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ÐÌCharles€G.€Currier,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Michael€N.€Allen,€a.k.a.€Michael€B.Ð L$œ# ÐCarta,€In€re:€€Sanford€and€Sons€Bail€Bonds,€Inc.Ð 8%ˆ $ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Kathy€D.€Aslinger,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€Ð '`"& Ðand€Joe€C.€Crumley,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ü'L#' ÐÓ¡ ÓÌÌÌÌÌÐ „-Ô(-ý ÐÔ_Ôà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼»XXIÐ #ÔÔ‡XIX»¼ÔÐ ° ÐòòóóÔ#†¼»XXI#ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XIX»¼Ôò òÓ XÓÐ œì Ðó óThe€issue€is€whether€the€bonding€company,€who€failed€to€appear€at€the€scheduled€hearing€forÐ ˆØ Ðdetermination€of€final€forfeiture,€is€entitled€to€relief€upon€this€record.€€We€conclude€it€is€not.€Ð tÄ ÐÐ `° Ðò òÓ XÓÓ  ÓFactsó óÐ L œ ÐÓÀÓÓ X²ÓÐ 8 ˆ ЀOn€August€9,€2002,€the€appellant€entered€a€$12,000€appearance€bond€on€behalf€of€aÐ $ t Ðdefendant.€€On€November€19,€2002,€the€defendant€failed€to€appear,€and€a€capias€for€his€arrest€wasÐ  ` Ðissued.€€That€same€day,€a€òòscire€facias€óófor€the€conditional€forfeiture€of€the€defendantððs€bond€wasÐ ü L  Ðissued.€€The€òòscire€facias€óówas€served€on€the€appellant€on€December€6,€2002.Ð è 8  ÐÐ Ô$  ÐOn€May€16,€2003,€the€appellant€filed€a€motion€for€extension€of€time€to€produce€the€defendant.€Ð À  ÐThe€appellant€failed€to€appear€and€be€heard€on€the€motion€and€same€was€denied€on€June€3,€2003.€Ð ¬ü  ÐA€final€forfeiture€hearing€was€set€for€July€8,€2003.€€€Ð ˜è  ÐÐ „Ô  ÐOn€July€7,€2003,€the€appellant€filed€a€motion€to€reconsider€the€June€denial€of€an€extensionÐ pÀ Ðof€time€to€produce€the€defendant.€€Ð \¬ ÐÐ H˜ ÐAt€the€July€8,€2003€hearing,€the€trial€court,€with€the€acquiescence€of€the€State,€grantedÐ 4„ Ðappellant€an€extension€of€ninety€days€to€produce€the€defendant€and€prepare€for€a€final€forfeitureÐ  p Ðhearing.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€July€8th€hearing,€the€trial€court€specifically€set€the€final€forfeitureÐ  \ Ðhearing€for€October€10,€2003.€€€Ð øH ÐÐ ä4 ЀOn€July€15,€2003,€the€appellant€filed€a€ð ðmotion€for€reliefðð€and€an€affidavit€from€the€St.€LouisÐ Ð  ÐCounty€Justice€Center€proporting€to€show€that€the€defendant€was€incarcerated€in€St.€Louis,€Missouri.€Ð ¼  ЀThe€appellant€argues€that€the€filing€of€this€affidavit€prevents€the€trial€court€from€entering€a€forfeitureÐ ¨ø Ðor€conditional€forfeiture€because€the€language€contained€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„Ð ”ä Ð11„201(b)€provides€that€ð ð[n]o€forfeiture€or€conditional€forfeiture€.€.€.€shall€be€renderedðð€when€it€isÐ €Ð Ðshown€by€affidavit€that€the€defendant€is€prevented€from€being€in€court€due€to€mental€or€physicalÐ l¼ Ðdisability€or€is€incarcerated€elsewhere.€òòóóÐ X ¨ ÐÐ D!” ÐOn€October€10,€2003,€the€time€set€for€the€final€forfeiture€hearing,€the€appellant€did€not€appearÐ 0"€  Ðand€a€final€forfeiture€was€entered.€€On€October€17,€2003,€an€execution€was€issued€against€theÐ #l! Ðappellant€and€served€on€November€6,€2003.€€Ð $X" ÐÐ ô$D # ÐOn€November€12,€2003,€the€appellant€filed€a€petition€to€stay€execution€of€the€final€forfeitureÐ à%0!$ Ðjudgment.