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Ðof€the€trial€court.Ð J#š" ÐÓÒÓÓ  ÓÌÓ Óò òÓ  ÓTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€AffirmedÐ "%r $ Ðó óÓâ ÓÓ ÓÌòòThomas€T.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ôóó,€andÐ ú&J"& ÐòòRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ôóó,€J.,€joined.Ð æ'6#' ÐÌThomas€Ô_ÔMcKinneyÔ_Ô,€Jr.€and€Clyde€L.€Tootle,€Kingsport,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Ben€WarrenÐ ¾)%) ÐMiller.Ð ª*ú%* Ðâ âÐ –+æ&+ ÐÔ_ÔPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Patricia€C.€Kussmann,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ ° ÐGeneral;€Ô#†Xù XXXù 4 #ÔH.€Greeley€Wells,€Jr.,€€District€Attorney€General;€Ô‡Xù XXXù Ôand€Robert€Montgomery,€AssistantÐ œì ÐDistrict€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ˆØ Ðâ âà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àÌÓdÓÓ Óò òOPINIONÐ `° Ðó óÔ#†Xù XXXù :#ÔÓFÓÓ  ÓÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„608€provides€as€follows:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  àò ò55„10„608.€€Order€of€court€on€petition.€ð!ðó ó€(a)€Upon€the€filing€of€the€petition,€theÐ  ` Ðcourt€shall€make€an€order€directing€the€individual€(defendant)€named€therein€toÐ  P  Ðappear€before€the€court€to€show€cause€why€the€defendant€should€not€be€barred€fromÐ ì <  Ðoperating€a€motor€vehicle€on€the€highways€of€this€state.ÐØ( Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(b)€The€order€of€the€court€shall€specify€a€time€certain,€not€earlier€than€thirty€(30)€daysÐ °  Ðafter€the€date€of€service€of€the€petition€and€order,€at€which€the€defendant€shall€firstÐ œì  Ðappear€before€the€court.ÐˆØ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àPursuant€to€this€statute,€after€the€filing€of€the€petition€in€this€cause€by€the€State,€the€trial€courtÐ `° Ðentered€an€order€as€follows:Ð Lœ Ðò òÌÒ°ÒÒ°ÒTO€THE€ABOVE€NAMED€RESPONDENT€[WARREN€MILLER]:Ð $t ÐÌó óà ` àYou€are€hereby€ordered€to€appear€in€the€Criminal€Court€for€Sullivan€County,Ð üL Ðat€the€Justice€Center,€Blountville,€Tennessee,€on€March€10,€2000,€at€1:30€p.m.,€[to]Ð è8 Ðshow€cause€why€you€should€not€be€barred€from€operating€a€motor€vehicle€upon€theÐ Ô$ Ðhighways€of€the€State€of€Tennessee€according€to€the€Petition€being€served€upon€you.€Ð À ÐÌà ` àIf€you€fail€to€appear€as€ordered€herein,€you€may€be€held€in€violation€of€thisÐ ˜è ÐOrder€and€judgment€by€default€may€be€rendered€against€you€for€the€relief€demandedÐ „Ô Ðin€the€Petition.Ð pÀ ÐÌà ` àENTER:Ð H!˜ ÐÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àòò€€€€€€€€€€/s/€Phyllis€H.€Miller€€€€€€óóÐ  #p! Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È à€€€€€€€Judge€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð  $\" Ѐ€€€€Ð ø$H # ÐÒ° ÒÒ°’Òà  àIn€his€first€issue,€the€Appellant€argues€that€it€was€improper€for€the€trial€court€to€include€in€thisÐ ä%4!$ Ðorder€the€language€that€by€failing€to€appear€and€defend€the€petition€that€he€might€ð ðbe€held€inÐ Ð& "% Ðviolation€of€this€order.ðð€€He€argues€that€this€language€was€ð ðclearly€erroneous€and€unlawfulðð€and€thatÐ ¼' #& Ðas€a€result,€the€judgment€should€be€reversed€and€the€petition€dismissed.€€In€his€brief,€Appellant€makesÐ ¨(ø#' Ðthe€rather€novel€argument€that€when€a€respondent€to€a€petition€to€be€declared€an€habitual€motorÐ ”)ä$( Ðvehicle€offender€does€not€contest€the€grounds€to€grant€the€petition€and€receives€notice€of€the€petition,Ð €*Ð%) Ðð ðhe€should€be€allowed€to€go€his€way€and€let€judgment€be€entered€against€him.ðð€€He€argues€that€heÐ l+¼&* Ðð ðwould€have€been€much€better€off€financiallyðð€to€have€gone€to€work€and€not€appeared€in€court€toÐ ° Ðcontest€the€petition€rather€than€be€required€to€appear€and,€in€effect,€admit€to€the€material€grounds€inÐ œì Ðthe€òòóópetition.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àEven€if€the€trial€court€erred€by€adding€the€language€in€the€order€to€which€Appellant€objectsÐ `° Ðon€appeal,€the€error€was€clearly€harmless.€€Appellant€argues€that€he€should€have€been€allowed€to€notÐ L œ Ðfeel€compelled€to€appear€in€court,€and€allow€a€default€judgment€to€be€entered€against€him€declaringÐ 8 ˆ Ðhim€to€be€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€He€has€never€contested€the€material€allegationsÐ $ t Ðsubstantiating€him€to€be€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€Judgment€was€entered€against€himÐ  ` Ðdeclaring€him€to€be€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€This€issue€is€clearly€without€merit.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àIn€his€second€issue,€the€Appellant€argues€that€since€the€order€signed€by€the€court€pursuant€to€Ð Ô$  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„608€was€not€signed€by€an€attorney€for€the€State€ofÐ À  ÐTennessee,€that€the€order€issued€pursuant€to€55„10„608€should€be€dismissed€and€the€judgmentÐ ¬ü  Ðdeclaring€him€to€be€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€should€be€reversed.€€In€support€thereof,€heÐ ˜è  Ðrelies€upon€Rule€11.01,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€which€requires€in€pertinent€part€ð ðeveryÐ „Ô  Ðòòpleadingóó,€written€motion,€òòandóó€òòotheróó€òòpaperóó€shall€be€signed€by€at€least€one€attorney€of€record€and€theÐ pÀ Ðattorneyððs€individual€name,€or,€if€the€party€is€not€represented€by€an€attorney€shall€be€signed€by€theÐ \¬ Ðparty.ðð€(emphasis€added).€€Rule€11,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€clearly€applies€only€toÐ H˜ Ðpleadings,€motions,€or€other€papers€filed€by€a€party€or€the€partyððs€attorney.€€It€does€not€apply€to€ordersÐ 4„ Ðsigned€by€the€trial€court,€and€this€issue€is€without€merit.Ð  p ÐÌÓ«ÓÓ Óà  àIn€his€final€issue,€the€Appellant€urges€that€the€trial€courtððs€order€entered€pursuant€toÐ øH ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„608,€setting€the€petition€for€hearing,€should€have€beenÐ ä4 Ðdismissed€because€the€State€of€Tennessee€did€not€request€that€the€trial€court€state€in€the€order€thatÐ Ð  ÐAppellant€ð ðmay€be€held€in€violation€of€the€Orderðð€if€he€failed€to€appear€in€court€and€defend€theÐ ¼  Ðpetition.€€Appellant€claims€that€the€lack€of€this€request€by€the€State€in€its€petition€violated€Rule€8.01,Ð ¨ø ÐTennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€in€that€the€State€did€not€request€in€its€demand€for€judgment€thatÐ ”ä Ðthe€trial€court€grant€the€objectionable€relief€in€the€order.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àAgain,€even€if€error,€it€was€clearly€harmless€error.€€The€Appellant€does€not,€in€any€shape,Ð X ¨ Ðform,€or€fashion,€contest€the€validity€of€the€material€allegations€of€the€petition.€€He,€instead,€€objectsÐ D!” Ðto€a€portion€of€the€trial€courtððs€order,€which€he€asserts€required€him€to€take€positive€action€(come€toÐ 0"€  Ðcourt€or€be€in€violation€of€the€courtððs€order).€€However,€the€Appellant€could€have€simply€allowedÐ #l! Ðdefault€judgment€to€be€taken€against€him€(as€permitted€by€the€courtððs€order)€declaring€him€to€be€anÐ $X" Ðhabitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€This€issue€is€without€merit.Ð ô$D # ÐÓ''ÓÓÓÌà  àFor€the€reasons€set€forth€in€this€opinion,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€declaring€Appellant,Ð Ì&"% ÐBen€Warren€Miller,€to€be€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender,€is€hereby€affirmed.€€Costs€of€the€appealÐ ¸'#& Ðare€taxed€against€the€Appellant,€Ben€Warren€Miller.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌÔ‡Xù XXXù Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÔ#†Xù XXXù Š.#ÔÐ h+¸&* ÐÓ6-Ó