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Ðproperty.ðð€€The€claim€was€transferred€to€the€Tennessee€Claims€Commission.€€The€matter€was€decidedÐ #`" Ðon€affidavits.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€9„8„403(2)(h).€€Ð ü#L# ÐÌà  àBy€order€of€December€14,€2004,€the€commission€entered€an€order€of€dismissal€denying€theÐ Ô%$!% Ðclaim.€€Mr.€Gordon€is€an€inmate€in€custody€of€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€He€statesÐ À&"& Ðin€his€affidavit€that€on€September€21,€1999,€he€was€told€that€he€was€being€moved€from€NorthwestÐ ¬'ü"'ý ÐCorrectional€Complex€Annex€(Ô_ÔNWCXÔ_Ô)€to€the€Ô_ÔNWCXÔ_Ô€main€compound.€€He€was€instructed€that€hisÐ ° Ðleather€craft€material€in€the€leather€shop€would€be€packed€and€sent€over€the€following€day.€€HeÐ œì Ðadvised€that,€in€the€event€that€his€property€was€not€sent€to€the€main€compound,€he€wanted€it€to€beÐ ˆØ Ðmailed€to€his€home.€€He€states€that€he€filled€out€a€withdrawal€form€and€gave€it€to€Corporal€ReevesÐ tÄ Ðso€his€property€could€be€mailed€out.€€He€further€states€that€he€advised€that€under€no€circumstance€didÐ `° Ðhe€want€his€property€to€be€given€to€charity€or€destroyed.€€He€further€states€in€his€affidavit€that€heÐ L œ Ðrequested€a€date€for€his€family€to€come€to€the€institution€to€pick€up€his€property€if€it€was€not€goingÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€be€mailed€to€his€home.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€affidavit€further€states€that€Mr.€Gordon€was€told€that€he€would€be€able€to€get€into€theÐ ü L  Ðleather€craft€shop€at€the€main€compound.€€He€states€that€he€was€never€told€that€his€property€wouldÐ è 8  Ðbe€held€until€December€31,€1999,€and€that€his€property€was€never€transferred€but€was€given€away€orÐ Ô$  Ðdestroyed.€€He€sought€to€recover€damages€for€the€value€of€his€property€which€he€contends€was€notÐ À  Ðforwarded€due€to€negligence€on€the€part€of€the€Defendant.€€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€record€also€contains€a€document€entitled€ð ðAffidavit€of€Barbara€Collins,ðð€although€theÐ „Ô  Ðdocument€is€not€notarized.€€Ms.€Collins€is€Mr.€Gordonððs€mother€and€the€document€states€that€Mr.Ð pÀ ÐGordon€was€making€arrangements€to€either€mail€out€or€to€have€his€mother€pick€up€his€leather€craftÐ \¬ Ðitems€and€that€she€mailed€postage€stamps€to€her€son€to€cover€the€costs€of€mailing.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€record€further€contains€the€affidavit€of€Corporal€Mike€Reeves,€a€correction€officer€at€theÐ  p ÐNorthwest€Correctional€Complex€in€Ô_ÔTiptonvilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee.€€His€job€responsibilities€includeÐ  \ Ðmanaging€and€supervising€the€unit€where€Mr.€Gordon€is€housed.€€Mr.€Gordon€was€transferred€toÐ øH ÐÔ_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô€on€September€21,€1999,€and€he€arrived€with€leather€crafting€materials€that€he€was€notÐ ä4 Ðallowed€to€keep€in€his€cell.€€The€property€was€inventoried€and€placed€in€the€property€room.€€Mr.Ð Ð  ÐGordon€was€instructed€that€he€would€be€required€to€enroll€in€the€Ô_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô€leather€crafting€programÐ ¼  Ðin€order€to€keep€the€property€on€site€or€he€would€have€to€send€it€out.€€He€was€instructed€that€he€hadÐ ¨ø Ðthirty€days€to€enroll.€€He€was€given€over€three€months,€from€September€21,€1999€to€December€31,Ð ”ä Ð1999,€in€which€to€send€the€property€in€question€off„site€and€he€failed€to€do€so.€€After€three€months,Ð €Ð Ðthe€property€in€question€was€disposed€of€according€to€policy.€€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àAlso€filed€was€an€affidavit€of€James€Ray,€a€recreation€specialists€for€the€TennesseeÐ D!” ÐDepartment€of€Correction€(ð ðÔ_ÔTDOCÔ_Ôðð)€at€Northwest€Correctional€Complex,€Site€2€in€Ô_ÔTiptonvilleÔ_Ô.€€Mr.Ð 0"€  ÐRay€held€this€position€at€the€time€Mr.€Gordon€participated€in€the€leather€shop€program.€€When€Mr.Ð #l! ÐGordon€was€moved€from€site€2€to€site€1,€Mr.€Ray€packed€his€leather€craft€tools€and€related€items€andÐ $X" Ðtook€them€to€the€property€room.