€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÐ ¸'#& ÐOn€January€7,€2004,€a€hearing€was€held€on€the€petition€for€stay€of€execution€and€the€appellantÐ ¤(ô#' Ðorally€moved€that€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€entered€October€10,€2003,€be€set€aside€because€of€aÐ )à$( Ðmistake€or€neglect€under€Rule€60.02€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐThe€trial€court€concluded€that€there€was€no€excusable€neglect€or€mistake€for€the€appellantððsÐ ° Ðfailing€to€appear€for€the€October€10,€2003€hearing€and€that€the€petition€for€stay€of€execution€wasÐ œì Ðuntimely€filed.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÐ tÄ ÐThe€appellant€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€on€February€4,€2004.€€The€State€contends€that€the€noticeÐ `° Ðof€appeal€was€filed€untimely,€therefore€barring€us€from€hearing€the€defendantððs€issues€on€the€merits.€Ð L œ ÐÌò òÓ XÓÓ  ÓAnalysisó óÐ $ t ÐÌÓTÓÓ XFÓWe€will€first€determine€whether€this€Court€has€jurisdiction€to€hear€this€appeal€or€whether€theÐ ü L  Ðappellantððs€notice€of€appeal€was€untimely€filed,€thereby€barring€our€jurisdiction.Ð è 8  ÐÐ Ô$  ÐRule€4(a)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€requires€that€the€notice€of€appealÐ À  Ðdocument€must€be€filed€within€thirty€days€of€the€entry€of€the€judgment€appealed€from.€€Rule€4(a),Ð ¬ü  ÐT.R.A.P.,€provides€that€a€ð ðnotice€of€appeal€required€by€Rule€3€shall€be€filed€with€and€received€by€theÐ ˜è  Ðclerk€of€the€trial€court€within€30€days€after€the€date€of€entry€of€the€judgment€appealed€from;€however,Ð „Ô  Ðin€all€òòcriminal€casesóó€the€ððnotice€of€appealðð€document€is€not€jurisdictional€and€the€filing€of€suchÐ pÀ Ðdocument€may€be€waived€in€the€interest€of€justice.ðð€€(Emphasis€added).€€Our€supreme€court€has€notÐ \¬ Ðlimited€waiver€strictly€to€cases€involving€criminal€prosecutions.€€In€òòState€v.€Scalesóó,€767€S.€W.€2d€157Ð H˜ Ð(Tenn.€1989),€the€supreme€court€held€that€the€notice€of€appeal€in€post„conviction€cases€may€beÐ 4„ Ðwaived€because€such€ð ðproceedings€are€criminal€in€nature.ðð€€òòId.óó€€The€court€also€quoted€from€thisÐ  p ÐCourtððs€opinion€in€which€now€Presiding€Judge€Gary€R.€Wade€wrote,€ð ðLabels€of€civil€and€criminalÐ  \ Ðhave€little€application€when€constitutional€rights€hang€in€the€balance.ðð€€òòId.óó€(quoting€òòState€v.€WendellÐ øH ÐScalesóó,€No.€C.C.A.€88„26„111,€Davidson€County,€slip€op.€at€7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Sept.€28,€1988)).€Ð ä4 ÐÌWe€believe,€however,€that€the€nature€of€a€bond€forfeiture€proceeding€by€which€judgment€isÐ ¼  Ðentered€against€a€surety€does€not€relate€to€the€criminal€proceeding€as€contemplated€in€òòScalesóó.€€TheÐ ¨ø Ðlife€or€liberty€of€a€citizen€is€not€at€stake€in€such€a€proceeding,€and€the€issue€of€a€constitutionallyÐ ”ä Ðinform€conviction€does€not€arise.€€Any€interest€in€making€all€appeals€to€the€court€of€criminal€appealsÐ €Ð Ðsubject€to€the€same€procedural€requirements€is€best€left€addressed€to€the€supreme€courtððs€rule€makingÐ l¼ Ðauthority.Ð X ¨ ÐÐ D!” ÐThe€appellantððs€initial€claim€is€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€a€final€forfeiture€becauseÐ 0"€  Ðof€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„11„201(b).€€The€forfeiture€of€bail€bonds€is€governed€byÐ #l! ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€40„11„201€through€40„11„215.€€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÐ $X" Ðsection€40„11„201(a)€authorizes€a€trial€court€to€enter€a€conditional€judgment€of€forfeiture€against€aÐ ô$D # Ðdefendant€and€his€sureties€when€a€defendant€fails€to€appear€in€court€in€accordance€with€a€bail€bondÐ à%0!