Eric O. Carter v. Howard Gentry

04/26/2024 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 1, 2024 ERIC O. CARTER v. HOWARD GENTRY, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 23-0648-IV-I Patricia Head Moskal, Chancellor No. M2023-01016-COA-R3-CV This appeal concerns subject matter jurisdiction. Eric O. Carter (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Chancery Court for Davidson County (“the Trial Court”) against Howard Gentry (“Gentry”), Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk,1 and Frank Strada (“Strada”), Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction…