Welcome
Welcome to the official website of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Our website was designed to provide attorneys and public users convenient access to current information about our Court and the cases being adjudicated in this District. Our Court's mission is to facilitate the prompt and equitable administration of justice while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and accountability. We believe that this website plays a vital role in achieving that goal, so we welcome your suggestions as to how we might improve this website to better serve your needs.Court Notices & Important Announcements
12/30/2009
CJA Compensation Rates Raised
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 raised CJA compensation rates for
work performed on or after Jan. 1, 2010.
Details.
10/22/2009
Notice of Changes to Local Rules
In accordance with Administrative Orders 2009-20
& 2009-21, the District's
Local
Rules have been revised to (1) indicate in LR 83.3 that the case reassignment
system will be used in both divisional offices of the Western District of
Tennessee and to permit referral of certain cases to a magistrate judge for
reports and recommendations and (2) amend time deadlines pursuant to the
Statutory Time Period Technical Amendments Act of 2009. These revisions are
effective November 24, 2009.
10/16/2009
Documents from 2009 Federal Practice Seminar
Summary of the Report of
the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, September
2009; Amendments to the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.
8/28/2009
2009 Federal Practice Seminar
The 2009 Federal Practice Seminar, Attorney Admission Ceremony, and
Judicial Reception is on Wednesday, October 14.
More information.
8/10/2009
4th Annual Law School for Journalists
The 4th annual Law School for Journalists will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12,
at the University of Memphis School of Law. More information
7/28/2009
Amendment to Local Rule 77.1 (Places of Holding Court)
Local Rule 77.1(b) has been amended pursuant to the Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
which moved Dyer County, located in the Western District of Tennessee,
from the Western Division (Memphis) to the Eastern Division (Jackson). This change
became effective November 20, 2008.
7/6/2009
Notice of new scanning guidelines for CM/ECF
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the National Archives have
issued new guidelines regarding scanned documents filed via CM/ECF. The new
guidelines recommend that documents be scanned at 300x300 dpi (dots per inch),
in black and white. The old guidelines recommended that documents be scanned at
200x200 dpi.
5/29/2009
Charmiane Claxton to be sworn in as United States Magistrate Judge
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee announced today that Ms. Charmiane Claxton will be sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in Memphis, Tennessee.
News Release
4/21/2009
Electronic Transcript Release Policy
By Administrative Order 2008-35
the United States District Court for the Western
District of Tennessee implemented a policy regarding remote access to electronic
transcripts. Pursuant to that policy, as well as Civil Rule 5.2 and Criminal
Rule 49.1, each party's attorney is required to review a transcript for
information that should be redacted pursuant to the Judicial Conference's
privacy policy which requires: Social Security numbers be redacted to show only
the last four digits; birth dates should contain only the year of birth;
individuals known to be minors should be referred to with initials; and
financial account numbers should be redacted to the last four digits.
Additionally, in criminal case files, home addresses should reveal only the city
and state of residence. Please be reminded that the responsibility to redact
transcript lies with the attorney/party requesting the transcript from the Court
Reporter.