| Rule 1: Scope of Rules. |
| Rule 2: One Form of Action. |
| Rule 3: Commencement of Action. |
| Rule 4A: Service Upon Defendant in a Foreign Country. |
| Rule 4.01: Summons; Issuance; By Whom Served; Sanction for Delay. |
| Rule 4.02: Summons; Form. |
| Rule 4.03: Summons; Return. |
| Rule 4.04: Service Upon Defendants within the State. |
| Rule 4.05: Service Upon Defendant Outside This State. |
| Rule 4.06: Reserved. |
| Rule 4.07: Waiver of Service; Duty to Save Costs of Service; Request to Waive. |
| Rule 4.08: Constructive Service. |
| Rule 4.09: Amendment. |
| Rule 4B: Service upon Secretary of State as Agent for Service of Process. |
| Rule 5.01: Service — When Required. |
| Rule 5.02: Service — How Made. |
| Rule 5.03: Service — Proof of. |
| Rule 5.04: Service — Numerous Defendants. |
| Rule 5.05: Filing. |
| Rule 5.06: Filing with the Court Defined. |
| Rule 5A.01: Definitions. |
| Rule 5A.02: Filing Procedures. |
| Rule 5A.03: Effect of facsimile filing. |
| Rule 5A.04: Facsimile Service Charge. |
| Rule 6.01: Computation. |
| Rule 6.02: Enlargement. |
| Rule 6.03: Unaffected by Expiration of Term — Chambers Orders. |
| Rule 6.04: For Motions — Affidavits. |
| Rule 6.05: Additional Time after Service by Mail. |
| Rule 7.01: Pleadings. |
| Rule 7.02: Motions and Other Papers. |
| Rule 7.03: Demurrers, Pleas, etc., Abolished. |
| Rule 8.01: Claims for Relief. |
| Rule 8.02: Defenses — Form of Denials. |
| Rule 8.03: Affirmative Defenses. |
| Rule 8.04: Effect of Failure to Deny. |
| Rule 8.05: Pleading to Be Concise and Direct — Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations — Consistency. |
| Rule 8.06: Construction of Pleadings. |
| Rule 9.01: Capacity. |
| Rule 9A: Petition for Termination of Parental Rights; Content of Petition. |
| Rule 10.01: Caption — Names of Parties. |
| Rule 10.02: Paragraphs — Separate Statements. |
| Rule 10.03: Exhibits. |
| Rule 10.04: Adoption by Reference. |
| Rule 11.02: Representations to Court. |
| Rule 11.03: Sanctions. |
| Rule 11.04: Inapplicability to Discovery. |
| Rule 12.01: When Presented. |
| Rule 12.07: Consolidation of Defenses. |
| Rule 12.08: Waiver of Defenses. |
| Rule 13.01: Compulsory Counterclaims. |
| Rule 13.02: Permissive Counterclaim. |
| Rule 13.03: Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim. |
| Rule 13.04: Counterclaim against the State of Tennessee. |
| Rule 13.05: Counterclaim Maturing or Acquired after Pleading. |
| Rule 13.06: Omitted Counterclaim. |
| Rule 13.07: Cross-Claim Against Co-Party. |
| Rule 13.08: Additional Parties May Be Brought in. |
| Rule 13.09: Separate Trials — Separate Judgments. |
| Rule 14.01: When Defendant May Bring in Third Party. |
| Rule 14.02: When Plaintiff May Bring in Third Party. |
| Rule 15.01: Amendments. |
| Rule 15.02: Amendments to Conform to the Evidence. |
| Rule 15.03: Relation Back of Amendments. |
| Rule 15.04: Supplemental Pleadings. |
| Rule 16.01: Scheduling and Planning Conferences and Orders. |
| Rule 16.02: Pretrial Conferences; Objectives. |
| Rule 16.04: Final Pretrial Conference. |
| Rule 17.01: Real Party in Interest. |
| Rule 17.02: Capacity to Sue or Be Sued. |
| Rule 17.03: Infants or Incompetent Persons. |
| Rule 18.01: Joinder of Claims. |
| Rule 18.02: Joinder of Remedies. |
