EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS

(a) Execution Forms. Judgment creditors must follow the instructions and use the forms for execution of judgments found on the Court’s website under Forms – Execution Packet. (b) Garnishments. Garnishment procedure conforms with Tennessee state law.

It shall be the duty of the United States Marshal serving the garnishment summons to obtain on the United States Marshal Form 285 an acknowledgement of service of the garnishment summons signed by the employer garnishee, if a corporation, company or business entity. If the employer garnishee or officer refuses to sign the Form 285, the Marshal shall sign and return to the Court a sworn statement on the Form 285 that the summons was duly served but the employer garnishee refused to sign an acknowledgement of service. 21 LR 72.01 – MAGISTRATE JUDGES – NONDISPOSITIVE MATTERS (a) Objections to Orders of Magistrate Judges on Nondispositive Matters. Objections to decisions of Magistrate Judges on nondispositive matters in civil cases under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) must be formatted and styled as a “Motion for Review of Nondispositive Order of Magistrate Judge.” Such motion must be in writing, must state with particularity that portion of the Magistrate Judge’s order for which review is sought, and must be accompanied by sufficient documentation including, affidavits, pertinent exhibits, and transcripts of the record to apprise the District Judge of the bases for the objections.

A separately filed memorandum of law, not exceeding twenty-five (25) pages, must accompany the motion for review. (b) Response. Any response to the objections raised in the motion for review and accompanying memorandum of law must be filed within fourteen (14) days after service of the motion for review, and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. (c) Stay of Order.

There shall be no stay of an order entered by a Magistrate Judge, absent a stay granted by the Magistrate Judge or the District Judge. LR 72.02 − MAGISTRATE JUDGES – DISPOSITIVE MATTERS (a) Objections to a Report and Recommendation of a Magistrate Judge. Objections to a report and recommendation of a Magistrate Judge on a dispositive motion must be made within fourteen (14) days after service of the report and recommendation in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Such objections must be written, must state with particularity the specific portions of the Magistrate Judge’s report or proposed findings or recommendations to which an objection is made, and must be accompanied by sufficient documentation including, but not limited to, affidavits, pertinent exhibits, and if necessary, transcripts of the record to apprise the District Judge of the bases for the objections.

A separately filed supporting memorandum of law, not exceeding twenty-five (25) pages, must accompany the objections. (b) Response. Any response to the objections must be filed within fourteen (14) days after service of the objections, and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.