$ Ðagreement.€€òòSee€alsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„11„139(a).€€The€trial€court€then€issues€a€writ€of€òòscireÐ Ì&"% Ðfaciasóó€ð ðto€notify€the€defendant€and€the€defendantððs€sureties€to€show€cause€why€such€judgment€shallÐ ¸'#& Ðnot€be€made€final.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„11„202;€òòsee€alsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„11„139(a).€€AÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsurety€has€180€days€from€the€date€it€is€served€with€the€òòscire€faciasóó€to€produce€the€defendant;Ð )à$( Ðâ âotherwise,€ð ðthe€court€may€enter€[final]€judgment€for€the€state€against€the€defendant€and€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðdefendantððs€sureties€for€the€amount€of€the€bail€and€costs€of€the€proceedings.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„Ð ° Ð11„139(b).Ð œì Ðâ âÐ ˆØ ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„11„201(b)€prohibits€the€entry€of€a€ð ðforfeiture€orÐ tÄ Ðconditional€forfeiture€.€.€.€in€any€case€.€.€.€where€a€sworn€affidavit€of€the€jailer,€warden€or€otherÐ `° Ðresponsible€officer€of€a€jail,€workhouse€or€penitentiary€in€which€the€principal€is€being€detained€shallÐ L œ Ðbe€furnished€the€court.ðð€€As€the€appellant€correctly€states,€it€filed€the€requisite€affidavit€with€the€courtÐ 8 ˆ Ðon€July€15,€2003.€€However,€we€are€without€jurisdiction€to€review€this€issue.€€The€final€forfeitureÐ $ t Ðjudgment€was€entered€against€the€appellant€on€October€10,€2003.€€Therefore,€the€judgment€becameÐ  ` Ðfinal€on€November€10,€2003.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€According€to€the€record,€nothing€was€filed€by€the€appellant€€untilÐ ü L  ÐNovember€12,€2003,€when€he€filed€a€petition€for€a€stay€of€execution.€€Since€the€appellant€did€notÐ è 8  Ðappeal€the€forfeiture€judgment€before€it€became€final€or€file€one€of€the€motions€that€would€haveÐ Ô$  Ðextended€the€time€for€appeal,€we€are€without€jurisdiction€to€determine€whether€the€trial€court€erredÐ À  Ðin€entering€a€final€forfeiture€against€the€appellant.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€4(b)(c).€€Thus,€the€onlyÐ ¬ü  Ðissues€properly€before€this€Court€on€appeal€are€the€actions€by€the€trial€court€at€the€January€7,€2004,Ð ˜è  Ðhearing€on€the€petition€to€stay€execution.Ð „Ô  ÐÐ pÀ ÐThe€trial€court€considered€the€appellantððs€petition€for€a€stay€of€execution€at€a€hearing€onÐ \¬ ÐJanuary€7,€2004.€€The€appellant€requested€a€stay€in€order€to€have€a€hearing€regarding€the€finalÐ H˜ Ðforfeiture€judgment€entered€on€October€10,€2003.€€The€trial€court€noted€that€the€forfeiture€decisionÐ 4„ Ðhad€become€final€before€the€appellant€requested€the€stay.€€Therefore,€the€appellant€would€not€beÐ  p Ðentitled€to€any€relief€from€the€judgment€even€if€the€stay€were€granted.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€courtÐ  \ Ðdenied€the€stay€as€being€untimely.€The€granting€of€a€stay€is€a€matter€entrusted€to€the€sound€discretionÐ øH Ðof€the€trial€court.€€òòSeeóó€òòBlake€v.€Plus€Mark,€Inc.óó,€952€S.W.2d€413,€415€(Tenn.€1997).€€An€appellateÐ ä4 Ðcourt€cannot€interfere€with€the€trial€courtððs€decision€unless€such€decision€constitutes€an€abuse€ofÐ Ð  Ðdiscretion€and€causes€prejudice€to€the€party€seeking€the€stay.€€òòId.óó€€We€conclude€that€nothing€in€theÐ ¼  Ðrecord€indicates€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€refusing€to€grant€a€stay.