| Rule 19.01: Persons to Be Joined if Feasible. |
| Rule 19.02: Determination by Court Whenever Joinder Not Feasible. |
| Rule 19.03: Pleading Reasons for Nonjoinder. |
| Rule 19.04: Exception of Class Actions. |
| Rule 20.01: Permissive Joinder. |
| Rule 20.02: Separate Trials. |
| Rule 21: Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties. |
| Rule 22.01: Generally. |
| Rule 22.02: Procedure. |
| Rule 23.01: Prerequisites to a Class Action. |
| Rule 23.02: Class Actions Maintainable. |
| Rule 23.03: Determination by Order Whether Class Action to Be Maintained — Notice, Judgment — Actions Conducted. |
| Rule 23.04: Orders in Conduct of Actions. |
| Rule 23.05: Dismissal or Compromise. |
| Rule 23.06: Derivative Actions by Shareholders. |
| Rule 23.07: Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations. |
| Rule 23.08: Disposition of Residual Funds. |
| Rule 24.01: Intervention as of Right. |
| Rule 24.02: Permissive Intervention. |
| Rule 24.03: Procedure. |
| Rule 24.04: Notice to Attorney General When Statute, Rule or Regulation Is Questioned. |
| Rule 25.01: Death. |
| Rule 25.02: Incompetency. |
| Rule 25.03: Transfer of Interest. |
| Rule 25.04: Public Officers - Death or Separation from Office. |
| Rule 26.01: Discovery Methods. |
| Rule 26.02: Discovery Scope and Limits. |
| Rule 26.03: Protective Orders. |
| Rule 26.04: Sequence and Timing of Discovery. |
| Rule 26.05: Supplementation of Responses. |
| Rule 26.06: Discovery Conference. |
| Rule 26.07: Signing of Discovery Requests, Responses, and Objections. |
| Rule 27.01: Before Action. |
| Rule 27.02: Pending Appeal. |
| Rule 27.03: Perpetuation by Action. |
| Rule 27.04: Filing and Recording. |
| Rule 28.01: Within the United States. |
| Rule 28.02: In Foreign Countries. |
| Rule 28.03: Disqualification for Interest. |
| Rule 29: Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure. |
| Rule 30.01: When Depositions May Be Taken. |
| Rule 30.02: Notice of Examination: General Requirements; Special Notice; Non-Stenographic Recording; Production of Documents and Things; Deposition of Organization; Deposition by Telephone. |
| Rule 30.03: Examination and Cross-Examination; Record of Examination; Oath; Objections. |
| Rule 30.04: Motion to Terminate or Limit Examination. |
| Rule 30.05: Submission to Witness; Changes; Signing. |
| Rule 30.06: Disposition. |
| Rule 30.07: Failure to Attend or to Serve Subpoena; Expenses. |
| Rule 31.01: Serving Questions; Notice. |
| Rule 31.02: Officer to Take Responses and Prepare Record. |
| Rule 31.03: Notice of Filing. |
| Rule 32.01: Use of Depositions. |
| Rule 32.02: Objections to Admissibility. |
| Rule 32.03: Effect of Taking or Using Depositions. |
| Rule 32.04: Effect of Errors and Irregularities in Depositions. |
| Rule 33.01: Availability; Procedures for Use. |
| Rule 33.02: Scope; Use at Trial. |
| Rule 33.03: Option to Produce Business Records. |
| Rule 34.01: Scope. |
| Rule 34.02: Procedure. |
| Rule 34.03: Persons not Parties. |
| Rule 34A.01: Testing of Tangible Things. |
| Rule 34A.02: Other Spoliation. |
| Rule 35.01: Order for Examination. |
| Rule 35.02: Report of Examining Physician. |
| Rule 36.01: Request for Admission. |
| Rule 36.02: Effect of Admission. |
| Rule 37.01: Motion for Order Compelling Discovery. |
