by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee
After the pleadings are closed but within such time as not to delay the trial, any party may move for judgment on the pleadings. If, on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, matters outside the pleadings are presented to and not excluded by the court, the motion...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee
Every defense, in law or fact, to a claim for relief in any pleading, whether a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, shall be asserted in the responsive pleading thereto if one is required, except that the following defenses may at the option of the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee
A defendant shall serve an answer within thirty (30) days after the service of the summons and complaint upon him. A party served with a pleading stating a cross-claim against such party shall serve an answer thereto within thirty (30) days after the service upon him...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee
Subdivisions 11.01 through 11.03 of this rule do not apply to disclosures and discovery requests, responses, objections, and motions that are subject to the provisions of Rules 26 through 37. Tenn. R. Civ. P. 11.04As amended by order entered January 29, 1987,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee
If, after notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond, the court determines that subdivision 11.02 has been violated, the court may, subject to the conditions stated below, impose an appropriate sanction upon the attorneys, law firms, or parties that have violated...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee
By presenting to the court (whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating) a pleading, written motion, or other paper, an attorney or unrepresented party is certifying that to the best of the person’s knowledge, information, and belief, formed...
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