Local Rule 7016-1: CONTESTED MATTERS AND ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS

TNWB LBR 7016-1 CONTESTED MATTERS AND ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS

(a) Scheduling Orders, Pretrial Statements, Memoranda of Facts and Law. In the discretion of the court, parties to a contested matter or adversary proceeding may be permitted or required to submit a proposed scheduling order, pretrial statement, or a memorandum of facts and law. Any memoranda of facts and law shall be served upon the parties, their counsel, any trustee, and the United States Trustee. Memoranda should not exceed twenty-five (25) pages without prior approval of the court.

(b) Citations. Unless an opinion cited in a memorandum or in open court is available electronically through Westlaw® or Lexis®, counsel shall attach a copy of the cited case to its memorandum or provide a copy to the court at least seven (7) days before the hearing.