| Rule 37.02: Failure to Comply with Order. |
| Rule 37.03: Failure to Supplement or Amend Responses or Failure to Admit. |
| Rule 37.04: Failure of Party to Attend at Own Deposition or Serve Answers to Interrogatories or Respond to Requests for Inspection. |
| Rule 37.05: Failure to Participate in the Framing of a Discovery Plan. |
| Rule 37.06: Electronically Stored Information. |
| Rule 38.01: Right Preserved. |
| Rule 38.02: Demand. |
| Rule 38.03: Demand — Cases Removed to Trial Court. |
| Rule 38.04: Demand — Specification of Issues. |
| Rule 38.05: Waiver. |
| Rule 39.01: By Jury. |
| Rule 39.02: By the Court. |
| Rule 39.03: Advisory Jury. |
| Rule 40: Setting Cases for Trial. |
| Rule 41.01: Voluntary Dismissal — Effect Thereof. |
| Rule 41.02: Involuntary Dismissal — Effect Thereof. |
| Rule 41.03: Dismissal of Counterclaim, Cross-Claim or Third-Party Claim. |
| Rule 41.04: Costs of Previously Dismissed Action. |
| Rule 42.01: Consolidation. |
| Rule 42.02: Separate Trials. |
| Rule 43.01: Evidence at Trials. |
| Rule 43.02: Evidence at Motion Hearings. |
| Rule 43.03: Order of Expert Testimony. |
| Rule 43.04: Matters Considered by Court. |
| Rule 43A.01: Juror Notetaking. |
| Rule 43A.02: Juror Notebooks. |
| Rule 43A.03: Juror Questions of Witnesses. |
| Rule 44: (Reserved). |
| Rule 44A: Interim Commentary. |
| Rule 45.01: For Attendance of Witnesses — Form — Issuance. |
| Rule 45.02: For Production of Documents and Things or Inspection of Premises. |
| Rule 45.03: Service. |
| Rule 45.04: Subpoena for Taking Depositions — Place of Deposition. |
| Rule 45.05: Subpoena for a Hearing or Trial — Personal Attendance. |
| Rule 45.06: Contempt. |
| Rule 45.07: Protection of Persons Subject to Subpoena. |
| Rule 45.08: Duties in Responding to Subpoena. |
| Rule 46: Exceptions Unnecessary. |
| Rule 47.01: Examination of Jurors. |
| Rule 47.02: Additional Jurors. |
| Rule 47.03: Procedures for Exercising Peremptory Challenges. |
| Rule 48: Juries of Less Than Twelve: Majority Verdict. |
| Rule 49.01: Special Verdicts. |
| Rule 49.02: General Verdict Accompanied by Answer to Interrogatories. |
| Rule 50.01: When Made — Effect. |
| Rule 50.02: Reservation of Decision on Motion. |
| Rule 50.03: Conditional Rulings on Grant of Motion. |
| Rule 50.04: Denial of Motion. |
| Rule 50.05: Motion for New Trial Not Necessary after Directed Verdict. |
| Rule 51.01: Requests for Instructions. |
| Rule 51.02: Objection — Failure to Object. |
| Rule 51.03: Timing. |
| Rule 51.04: Written Form. |
| Rule 52.01: Findings Required. |
| Rule 52.02: Amendment. |
| Rule 53.01: Appointment and Compensation. |
| Rule 53.02: Powers. |
| Rule 53.03: Proceedings. |
| Rule 53.04: Report. |
| Rule 53.05: Application to References to Clerks and Masters. |
| Rule 54.01: Definition — Form. |
| Rule 54.02: Multiple Claims for Relief - Motion to Intervene. |
| Rule 54.03: Demand for Judgment. |
| Rule 54.04: Costs. |
| Rule 55.01: Entry. |
| Rule 55.02: Setting Aside Default. |
| Rule 55.03: Plaintiffs, Counterclaims, Cross-Claimants. |
| Rule 55.04: Judgment Against the State of Tennessee. |
| Rule 56.01: For Claimant. |
| Rule 56.02: For Defending Party. |
| Rule 56.03: Specifying Material Facts. |
| Rule 56.04: Motion and Proceedings Thereon. |
| Rule 56.05: Case Not Fully Adjudicated on Motion. |
