Cheairs v. Lawson

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This dispositive issue before this Court is whether the provisions of Tenn.R.Civ.P. 6.05 may be used to extend the time for filing a petition to review a final order of the Tennessee Department of Safety. We conclude that such an order cannot be considered “notice or other paper” as provided for in the rule, and that the time prescribed by statute for initiating an appeal to the Chancery Court will not be extended by Rule 6.05.

The appellee, Robert Cheairs, was arrested in 1987 for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. At the time of his arrest,…