W.D. Tenn. LR 7.2

(a) Filing, Service and Response.

(1) Motions. (See Section II(B) of the ECF Attorney User Manual (APPENDIX

B)) The Clerk shall accept for filing only those motions in civil cases that are

accompanied by a supporting memorandum of facts and law (soidentified).

Motions for Summary Judgment shall comply with LR 56.1.

(A) All motions, except motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, 56, 59 and

60 shall be accompanied by a proposed order in a word processing

format sent to ECF mailbox only for presiding judge (do not send to

regular e-mail address).

(B) Consultation by Counsel. All motions, including discovery motions but

not including motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, 56, 59 and 60 shall

be accompanied by a certificate of counsel or the parties proceeding pro

se affirming that, after consultation between the parties to the

controversy, they are unable to reach an accord as to all issues or that

all other parties are in agreement with the action requested by the

motion. Failure to attach an accompanying certificate of consultation

may be deemed good grounds for denying the motion.

The certificate must contain the names of participating counsel and the

date and manner of consultation. The burden shall be on counsel filing

the motion to initiate the conference upon giving reasonable notice of

the time, place and specific nature of the conference. If an opposing

counsel or party refuses to cooperate in the conduct of a conference,

counsel must file a certificate to that effect, setting out counsel’s efforts

to comply with this rule.

(2) Responses. The response to the motion and its supporting memorandum,

unless the motion is pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) and (c) or 56 (see LR

12.1(b) ) shall be filed within 14 days after service of the motion and shall be

accompanied by a proposed order in a word processing format sent to the ECF

mailbox only for the judge (do not send to regular mail address). Failure to

respond timely to any motion, other than one requesting dismissal of a claim

or action, may be deemed good grounds for granting the motion.

(b) Submission of Motion. Upon the filing of a motion and the timely filing of the

response, and a reply, if allowed by the Court or these Rules, the motion shall be

submitted to the Court for a ruling unless a hearing has been requested and granted.

(c) Reply Memoranda. Except as provided by LR 12.1(c) and LR 56.1(c), reply

memoranda may be filed only upon court order granting a motion for leave to reply.

Such motion for leave must be filed within 7 days of service of the response.

(d) Hearing on Motion. If counsel desires a hearing on the motion before the court,

counsel shall request the hearing in the motion or response and shall explain why a

hearing would be helpful or necessary. If the court determines that a hearing would

be helpful or necessary, the Court will set the date and time of the hearing and the

clerk will notify all counsel.

(e) Length. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, memoranda in support and in

opposition to motions shall not exceed 20 pages in length, and reply

memoranda, if permitted, shall not exceed 5 pages in length.

(f) Motions Pending on Removal. When an action or proceeding is removed to this

Court with pending motions on which memoranda have not been submitted, the

moving party shall comply with these rules within 14 days after removal, and each

party opposing the motion shall then comply with these rules.

(g) Prisoners. All motions and orders to produce prisoners for testimony shall be filed

with the Clerk at least 28 days prior to the date of the hearing or trial. Counsel for

represented parties are responsible for filing a motion if they require prisoner

attendance. In pro se cases, the Court will issue the writ compelling the attendance

of prisoner parties. However, pro se parties shall be responsible for filing a motion

to require the attendance of non-party prisoners. Relief from this rule may be

obtained by an order of the Court.

(h) Citation of Authority and Copies of Authority. Citations to authority shall be in a

generally accepted citation form. Citations to any judicial or administrative decision

not fully reported in either United States Reports, Supreme Court Reporter, a Federal

Reporter, Federal Supplement, Federal Rules Decisions or a South Western Reporter

shall include Westlaw or Lexis citations, if available. If the decision is not available

on Lexis or Westlaw, a copy of the entire text of the decision shall accompany the

memorandum. Citations to statutes, regulations, ordinances, or other legislative

authority not reported in the United States Code or the Tennessee Code Annotated

shall include Westlaw or Lexis citations, if available. If the statute, regulation,

ordinance, or other legislative authority is not available on Lexis or Westlaw, a copy

of the authority shall accompany the memorandum. If a party does not have access to

the Lexis or Westlaw materials cited by a filing party and makes a request of the

filing party, the filing party must provide a copy of the case, statute, regulation,

ordinance, or other legislative authority to the requesting party.

(i) Citation to Internet Materials. If a party cites to other materials from an internet

source or website, a copy of such materials shall be attached to the filing in PDF

format to ensure that the materials cited are retained in their original form in the

Court’s filing system.