€€The€remainder€of€Mr.€Rayððs€affidavit€dealt€primarily€with€the€valueÐ ô$D # Ðof€the€items€for€which€Mr.€Gordon€sought€compensation.€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€affidavit€of€Corporal€Betty€Price€states€that€Mr.€Gordon€was€transferred€from€Ô_ÔNWCXÔ_ÔÐ ¸'#& Ðò òó óannex€to€Ô_ÔNWCXÔ_Ô€main€compound€on€September€21,€1999.€€Among€his€property€which€arrived€withÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhim€were€several€items€which€he€was€not€allowed€to€have€in€his€cell,€including€leather€craft€productsÐ )à$( Ðand€materials.€€She€and€Corporal€Steve€Ô_ÔGatlinÔ_Ô€searched€his€property€and€confiscated€the€items€thatÐ |*Ì%) Ðwere€not€allowed€and€stored€them€in€the€property€room.€€At€no€time€did€she€tell€Mr.€Gordon€that€theÐ h+¸&* Ðannex€would€not€send€the€property€which€he€left€there.€€She€informed€him€that€if€he€did€not€get€intoÐ ° Ðthe€leather€program€at€the€main€compound€within€30€days,€he€needed€to€send€his€property€out.€€HeÐ œì Ðadvised€her€that€he€was€through€with€it€and€did€not€plan€on€getting€back€into€the€program.€€She€triedÐ ˆØ Ðon€several€occasions€to€get€Mr.€Gordon€to€send€his€property€out€but€he€did€not.€€He€was€given€overÐ tÄ Ðthree€months€to€send€his€property€out€(from€9/21/99€to€12/31/99).€€She€disposed€of€his€property€perÐ `° Ðpolicy€on€12/31/99.€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àMr.€Gordon€sets€forth€twelve€issues€in€his€brief.€€However,€the€essence€of€his€appeal€is€thatÐ $ t Ðthe€claims€commission€erred€in€dismissing€his€claim€for€damages€and€that€the€commission€failed€toÐ  ` Ðaddress€his€claim€that€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€policies€were€not€followed.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àPursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€9„8„403(a)(1)€appeals€from€the€claims€commissionÐ Ô$  Ðare€governed€by€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€Findings€of€fact€by€the€commissionÐ À  Ðare€reviewed€òòde€novoóó€upon€the€record€with€a€presumption€of€correctness,€unless€the€preponderanceÐ ¬ü  Ðof€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).€€In€cases€where€the€trier€of€fact€has€seen€andÐ ˜è  Ðheard€witnesses€and€observed€their€manner€and€demeanor,€this€Court€must€give€considerableÐ „Ô  Ðdeference€to€findings€with€respect€to€credibility€of€witnesses€and€the€weight€to€be€given€to€theirÐ pÀ Ðtestimony.€€òòWalsh€v.€BA,€Inc.óó,€37€S.W.3d€911,€918€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2000).€€However,€this€Court€isÐ \¬ Ðas€well€situated€to€gauge€the€weight,€worth€and€significance€of€Ô_ÔdepositionalÔ_Ô€testimony€as€the€trier€ofÐ H˜ Ðfact.€€òòÔ_ÔSeiberÔ_Ô€v.€Greenbrier€Indus.,€Inc.óó,€906€S.W.2d€444,€446€(Tenn.€1995).€€The€commissionððsÐ 4„ Ðconclusions€of€law€are€reviewed€òòde€novoóó€without€a€presumption€of€correctness.€€òòUnion€CarbideÐ  p ÐCorp.€v.€Ô_ÔHuddlestonÔ_Ôóó,€854€S.W.2d€87,€91€(Tenn.€1993).€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€order€of€dismissal€filed€by€the€commissioner€includes€the€following:Ð ä4 ÐÌà8  àà ` àIt€appears€to€be€undisputed€that€Claimant€was€transferred€to€the€main€site€ofÐ ¼  ÐNorthwest€Correctional€Complex,€hereinafter€referred€to€as€Ô_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô,€on€SeptemberÐ ¨ø Ð21,€1999.€€Claimant€arrived€at€Ô_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô€with€leather€crafting€materials€which€he€wasÐ ”ä Ðnot€allowed€to€keep€in€his€cell.€€Claimant€was€told€he€would€have€to€either€enrollÐ €Ð Ðeither€in€a€leather€crafting€program€at€Ô_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô€or€send€the€aforementioned€materialsÐ l¼ Ðout€of€the€institution.€€Inmates€normally€have€thirty€(30)€days€to€send€such€materialsÐ X ¨ Ðout€of€the€institution.€€ÐD!”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àClaimant€has€been€unable€to€establish€that€he€was€enrolled€in€a€leatherÐ 0"€  Ðworking€class€at€Ô_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô.