Legal Opinion
Terry Clifton v. Wayne Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 24, 2014No. 13-5402PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREGORY F. VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge.
Terry Clifton’s habeas corpus petition was denied because he failed to file his appeal in the Davidson County Chancery Court within the sixty-day period allowed for filing such appeals. Clifton attempted to file during that timeframe, but the clerk returned it unfiled because of unpaid court costs from a previous matter. Tennessee Code § 41-21-812 prohibits court clerks from filing claims while inmates have court costs and fees outstanding. Consequently, the district court dismissed Clifton’s habe-as corpus claim on the basis that Clifton had…
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