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Information for Participating in Hearing by Telephone if Permission Granted by Presiding Judge (Rucker)

Information for Participating in Hearing by Telephone if Permission Granted by Presiding Judge (Whittenburg)

 

Hearings Set

The following are the dockets for some of the matters already set. Complete dockets are placed on this website five business days before the scheduled hearing date and are not thereafter updated to indicate added or deleted matters. Current, up-to-date dockets may always be obtained from Pacer.

 Judge Shelley D. Rucker

03-21-2024

Judge Nicholas W. Whittenburg
03-21-2024

   

 

Available Hearings

Thursdays are the court's motion days.  The following are the court's presently scheduled motion days, times, and locations.  Absent permission from the court, you must use these dates and the applicable time and location if you need to set a hearing as required by E.D. Tenn. LBR 9013-1(f).
             Questions:
             Courtroom Deputy for Judge Rucker -- Tanya D. English at (423) 752-5104
             Courtroom Deputy for Judge Whittenburg -- Sheri Lowe at (423) 752-5260

ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS: A motion filed in an adversary proceeding that requires a hearing will be scheduled by chambers, and the court will issue an order setting the hearing.

CONTESTED MATTERS: should be noticed for the times, courtroom, and location as indicated below using the form of notices required by E.D. Tenn. LBR 9013-1(f):

MATTERS SHOULD BE NOTICED FOR THE COURTROOM AS INDICATED BELOW:

Chapter 13 Hearings for period beginning December 7, 2023 through March 30, 2024
    
Judge Shelley D. Rucker
1:00 P.M. – Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motions to Dismiss (Courtroom A)
1:30 P.M. – Chapter 13 Other Motions (Courtroom A)
2:00 P.M. – Chapter 13 Confirmation hearings (Courtroom A)

Judge Nicholas W. Whittenburg
9:00 A.M. – Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motions to Dismiss (Courtroom A)
9:30 A.M. – Chapter 13 Other Motions (Courtroom A)
10:00 A.M. – Chapter 13 Confirmation hearings (Courtroom A)

Available Dates
12-07-2023
12-21-2023
01-04-2024
01-18-2024
02-01-2024
02-15-2024
03-07-2024
03-21-2024 (Judge Rucker's Last Docket)

Chapter 13 Hearings for period beginning April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024
Following Judge Rucker's retirement, all of her remaining cases will be reassigned to Judge Whittenburg.  Beginning in April, 2024, contested matter should be scheduled for hearing as follows:

9:00 A.M.  - Chapter 13 Trustee's motions to dismiss (Courtroom A)
10:00 A.M. - Chapter 13 all other motions (Courtroom A)
1:00 P.M. - Confirmation hearings (Courtroom A)

Available Dates
04-04-2024
04-18-2024
05-02-2024
05-16-2024
06-06-2024
06-20-2024

Chapters 7, 11, & 12 Hearings for period beginning December 14, 2023 through March 30, 2024

Judge Shelley D. Rucker
10:30 A.M. – Chapter 7, 11, & 12 Motions (Courtroom A)

Judge Nicholas W. Whittenburg
9:00 A.M. – Chapter 7, 11, & 12 Motion (Courtroom A)
                                    
Available Dates
12-14-2023 NO COURT (SDR) **
12-28-2023 NO COURT
01-11-2024
01-25-2024
02-08-2024
02-22-2024
03-14-2024 (Judge Rucker's last docket)
03-28-2024 NO COURT (SDR)

** Due to Judge Rucker having no fixed court dates in December for Chapter 7's, 11's and 12's, we will
hold 12/20/23 at 10:30 a.m. open as a date to set any emergency hearings for those chapters.

Chapters 7, 11, & 12 Hearings for period beginning April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024
Following Judge Rucker's retirement, all of her remaining cases will be reassigned to Judge Whittenburg.  Beginning in April, 2024, contested matter should be scheduled for hearing as follows:
9:00 A.M. - All motion and applications (Courtroom A)

Available Dates
04-11-2024
04-25-2024 NO COURT
05-09-2024
05-23-2024
06-13-2024
06-27-2024