Local Rules / Standing Orders

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  • Amendment to Local Rule 83.5(b)(2)
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    Standing Orders

    DocumentOrder DateFormat
    Reappointment of Magistrate Judge LeeFebruary 2012
    Merit Selection Panel, Reappointment of Magistrate Judge LeeOctober 2011
    Crack Retroactivity Cases standing orderOctober 2011
    Reappointment of Magistrate Judge InmanJune 2011
    Reassignments of Cases Assigned to Senior District Judge R. Allan EdgarJune 2011
    Court Reporter Rates and Voir Dire TranscriptsApril 2011
    Merit Selection Panel, Reappointment of Magistrate Judge InmanMarch 2011
    Reappointment of Magistrate Judge GuytonFebruary 2011
    Photography,Video or Audio During Naturalization CeremoniesFebruary 2011
    Merit Selection Panel, Reappointment of Magistrate Judge GuytonNovember 2010
    Limited Admission for Third-Year Law StudentsOctober 2010
    Reappointment of Magistrate Judge ShirleyOctober 2009
    Appointment of Administrator of Arbitration ProgramSeptember 2009
    Committee for Admission to Knoxville BarJuly 2009
    Merit Selection Panel - Magistrate Judge ShirleyJune 2009
    Referral of Social Security CasesFebruary 2009
    Payment for Interpreters Under CJADecember 2008
    Payment of Jurors in Lengthy TrialsDecember 2008
    Assignment of Election-Related FilingsOctober 2008
    RE: Cumberland Gap National Historic ParkMay 2008
    RE: Crack Retroactivity CasesFebruary 2008
    Reassignments of Cases Assigned to Honorable James H. JarvisFebruary 2008
    Revisions to Collateral Forfeiture SchedulesJune 2006
    Refund of Electronic Fee PaymentsJune 2006
    Jury Parking RatesFebruary 2006
    Disposition of Sealed Court RecordsFebruary 2006
    Cases Filed By Direct TVOctober 2003
    Limited Admission for U.T. Law StudentsDecember 1998
    Jury Trials by Bankruptcy JudgesFebruary 1995
    Adjoining District Jurisdiction--Magistrate JudgesJanuary 1994
    Reference of matters to the Bankruptcy CourtJune 1984