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Local Rules — E.D. Tenn.

69 local rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 46

Rule Title
LR12.1 Extensions of Time to Respond
LR15.1 Form of a Motion to Amend and Its Supporting Documentation
LR16.1 Pretrial Orders and Conferences in Civil Actions
LR16.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LR16.4 Federal Mediation Program
LR16.5 Federal Arbitration Program
LR23.1 Designation of "Class Action" in the Caption
LR24.1 Procedure for Notification of Any Claim of Unconstitutionality
LR26.1 Multiparty or Complex Litigation
LR26.2 Sealing of Court Records
LR3.1 Civil Cover Sheet
LR3.1.2 Divisional Filing of Civil Actions or Proceedings
LR33.1 Interrogatories
LR34.1 Inspections Made Pursuant to Court Order
LR37.2 Form of Discovery Motions
LR38.2 Continuances
LR38.3 Difficult Questions of Law or Evidence
LR4.1 Service of Process
LR4.2 Payment of Fees by In Forma Pauperis Litigants
LR43.1 Taking of Testimony - Witnesses
LR43.2 Taking of Testimony - Character and Expert Witnesses
LR43.3 Exhibits
LR43.4 Stipulations
LR4.4 Prepayment of Fees
LR4.5 When Fee Not Included
LR48.1 Contact with Jurors
LR51.1 Suggested Charges to the Jury
LR52.1 Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
LR5.3 Filing of Discovery
LR54.1 Taxation of Costs
LR54.2 Attorneys' Fees and Nontaxable Expenses
LR58.2 Satisfaction of Judgment
LR67.1 Deposit of Funds Into Court
LR68.1 Settlements
LR68.2 Taxation of Costs in Late-Settling Cases
LR68.3 Judicially-Hosted Settlement Conferences
LR69.1 Application for Writ of Execution
LR69.2 Money Paid Pursuant to Execution
LR7.1 Motion Practice
LR7.2 Motion Disposition
LR 72.3 Magistrate Judges - Civil Proceedings
LR7.4 Citation of Authority
LR7.5 Resolution of Dispositive Motions by Magistrate Judge
LR9.1 Social Security Cases
LR9.3 Petitions for Writ of Habeas Corpus
LR9.4 Rule Applicable to Death Penalty

Criminal Rules 5

Rule Title
LR16.2 Pretrial Conferences in Criminal Cases
LR72.4 Magistrate Judges - Criminal Proceedings
LR83.10 Mandatory and Standard Conditions
LR83.11 Real Property Bonds in Criminal Cases
LR83.9 Sentencing Proceedings

General Rules 12

Rule Title
LR1.1 Scope of the Rules
LR1.2 Amendments to the Local Rules
LR3.2 Assignment of Cases to Judges
LR5.1 General Format of Papers Presented for Filing
LR5.2 Filing and Service by Electronic Means
LR72.2 Magistrate Judges - Duties
LR77.1 Legal Advice by Court Personnel
LR79.1 Removing Case Files
LR 83.1 ELECTRONIC DEVICES
LR83.12 Release of Juror Information
LR83.13 Parties not represented by counsel (pro se)
LR83.3 Courtroom Decorum

Attorney Rules 5

Rule Title
LR83.2 Public Statements by Attorneys
LR83.4 Appearance and Withdrawal of Counsel
LR83.5 Bar Admission
LR83.6 Rules of Professional Conduct
LR83.7 Attorney Discipline

Patent Rules 1

Rule Title
LR3.1.1 Patent, Trademark and Copyright Cases