W.D. Tenn. LCrR 17.1

(a) Every party shall have in attendance at all pretrial conferences an attorney or other

person possessing full authority to bind that party regarding all matters previously

identified by the court for discussion at the conference and all reasonably related

matters.

(b) All scheduling conferences will be conducted by the judge or magistrate judge to

whom the case is assigned, or by another district judge or magistrate judge who

agrees to conduct the conference at the request of the judge to whom the case is

assigned not less than 45 days after arraignment, unless otherwise required by

the local speedy trial act plan.

(c) Responsibility of Parties Prior to Initial Scheduling Conference.

(1) Defense counsel will have requested and Government counsel will have

provided a copy of discovery pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16.

(2) The parties will have conferred and will be able to advise the Court as to an

anticipated disposition date.

(d) Scheduling Order. The scheduling order entered by the Court shall include, along

with other appropriate pretrial deadlines, a deadline for the filing of dispositive

motions (including response and reply memoranda), a disposition date, and a trial

date.

(e) Continuances. Motions for continuances of a disposition or a trial date shall not be

granted by the mere agreement of counsel. No continuance will be granted other than

for good cause and upon such terms as the Court may impose.