Tennessee Rules of Court – State, Federal, Federal KeyRules, Local, and Local KeyRules (Vols. I-IIIA) provides the rules of court and civil practice guides needed to practice before the state, federal, and local courts of Tennessee.
Tennessee Rules of Court - State (Vol. I) provides state rules of court, including:
- Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure Index
- Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure Index
- Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure Appendix Index
- Tennessee Rules of Evidence Index
- Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Appendix A: Forms Index
- Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee Index
- Rules of the Court of Appeals of Tennessee
- Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals
- And more
Tennessee Rules of Court - Federal (Vol. II) provides federal rules of court, including:
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Forms
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Forms
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules and Forms
- Local Rules and Forms of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit
- Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Local Rules of Court for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Local Rules and Forms of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
- And more
Tennessee Rules of Court - Local (Vol. III) provides local rules of court, including:
- Rules from 21 Tennessee judicial districts
- And more
Tennessee Rules of Court - Federal KeyRules (Vol. IIA) and
Local KeyRules (Vol. IIIA) identify, organize, and provide, in outline format, the court rules, statutes, caselaw, and secondary sources needed to draft, file, and serve common civil court filings in the local courts of Tennessee. Each
KeyRules outline corresponds to a specific pleading, motion, or discovery request, providing the applicable procedural rules and integrating them into sections by rule type (e.g., timing, format, filing and service, etc.). The procedural rule content is further enhanced with on-point caselaw and industry-leading Thomson Reuters secondary sources.
KeyRules provides attorneys, paralegals, and other legal staff with the information needed to draft, file, and serve their court documents quickly and correctly. Key features include:
- Outlines for more than a dozen of the most commonly filed pleadings, motions, and discovery requests
- Clear, intuitive presentation of the applicable procedural rules by document type and rule type to easily locate procedural requirements throughout the drafting and filing process
- Enhancement of rule content with on-point caselaw and industry-leading Thomson Reuters secondary sources for clear understanding of procedural requirements
- Inclusion of corresponding court forms, filing checklists, and sample court documents to promote drafting and filing economies and reduce drafting and filing errors
- Regular updates of KeyRules content to account for changes in law