Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Tennessee Department of Correction
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 31, 2006No. W2005-02239-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · HighersAlan E. Highers, J.
in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.
A prisoner in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction filed a pro se petition for common law writ of certio-rari in the trial court seeking to contest the prison disciplinary board’s findings. The department filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, citing the petition’s lack of notarization, its failure to state that it was the first application for the writ, and the prisoner’s failure to file it within sixty (60) days of the administrative action. The trial court granted the…
3Cases cited13 opinions
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- Irvin v. City of ClarksvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
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4Cited by25 opinions
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