Local Rule LR 65.01: APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
M.D. Tenn. — Civil rule
LR 65.01 – APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
(a) Written Motion. Any request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) must be made by written motion separate from the complaint commencing the case.
(b) Written Complaint and Memorandum. Each motion for a TRO must be accompanied by a separately filed affidavit or verified written complaint, a memorandum of law, and a proposed order.
(c) Fed. R. Civ. P. 65. A motion for a TRO must be made in strict compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 65. If the movant is not represented by counsel, the pro se moving party must certify in writing the efforts made to give notice of the request for a TRO and the reasons why notice should not be required.
(d) Request for a Hearing. If an emergency hearing is requested in connection with a motion for a TRO, counsel for the moving party must contact the Clerk in advance of the filing of the motion to request the scheduling of a hearing.
(e) Disposition of Motion for TRO. A motion for a TRO is presented to the District Judge assigned to the case if that Judge is available. If the assigned District Judge is not available, the motion for a TRO may be disposed of by some Judge other than the Judge assigned to the case. If the motion for a TRO is decided by a District Judge other than the Judge assigned to the case, the District Judge deciding the motion for a TRO may, in that Judge's discretion, keep the case or return it to the assigned Judge for all further matters.