HOOKER v. SUNDQUIST


150 S.W.3d 406 (2004)

Joh Jay HOOKER v. Don SUNDQUIST, de facto Governor of Tennessee, in his individual capacity, in his capacity as candidate, and in his official capacity as de facto Governor, Paul Summers, Attorney General of Tennessee, in his official capacity and as a member of the Supreme Court Bar of Tennessee, Lieutenant Governor John Wilder, in his official capacity as Speaker of the Senate, and Jimmy Naifeh, in his official capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Nashville.

April 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Janet M. Kleinfelter, Senior Counsel, for the Appellants, Governor Don Sundquist, Paul Summers, Lieutenant Governor John Wilder and Jimmy Naifeh.

John Jay Hooker, pro se.


OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S., and ALAN E. HIGHERS, J., joined.

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