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Western District of Tennessee

The Western District of Tennessee is the federal bankruptcy court for 22 counties in Tennessee, divided into 2 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.

Jackson Division

17 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee, L.B.R. 1002-1 n.1: "The Eastern Division of this Judicial District at Jackson consists of the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Perry, and Weakley."

Memphis Division

5 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee, L.B.R. 1002-1 n.1: "The Western Division of this Judicial District at Memphis consists of the following counties: Dyer, Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby and Tipton."

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How the Western 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

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What the Western 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 31 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.tnwb.uscourts.gov — the court’s own site →

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