Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee Courtesy Copy Requirements
6 rules from official source documents
When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting.
CRITICAL
If you file a reply late on Wednesday, to insure that it has reached the law clerk, please bring a courtesy copy to Second Circuit Court directly.
If you file a reply late on Wednesday, to insure that it has reached the law clerk, please bring a courtesy copy to Second Circuit Court directly.
CRITICAL
Upon filing of any request for emergency or ex parte relief, please call chambers at: 615-862-5907 AND email a courtesy copy to the Court’s Judicial Assistant and/or Courtroom Clerk to ensure timely and prompt attention to the request.
Upon filing of any request for emergency or ex parte relief, please call chambers at: 615-862-5907 AND email a courtesy copy to the Court’s Judicial Assistant and/or Courtroom Clerk to ensure timely and prompt attention to the request.
CRITICAL
A filed reply must be accompanied by a PDF courtesy copy emailed to the Judicial Assistant at the time of filing.
Any reply must be filed by 12:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the motion hearing AND a PDF courtesy copy shall be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at the time the reply is filed.
CRITICAL
A filed opposition response must be accompanied by a PDF courtesy copy emailed to the Judicial Assistant at the time of filing.
If a motion is opposed, a written response is encouraged, but not required. Any responses filed must be filed by 12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the motion hearing AND a PDF courtesy copy shall be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at such time the response is filed.
CRITICAL
Upon filing a TRO, counsel must email a courtesy copy to ronnellgriffin@jisnashville.gov.
Upon filing the same, please call chambers at: 615-862-5910 AND email a courtesy copy to: ronnellgriffin@jisnashville.gov to ensure timely and prompt attention to the request.
WARNING
A chamber copy of the pretrial brief must be delivered or emailed to the Judicial Assistant after filing.
Once the brief is filed in the Circuit Court Clerk's office, a chamber copy shall be delivered or emailed to the Judicial Assistant, Ronnell Griffin, at ronnellgriffin@jisnashville.gov.
Are courtesy copies required in Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee?
Judge Bethany Peery Glandorf: Courtesy-copy rule applies for emergency requests and ex parte requests. Details: delivery immediately upon filing, by email. Upon filing of any request for emergency or ex parte relief, please call chambers at: 615-862-5907 AND email a courtesy copy to the Court’s Judicial Assistant and/or Courtroom Clerk to ensure timely and prompt attention to the request.
Judge Stephanie Williams: Courtesy-copy rule applies for temporary restraining orders. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by email. Upon filing a TRO, counsel must email a courtesy copy to ronnellgriffin@jisnashville.gov.
Judge Amanda McClendon: Details: 1 copy, by hand delivery. If you file a reply late on Wednesday, to insure that it has reached the law clerk, please bring a courtesy copy to Second Circuit Court directly.
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