Ð ¨ø ÐÐ ”ä ÐCounsel€for€the€appellant€also€asserted,€at€the€January€7,€2004€hearing,€that€he€was€unawareÐ €Ð Ðof€the€October€10€court€date€and€asked€the€court€for€relief€from€the€judgment€under€Tennessee€RuleÐ l¼ Ðof€Civil€Procedure€60.02€due€to€his€mistake€and€excusable€neglect€in€failing€to€appear.€€The€trialÐ X ¨ Ðcourt€denied€his€request€for€relief€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02,€finding€that€there€was€no€justifiable€excuseÐ D!” Ðfor€the€appellantððs€failure€to€appear€on€October€10.€€A€party€seeking€relief€under€Rule€60.02€bearsÐ 0"€  Ða€heavy€burden.€€Relief€under€Rule€60.02€is€considered€ð ðan€exceptional€remedy.ðð€€òòNails€v.€Aetna€Ins.Ð #l! ÐCo.óó,€834€S.W.2d€289,€294€(Tenn.€1992).€€The€function€of€Rule€60.02€is€ð ðto€strike€a€proper€balanceÐ $X" Ðbetween€the€competing€principles€of€finality€and€justice.ðð€€òòJerkins€v.€McKinneyóó,€533€S.W.2d€275,Ð ô$D # Ð280€(Tenn.€1976).€€Rule€60.02€operates€as€ð ðan€escape€valve€from€possible€inequity€that€mightÐ à%0!$ Ðotherwise€arise€from€the€unrelenting€imposition€of€the€principle€of€finality€imbedded€in€ourÐ Ì&"% Ðprocedural€rules.ðð€€òòThompson€v.€Firemanððs€Fund€Ins.€Co.óó,€798€S.W.2d€235,€238€(Tenn.€1990).€Ð ° ÐHowever,€ð ð[b]ecause€of€the€importance€of€this€ððprinciple€of€finality,ðð€the€ððescape€valveðð€should€notÐ œì Ðbe€easily€opened.ðð€€òòToney€v.€Mueller€Co.óó,€€810€S.W.2d€145,€146€(Tenn.€1991).€€Requests€for€reliefÐ ˆØ Ðpursuant€to€Rule€60.02€are€addressed€to€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trial€court.€€Thus,€our€review€isÐ tÄ Ðlimited€to€whether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€denying€relief.€€òòTravis€v.€City€ofÐ `° ÐMurfreesboroóó,€686€S.W.2d€68,€70€(Tenn.€1985).€€Counsel€for€the€appellant€stated€that€he€was€notÐ L œ Ðaware€of€the€October€10€court€date.€€However,€as€the€trial€court€pointed€out,€the€courtððs€minutesÐ 8 ˆ Ðreflect€that€counsel€was€present€in€court€when€the€date€was€set.€€The€president€of€the€bondingÐ $ t Ðcompany,€Hite€J.€Sanford,€Jr.,€testified€that€he€had€spoken€to€someone€at€the€district€attorneyððs€officeÐ  ` Ðsubsequent€to€the€July€15€filing.€€According€to€Mr.€Sanford,€the€person€that€he€spoke€to€told€him€thatÐ ü L  Ðð ðthey€were€handling€it.ðð€€We€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€the€appellant€offered€no€justifiable€excuseÐ è 8  Ðfor€failing€to€appear€on€October€10.€€We€conclude€that€the€trial€court€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€inÐ Ô$  Ðrefusing€to€grant€relief€under€Rule€60.02.Ð À  ÐÐ ¬ü  Ðò òÓ XÓÓ  ÓConclusionÐ ˜è  ÐÓ|CÓÓ XnCÓÐ „Ô  Ðó óBecause€the€notice€of€appeal€was€untimely€filed,€we€are€without€jurisdiction€to€determineÐ pÀ Ðwhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€entering€a€final€forfeiture€against€the€appellant.€€We€conclude€thatÐ \¬ Ðnothing€in€the€record€indicates€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€in€refusing€to€grant€a€stay,€inÐ H˜ Ðrefusing€to€grant€relief€under€Rule€60.02.€€Based€on€the€foregoing€and€the€record€before€us,€we€affirmÐ 4„ Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð  p Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àÌÐ øH ÐÐ ä4 Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ¨ø Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à€€€JOHN€EVERETT€WILLIAMS,€JUDGE