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Linda Mires vs. David Clay 02A01-9707-CV-00172 Trial Court Judge: Bill Acree	Weakley	Court of Appeals	08/18/99
In the Matter of Asbert Joseph M1999-02795-COA-R3-CV Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Robert L. Jones 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 petition solely because the prisoner neither alleged nor proved that he was a resident of Wayne County when he filed the petition.	Wayne	Court of Appeals	08/17/99
Stockman vs. Stockman 01A01-9801-CH-00026 Trial Court Judge: Patricia J. Cottrell	Williamson	Court of Appeals	08/17/99
Hickory Woods Estates Homeowners Assn. vs. Parman 01A01-9901-CH-00034 Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	08/17/99
Miceli vs. Thompson 01A01-9807-CH-00400 Trial Court Judge: Tom E. Gray	Sumner	Court of Appeals	08/17/99
Crabtree vs. Dodd 01A01-9807-CH-00370 Trial Court Judge: John W. Rollins	Putnam	Court of Appeals	08/17/99
Rocky Michael Bruce and Cheryl Bruce v. Angela Jacobs X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX Authoring Judge: Judge Patricia Cottrell Trial Court Judge: Judge Barry Medley This dispute over the custody of a minor child arose after the paternal grandparents filed an intervening petition for child custody. They were granted temporary custody of the child pending a hearing on the matter. After two hearings, the trial court ordered that custody remain with the paternal grandparents pending the results of home studies of each party seeking custody, i.e., the mother and the paternal grandparents. The trial court held additional hearings after receiving the results of the home studies and awarded custody to the paternal grandparents. We affirm the trial court.	Warren	Court of Appeals	08/17/99
Judy Seals vs. Tri-State 02A01-9806-CH-00172 Trial Court Judge: C. Neal Small	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/16/99
Memphis Pub. vs. Cable Conn. 02A01-9803-CV-00082 Trial Court Judge: Kay S. Robilio	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/16/99
Ronnie Bradfield, v. Steve Dotson, et al. 02A01-9902-CV-00060 Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer Trial Court Judge: Judge R. Lee Moore, Jr. This is the third occasion which this Court has had to address the merits of this case. By prior opinions and judgments entered on September 6, 1996, and February 17, 1998, respectively, the Court addressed previous issues on appeal. In the interests of judicial efficiency, the Court adopts and incorporates herein the following recitation of facts contained in our opinion entered in this cause on February 17, 1998: In this case, an inmate at a state correctional institution filed a defamation [lawsuit] in circuit court against two state employees. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, holding that the Tennessee Claims Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over the matter. The trial court also denied the plaintiff's requests for default judgment. . . .		Court of Appeals	08/16/99
Starks vs. Durham 01A01-9808-CV-00453		Court of Appeals	08/12/99
Jennings vs. Case 01A01-9804-CV-00192		Court of Appeals	08/12/99
Preston vs. Preston 01A01-9806-CH-00289 Trial Court Judge: Tom E. Gray	Sumner	Court of Appeals	08/12/99
Hauskins vs. Tri-County Electric Membership 01A01-9806-CV-00284 Trial Court Judge: Thomas Goodall	Sumner	Court of Appeals	08/12/99
Jennings vs. Case 01A01-9804-CV-00192 Trial Court Judge: Tom E. Gray	Sumner	Court of Appeals	08/12/99
McGee vs. Maynard 01A01-9810-CV-00539 Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Brothers	Davidson	Court of Appeals	08/12/99
Denson vs. Benjamin 01A01-9810-CV-00571 Trial Court Judge: Walter C. Kurtz	Davidson	Court of Appeals	08/12/99
Gayle Penley vs. Honda Motor 02A01-9805-CV-00131 Trial Court Judge: Whit A. Lafon	Chester	Court of Appeals	08/11/99
White's Electric vs. Lewis Constr. 02A01-9803-CH-00064 Trial Court Judge: Joe C. Morris	Madison	Court of Appeals	08/11/99
Sylvia Miller vs. City of Lafollette 03A01-9809-CV-00290	Campbell	Court of Appeals	08/11/99
Mid-South Builders vs. Delores Williams 02A01-9805-CH-00126 Trial Court Judge: C. Neal Small	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/10/99
Melvin Glover vs. Todd Kaplan 02A01-9808-CV-00228 Trial Court Judge: Karen R. Williams	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/10/99
David Aaron Goodman v. Halle Lynn Hirsh Goodman 02A01-9809-CV-00255 Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Highers Trial Court Judge: Judge Kay S. Robilio David Aaron Goodman (“Husband” or “Appellant”) appeals the judgment of the trial court which awarded a divorce to Halle Lynn Goodman (“Wife” or “Appellee”), found Wife to be incapable of being rehabilitated and ordered Husband to pay the sum of $2,200.00 per month to Wife as alimony in futuro, and the sum of $16,961.25 as alimony in solido for Wife’s attorney fees, and further ordered Husband to pay credit card debt in the amount of $22,000.00 incurred by Wife after separation.	Shelby	Court of Appeals	08/09/99
Stella L. Starks v. Samuel J. Browning, Joseph F. Browning, et al. - Concurring 01A01-9801-CV-00038 Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Judge John H. Gasaway, III This appeal involves a law firm’s efforts to enforce a statutory attorney’s lien on the proceeds of a post-verdict personal injury settlement. After the law firm withdrew from representing the plaintiff because of a dispute arising from the settlement, the Circuit Court for Robertson County, the court where the underlying personal injury action had been tried, granted the law firm’s motion for a lien on the settlement proceeds for its fee and costs advanced on the plaintiff’s behalf. Thereafter, the trial court granted the law firm’s motion to execute on the lien and directed the plaintiff to pay her former law firm $51,091.99. On this appeal, the plaintiff asserts that the trial court erred by directing her to pay her former law firm because the lien was not properly perfected and because the procedure followed by the trial court did not permit her to assert her available claims and defenses against her former law firm. While we have determined that the law firm properly perfected its lien, we find that the trial court did not have the authority to adjudicate the fee dispute between the law firm and its former client. Accordingly, we reverse the portion of the trial court’s order granting the motion for execution of the attorney’s lien.	Robertson	Court of Appeals	08/03/99
Barry Shawn Ralston, v. Gina Ione HollowwayRalston 01A01-9804-CV-00222 Authoring Judge: Judge Patricia J. Cottrell Trial Court Judge: Judge Muriel Robinson This appeal arose after the trial court rejected Appellant Barry Shawn Ralston's ("the father") petition to reduce child support on the basis of his reduced actual income. In his sole issue on appeal, the father argues that the trial court misapplied Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-101 (a) (1), which he claims mandated the modification of child support on a showing of a significant variance between the amount of child support required by application of the Child Support Guidelines to his current actual income and the previously-ordered support obligation. Appellee Gina Ione Holloway Ralston ("the mother") responds that the father remains intentionally underemployed and that the trial court properly considered the father’s potential income in denying the requested reduction. For the reasons set out herein, we vacate and remand for further proceedings.	Davidson	Court of Appeals	08/03/99