In the Matter of Asbert Joseph

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 17, 1999 IN THE MATTER OF ASBERT JOSEPH Appeal from the Chancery Court for Wayne County No. 10247 Robert L. Jones, Judge No. M1999-02795-COA-R3-CV - Filed April 30, 2002 This appeal involves a state prisoner’s efforts to change his name in accordance with the tenets of the Nation of Islam. The prisoner filed his petition in the Chancery Court for Wayne County. The trial court summarily dismissed the petition even though it was uncontested, and the prisoner has appealed to this court. We affirm the dismissal of the…