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W.D. Tenn. LR 7.1

General Format of Papers Presented for Filing

activein force · 2022-02-10 – presentact-effective-date

(a) All pleadings, motions, and other papers presented for filing shall be on 8-1/2 by 11

inch white paper, typewritten, with one-inch margins on all sides, and shall contain

the name, address, telephone number, email address, if any, and the Board of

Professional Responsibility number (or similar number, if any, from the attorney’s

state of licensure) of the attorney filing the document. To the extent a pro se party

does not have access to 8-1/2 by 11 paper and/or typewriting capabilities, such party

is required to make every effort to comply with this rule as closely as possible. Any

handwritten documents must be in a form that is legible to the Clerk, the Court, and

opposing counsel.

(b) Lines must be double-spaced, except that quotations may be indented and single-spaced and headings and footnotes may be single-spaced. Font size (for footnotes as

well as the body of the document) shall be no smaller than 12 point type.

(c) If demand for jury trial under Fed. R. Civ. P. 38(b) and (c) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure is made in the complaint or answer, such demand shall be contained

in the last paragraph thereof. The phrase “JURY DEMAND” shall appear

immediately opposite the style of the case on the first page of the pleading and all

subsequent filings.

(d) Page limitations imposed by these Local Rules do not include captions, signature

lines, and certificates of service and/or consultation.

Provenance

Source
www.tnwd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash
3a312d9e21bc6e8771e7a4d8056b0a65d22e8b430c9c6f7274f912119f12503b
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