Proposed Orders

There are special procedures for submitting proposed orders or other proposed documents, and they are more fully explained in the ECF User Manual. Generally, however, if an E-Filer files a motion that includes a proposed order or other proposed document, the motion itself must be filed through ECF and the proposed order or other document must be separately sent via e-mail to the presiding judge’s ECF mailbox. ECF Policies and Procedures 12/1/2016 Page 13 of 30 The proposed order or other proposed document must be in a word processing format and NOT pdf. When proposed orders are submitted to the presiding judge’s ECF mailbox, it should be noted in the filing of the motion in ECF.

Please add, proposed order submitted at the screen that reads Docket Text: Modify as Appropriate, and e-mail a word-processing version of the proposed order to the appropriate judge assigned listed on our website, to www.tnwd.uscourts.gov. the case. E-mail addresses are Note: The procedure for submitting proposed orders and documents to the presiding judge’s mailbox pertains only to the proposed document and NOT to the various attachments that often accompany a motion. Documents associated with a motion should be electronically filed through ECF with the motion itself, as attachments to that motion. Do not send those attachments to the e-mail address being used for proposed orders.

E-Filers are also strongly urged to adopt a precise naming convention to clearly delineate the nature of every attachment associated with a filed motion; that is, do not refer to those attachments merely as “Attachment 1,” “Attachment 2,” and the like because it will likely be more difficult for the court to find and evaluate those attachments. Refer to the User Manual, Adding Attachments. 5. Notice of Court Orders, Judgments, and Hearings