| Rule 56.06: Form of Affidavits — Further Testimony — Defense Required. |
| Rule 56.07: When Affidavits Are Unavailable. |
| Rule 56.08: Affidavits Made in Bad Faith. |
| Rule 57: Declaratory Judgments. |
| Rule 58: Entry of Judgment. |
| Rule 59.01: Motions Included. |
| Rule 59.02: Time for Motions. |
| Rule 59.03: Time for Serving Affidavits. |
| Rule 59.04: Motion to Alter or Amend a Judgment. |
| Rule 59.05: On Initiative of Court. |
| Rule 59.06: New Trial Where Verdict Is Against the Weight of the Evidence. |
| Rule 59.07: Motion for New Trial - Grounds. |
| Rule 60.01: Clerical Mistakes. |
| Rule 60.02: Mistakes — Inadvertence — Excusable Neglect — Fraud, etc. |
| Rule 61: (Reserved). |
| Rule 62.02: Additional Stay on Specified Timely Motions. |
| Rule 62.03: Relief Pending Appeal. |
| Rule 62.04: Stay on Appeal. |
| Rule 62.05: Bond for Stay. |
| Rule 62.06: Stay in Favor of the State or Agency Thereof. |
| Rule 62.07: Power of Trial Court not Limited. |
| Rule 62.08: Power of Appellate Court not Limited. |
| Rule 62.09: Entry, Enforcement or Stay of Judgment as to Multiple Claims or Multiple Parties. |
| Rule 63: Inability of a Judge to Proceed. |
| Rule 64: Seizure of Person or Property. |
| Rule 65.01: Injunctive Relief. |
| Rule 65.02: Requisites of Restraining Order or Injunction — Parties Bound. |
| Rule 65.03: Restraining Order. |
| Rule 65.04: Temporary Injunction. |
| Rule 65.05: Injunction Bond. |
| Rule 65.06: Enforcement of Restraining Orders and Injunctions. |
| Rule 65.07: Exceptions. |
| Rule 65A: Form of Security; Proceedings Against Sureties. |
| Rule 69.05: Garnishment. |
| Rule 69.06: Execution on Personalty. |
| Rule 69.07: Execution on Realty. |
| Rule 70: Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title. |
| Rule 71: Condemnation of Property. |
| Rule 66: Receivers. |
| Rule 67.01: In an Action. |
| Rule 67.02: Court May Order Deposit or Seizure of Property. |
| Rule 67.03: Money Paid into Court. |
| Rule 67.04: Post-Judgment Interest. |
| Rule 68: Offer of Judgment. |
| Rule 69.02: Sequence. |
| Rule 69.01: Scope. |
| Rule 69.03: Discovery. |
| Rule 69.04: Extension of Time. |
| Rule 62.01: Initial Stay; Exceptions. |
| Rule 5B: Electronic Filing, Signing, or Verification |
| Rule 72: Declarations Made Under Penalty of Perjury |
| Rule 9.02: Fraud, Mistake, Condition of the Mind. |
| Rule 9.03: Conditions Precedent. |
| Rule 9.04: Official Document or Act. |
| Rule 9.05: Judgment. |
| Rule 9.06: Time and Place. |
| Rule 9.07: Special Damage. |
| Rule 12.02: How Presented. |
| Rule 12.03: Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. |
| Rule 12.04: Preliminary Hearings. |
| Rule 12.05: Motion for More Definite Statement. |
| Rule 12.06: Motion to Strike. |
| Rule 11.01: Signature. |
| Rule 16.03: Subjects to Be Discussed at Pretrial Conference. |
| Rule 16.05: Pretrial Order. |
| Rule 16.06: Sanctions. |
| Rule 3A.01: Enrollment of Foreign Judgments. |
| Rule 3A.02: Notice of Filing. |
| Rule 3A.03: Clerk's Duties. |
| Rule 3A.04: Enrollment and Execution. |
| Rule 24.05: Finality of Judgment. |
| Rule 45.09: Forms of Issuance of Subpoena |
| 2023 RULES PACKAGE - Resolutions - Rules of Civil Procedure ADM2023-01198 |
| Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure ADM2023-01208 |
