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Middle District of Tennessee

The Middle District of Tennessee is the federal bankruptcy court for 32 counties in Tennessee, divided into 3 divisions.

Divisions and counties served

A case is filed in the division that covers the filer’s county. Each assignment below comes from the court’s own order or local rule.

Columbia Division

7 counties

28 U.S.C. § 123(b) — Middle District, Columbia Division (court at Columbia)

Cookeville Division

11 counties

28 U.S.C. § 123(b) — Middle District, Northeastern Division (court at Cookeville)

Nashville Division

14 counties

28 U.S.C. § 123(b) — Middle District, Nashville Division (court at Nashville)

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How the Middle District of Tennessee runs a case

Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.

Section 341 meeting of creditors
By Zoom video

USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors

What the Middle District of Tennessee publishes

Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.

Local rules

The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.

Showing 12 of 66 this court publishes.

Related

Not yet published here

We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.

  • Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
  • The trustees who serve this district

www.tnmb.uscourts.gov — the court’s own site →

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