Tennessee procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a Tennessee complaint: 30 days, and five days' notice before any defaultTennessee gives 30 days to answer a complaint, and Rule 55.01 requires five days' written notice of a default application to every defendant — whether or not they ever appeared.
• Tennessee discovery deadlines: 30 days, 45 if you are the defendantTennessee gives 30 days to answer interrogatories, respond to document requests, and answer requests for admission — with 45 days for a defendant counted from service of the summons and complaint.

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