Legal Opinion
Hodges v. Tennessee Attorney General
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 30, 2000PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KochKoch, J.
in which CANTRELL, P.J., M.S., and COTTRELL, J., joined.
This appeal arises from the dismissal of a prisoner’s pro se complaint for failure to prosecute. The Chancery Court for Davidson County dismissed the complaint eleven months after it was filed because the prisoner had failed to provide summonses and copies of the complaint for service on the defendants. The prisoner has appealed to this court. Instead of arguing that the trial court erred by dismissing his complaint for failure to prosecute, the prisoner has simply renewed the assertions he made in the trial court that his…
3Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kaylor v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Paehler v. Union Planters National Bank, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Edmundson v. PrattCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Harris v. Baptist Memorial HospitalTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
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4Cited by133 opinions
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