Local Rule 9072-1: Orders — Proposed
Bankr. M.D. Tenn. — General rule
9072-1 Orders — Proposed
(a) Generally. A proposed order submitted for signature must be uploaded electronically using the orders module in CM/ECF unless the court orders otherwise, or the proposed order qualifies for an exception under ECF Procedure 2 of the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing.
(b) Preparing and Uploading Proposed Orders for Entry. Proposed orders must comply with the following criteria when uploaded to the orders module in CM/ECF.
(1) Who Must Prepare. Unless the court requires otherwise, all orders shall be prepared and uploaded for entry by the attorney for the prevailing party.
(2) Approved for Entry. All orders uploaded for entry must provide "Approved for Entry" as part of the /signature/ paragraph of the attorney preparing the order.
(3) Margins. The top portion of the first page of the document must have a four-inch margin. The remainder of the document must have one-inch margins with sufficient room to allow the CM/ECF docket entry footer to be embedded at the bottom of the page(s).
(4) PDFs. All proposed orders must be PDF-A compliant and comply with ECF Procedure 2 of the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing. Scanned proposed orders will not be accepted by the court for entry.
See also LBR 5005-3.