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Multiparty or Complex Litigation

E.D. Tenn. LR 26.1

In multiparty or complex litigation, the parties may apply to the Court for an order permitting service of interrogatories and requests for production of documents by letter or by some other informal means. In making such an application, the parties shall provide a proposed order setting forth the means of conducting discovery upon an informal basis, including the proposed procedures for service, response, and verification of the discovery contemplated.
Official source: https://www.tned.uscourts.gov/sites/tned/files/Local%20Rules_Active_2026.04.08%20to%20Pres · retrieved 2026-07-23