€€Ð#l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àClaimant€avers€that€he€made€several€attempts€to€send€his€leather€workingÐ $X" Ðmaterial€out.€€He€claims€first€that€he€signed€an€institutional€form€requesting€that€theÐ ô$D # Ðpostage€needed€to€send€out€the€materials€be€deducted€from€his€trust€account.€Ð à%0!$ ÐHowever,€perhaps€because€these€types€of€documents€only€are€retained€for€three€(3)Ð Ì&"% Ðyears,€Claimant€was€not€able€to€produce€a€copy€of€the€withdrawal€form.и'#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àClaimant€also€claims€that€he€had€several€conversations€with€Corporal€BettyÐ ¤(ô#' ÐPrice,€trying€to€arrange€a€time€when€his€mother€could€pick€up€the€leather€workingÐ )à$( Ðâ âmaterials.Ð|*Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThe€State€counters€that€whatever€attempts€Claimant€made€to€send€out€hisÐ ° Ðâ âleather€working€materials,€he€did€not€get€the€job€done.€€As€a€matter€of€fact,€CorporalÐ œì ÐPrice€stated€in€her€affidavit€that€she€ð ðtried€on€several€occasions€to€get€him€to€send€hisÐ ˆØ Ðproperty€out€but€he€did€not.ðð€€The€State€avers€that€Claimant€was€given€more€than€theÐ tÄ Ðthirty€(30)€days€inmates€are€usually€given€in€which€to€mail€out€their€belongings€orÐ `° Ðhave€them€picked€up.€€In€fact,€the€State€claims€that€Defendant€was€given€fromÐ L œ ÐSeptember€21,€to€December€31,€1999€to€dispose€of€the€property.€€(Footnote€omitted.)€Ð 8 ˆ ÐIt€should€be€noted,€however,€that€the€personal€property€storage€request€form€producedÐ $ t Ðby€defendant€in€response€to€discovery€requests€indicates€that€most€of€the€items€inÐ  ` Ðquestion€were€disposed€of€on€December€10,€1999.€€Ðü L Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThe€State€also€avers€that€when€sending€belongings€out€of€the€institution,Ð è 8  Ðinmates€are€not€allowed€to€do€it€by€having€the€costs€of€postage€deducted€from€theirÐ Ô$  Ðtrust€account.€€Instead,€they€must€purchase€the€stamps€from€the€commissary€and€giveÐ À  Ðthem€to€employees€in€the€property€room.€€In€fact,€in€òòDefendantððs€Responses€toÐ ¬ü  ÐClaimantððs€Request€for€Admissions€Regarding€Counselor€Ô_ÔTarverÔ_Ôóó,€Defendant€admitsÐ ˜è  Ðthat€Claimant€let€Counselor€Ô_ÔTarverÔ_Ô€know€he€wanted€to€fill€out€a€withdrawal€to€haveÐ „Ô  Ðfunds€deducted€from€his€trust€account€to€mail€out€his€leather€crafting€materials.€Ð pÀ ÐDefendant€claims,€however,€that€Claimant€was€told€that€he€would€have€to€purchaseÐ \¬ Ðstamps€from€the€commissary€in€order€to€have€the€items€mailed€out.ÐH˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àClaimant€produced€documents€indicating€that€he€was€allowed€to€sendÐ 4„ Ðpackages€out€by€deducting€the€costs€of€the€postage€from€his€trust€account€on€at€leastÐ  p Ðthree€other€occasions.€€These€withdrawals€from€his€trust€account€were€approved€onÐ  \ Ðdates€both€before€and€after€his€leather€working€property€was€disposed€of€by€CorporalÐ øH ÐReeves.€€Unfortunately,€as€has€already€been€mentioned,€Claimant€was€not€able€toÐ ä4 Ðproduce€a€withdrawal€form€for€mailing€out€the€leather€working€materials€that€are€atÐ Ð  Ðthe€heart€of€his€claim.м Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àAlthough€Claimant€has€filed€his€own€affidavit€and€that€of€his€mother€and€hasÐ ¨ø Ðdone€an€impressive€amount€of€discovery€in€this€case,€he€has€not€produced€documentsÐ ”ä Ðcorroborating€his€version€f€events.€€Claimant€has€failed€to€prove€by€a€preponderanceÐ €Ð Ðof€the€evidence€that€Defendant€was€negligent€in€disposing€of€his€personal€items.€€Ðl¼Ð Ð  Ðà  àÌ(Footnotes€omitted).€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àHaving€reviewed€the€record€before€us,€we€have€determined€that€the€evidence€preponderatesÐ #l! Ðin€favor€of€the€decision€of€the€commissioner.