TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Apr 2, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court has issued an order to clarify certain provisions of previous orders regarding the extension of deadlines. The prior orders applied generally to discovery deadlines, but did not apply to deadlines set forth in pre-trial scheduling orders entered pursuant to Rule 16. Trial courts may extend such deadlines in their discretion. See the order for full list of clarifications. The court today filed another order extending the use of electronic signatures as provided under Rule 5B of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules 46 and 46A of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court to any pleadings or documents to be filed or served by conventional means during the time that the state of emergency for the Judicial Branch remains in place.