo.,No.M199900943COAR3CV,1999WL  1040544,at*3(Tenn.Ct.App.Nov.17,1999)(NoTenn.R.App.P.11applicationfiled).Thus,  unlessthecasefitswithinoneoftherecognizedexceptionstothemootnessdoctrine,3 #  3      ׀thecourtswill  ordinarilyvacatethejudgmentandremandthecasetothetrialcourtwithdirectionsthatitbe  dismissed.FordConsumerFin.Co.v.Clay,984S.W.2dat617;McIntyrev.Traughber,884   S.W.2dat138.  t   TheimportofMr.Wyattsappealisthathewantstobereconsideredforparole:hewantshis  L  1998denialofparolesetaside.Mr.Wyatthavingbeendischargedfromprisonrendersanydispute p 8  overparolemeaningless.Henolongerneedsparole;heisout.Thisappealnolongercanserveas \$  themeanstograntanymeaningfulrelieftoMr.Wyattconcerningparole.Consequently,wefindthat H  theissuesthiscasepresentshavebecomemoot,and,thatbeingso,wegranttheparoleboards 4  motiontodismiss.    @^^( III.     Consistentwithourfindingthatthiscasehasbecomemootonappeal,wevacatethetrial  courtsdecisionandremandthismatterwithdirectionsthatMr.Wyattspetitionbedismissedon  mootnessgrounds.WetaxthecostsofthisappealtoWilliamTerryWyattforwhichexecution,if p necessary,mayissue. \    `     h     _____________________________ X     `     h     WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE