IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE MIDDLE SECTION AT NASHVILLE

ALAN TATE, ) ) Plaintiff/Appellant, ) ) Davidson Circuit ) No. 96C-2809 VS. ) ) Appeal No. ) 01A01-9703-CV-00156 STATE OF TENNESSEE ) BOARD OF PAROLES, and ) KEVIN MYERS, ) Defendants/Appellees. ) ) FILED August 13, 1997 Cecil W. Crowson Appellate Court Clerk ORDER This is an appeal from the dismissal of a prisoner’s common-law writ of certiorari challenging the decision of the Tennessee Board of Paroles to deny his application for parole. After reviewing the parties’ briefs and the entire record, we have determined that the October 17, 1996 Order of the Fifth Circuit Court for Davidson County should be affirmed in accordance with Tenn. Ct. App. R. 10(a).

ENTER, this _____ day of August, 1997.

________________________________ HENRY F. TODD, P.J., M.S.

________________________________ BEN H. CANTRELL, JUDGE

________________________________ WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JUDGE