US · rules
W.D. Tenn. LR 7.1
General Format of Papers Presented for Filing
(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
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