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThe€order€of€dismissal€further€states€as€follows:Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà8  àà ` àTo€the€extent€that€Claimantððs€cause€of€action€is€based€upon€violation€of€theÐ ¸'#& Ðpolicies€of€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction,€hereinafter€referred€to€as€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðthat€the€Tennessee€Claims€Commission€statute€contains€no€provision€authorizing€suitÐ )à$( Ðagainst€the€State€for€failure€to€comply€with€and/or€negligence€in€complying€withÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€policies.€€òòSee€e.g.,€Reid€v.€Stateóó,€9€S.W.3d€788,€796€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).€Ð h+¸&* ÐAs€stated€by€the€Commissioner€for€the€Middle€Division€in€òòHaynes,€Hunt€&Ð ° ÐThompson€v.€Stateóó,€Claim€Nos.€86356,€85710,€84949€(Tennessee€ClaimsÐ œì ÐCommission€Middle€Division,€July€3,€1990):ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThere€is€nothing€in€9„8„301€òòet€seqóó.€which€authorizes€the€CommissionÐ `° Ðto€review€whether€the€Department€of€Corrections€abides€by€its€ownÐ L œ Ðpolicies€in€dealing€with€inmates.€€The€Claims€Commission€is€notÐ 8 ˆ Ðauthorized€to€serve€as€an€ð ðappellateðð€court€to€which€inmates€may€turnÐ $ t Ðwhen€they€feel€the€Department€of€Corrections€has€violated€one€of€itsÐ  ` Ðown€policies.Ðü L ` x` x ÐÌà  àIn€òòReed€v.€Stateóó,€Mr.€Reed€was€an€inmate€at€Ô_ÔNWCCÔ_Ô€and€sought€to€recover€for€the€loss€of€aÐ Ô$  Ðradio.€€Mr.€Reed€challenged€the€change€in€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€policy€that€no€longer€allowed€radios€to€be€broughtÐ À  Ðinto€the€facility€where€he€was€incarcerated.€€He€contended€that€he€had€a€vested€right€to€have€a€newÐ ¬ü  Ðradio€brought€in€to€replace€the€one€that€was€lost€through€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ôððs€negligence€and€that€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€actedÐ ˜è  Ðillegally€when€it€changed€its€policy€to€retroactively€affect€his€rights.€€Based€upon€the€supreme€courtððsÐ „Ô  Ðholding€in€òòBaptist€Hospital€v.€Tennessee€Ô_ÔDepððtÔ_Ô€of€Healthóó,€982€S.W.2d€339€(Tenn.€1998),€this€CourtÐ pÀ Ðconcluded€that€the€claims€commission€lacked€subject€matter€jurisdiction€to€rule€on€the€validity€orÐ \¬ Ðapplicability€of€the€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€policy€challenged€by€Mr.€Reed.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àIn€òòBaptist€Hospitalóó,€the€supreme€court€granted€the€appeal€to€determine€whether€the€claimsÐ  p Ðcommission€had€subject€matter€jurisdiction€over€the€plaintiffððs€challenge€to€certain€MedicaidÐ  \ Ðreimbursements€paid€to€them€by€the€state.€€The€hospital€case€was€premised€upon€the€contention€thatÐ øH Ðcertain€regulations€of€the€department€of€health€ò òó ówere€invalid€because€they€violated€federal€law.€€TheÐ ä4 Ðcourt€held€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôc]laimsÔ_Ô€challenging€the€validity€of€or€applicability€of€a€statute,€rule,€or€order€mustÐ Ð  Ðbe€brought€pursuant€to€the€Ô_ÔUAPAÔ_Ô.ðð€€òòIdóó.€at€341.€€Accordingly,€the€court€held€that€the€hospitalððsÐ ¼  Ðchallenge€to€validity€of€the€rule€should€have€been€brought€before€the€department€of€health€pursuantÐ ¨ø Ðto€the€Ô_ÔUAPAÔ_Ô.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àIn€the€present€case,€Mr.€Gordon,€as€we€understand€his€argument,€is€not€challenging€theÐ l¼ Ðvalidity€of€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€policies,€but€rather€that€the€department€failed€to€follow€its€own€policies.€TennesseeÐ X ¨ ÐCode€Annotated€ðð€9„8„305(5)(A)€provides€that€each€commissioner€has€the€authority€to€take€noticeÐ D!” Ðof€state€statutes€and€the€rules€and€regulations€of€state€agencies.€€In€reviewing€this€record,€we€do€notÐ 0"€  Ðfind€that€the€Ô_ÔTDOCÔ_Ô€failed€to€follow€its€regulations€in€disposing€of€Mr.€Gordonððs€property€afterÐ #l! Ðpassage€of€the€required€time.€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€claims€commission€is€affirmed€and€the€costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€toÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€Appellant,€Eddie€Gordon.Ô#†X éXX X éÔ #ÔÐ Ì&"% ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEÐ h+¸&* Ð