US · rules
M.D. Tenn. LR 16.04
Adr: Judicial Settlement Conferences
(a) Settlement Judge. Settlement conferences will ordinarily be conducted by a Magistrate
Judge other than the Judge to whom the case is assigned, except when requested and agreed
upon by the parties that the Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned should handle
the settlement conference or the Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned deems it
appropriate to preside over the settlement conference because of the exigencies of the case.
All district judges, magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges are authorized to act as
settlement judges, mediators, or neutrals.
(b) Scheduling Settlement Conferences. A Judge who is assigned to the case may schedule
a settlement conference as part of the case management order or as a result of discussions
during a case management conference, with or without the consent of any or all parties. A
party may file a motion requesting a settlement conference, if a settlement conference is
not otherwise provided in the case management order.
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- www.tnmd.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-19
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