In the Matter of Curtis Jason Ely

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs February 13, 2004 IN THE MATTER OF CURTIS JASON ELY Appeal from the Probate Court for Davidson County No. 00P-1012 Frank G. Clement, Jr., Judge No. M2000-01937-COA-R3-CV - Filed March 1, 2004 This appeal involves a state prisoner who desires to change his name for religious reasons. Even though the prisoner’s petition was uncontested, the Davidson County Probate Court declined to permit the prisoner to change his name solely because he had been convicted of a felony. While we have determined that the probate court erred by…