Barton Hawkins v. Dept of Correction

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 9, 2001 BARTON HAWKINS v. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 00C-3267 Walter C. Kurtz, Judge No. M2001-00473-COA-R3-CV - Filed July 25, 2002 Petitioner, a state inmate, filed the underlying pro se petition for writ of certiorari to challenge the result of a prison disciplinary proceeding against him. The trial court dismissed the suit sua sponte for improper venue. Because the legislature has localized venue for actions brought by inmates to the county where the…