Judge Alexander McVeagh

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Memorandum

The memorandum should be similar to the model in Exhibit C of Appendix 2.

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Memorandum

The LRCP 10.01(f) memorandum must have the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet attached.

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Forms

Various forms must be filed or lodged as required by these rules.

The Court may dismiss a case if no action is taken for 270 days.

Thirty days before a dormant-case dismissal, the Clerk or Judge must notify counsel or prominently post a list identifying each case by name and docket number.

An email filing received before midnight local time on a day the Clerk’s office is open is deemed filed that business day.

After suit begins, papers required to be served by anyone other than the Clerk must include a certificate stating each person served’s name and address, and the date and method of service.

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Dismissal order

Service

Mail to all parties

The Clerk must mail each dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution order to counsel of record and to unrepresented parties whose addresses can be found in the file.

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Ex parte motions and papers

Service

Mail

In ex parte matters, copies of motions and other papers must be mailed to interested parties, and the papers must include a certificate identifying those served by name and address and stating the service date.

Circuit and Chancery Courts permit certain papers to be electronically filed in compliance with Tennessee Supreme Court technology standards; consult the relevant court website or clerk’s office for eligible case and document types, instructions, and fees.

The Clerk must accept email filings and maintain a dedicated filing email address; filers should use the listed court-specific addresses, which are subject to change and are available on the County website.

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Documents eligible for paper filing in Chancery Court

Documents that may be filed as paper documents in Chancery Court may generally be email filed, subject to listed exceptions unless the Court approves otherwise.