US · rules
W.D. Tenn. LR 83.6
Contacting Judges and Court Personnel
(a) No Ex Parte Communication with Judges. Except as otherwise ordered, neither
counsel nor a party to a pending action shall have contact with a judge about a matter
pending before the Judge, unless there is an emergency and with reasonable notice to
all counsel and unrepresented parties, orally or in open Court.
(b) Law Clerks and Other Support Personnel. Except as may otherwise be directed by
the court, neither counsel nor a party to a pending action shall discuss with law clerks
or other support personnel the merits or other matters of substance relating to any
pending action.
Provenance
- Source
- www.tnwd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
314e90f1c8fa486e24b3718758698318dddb123da63433b1f0e0a5ec90ba3afc
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