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Here are some options to find Tennessee local rules. 

• Administrative Office of the Courts website 
• Always check the web page for the court and judge you are dealing with as local rules are likely posted there as well.
• Call the clerk of the court or the judge's clerk to find out if there are local rules (or if the judge has any additional rules for his/her courtroom)
• For a case already in progress, check the case file. If a judge or courthouse has their own rules, they may return a copy of the rules with the initial filing. 

Local rules for Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, and Shelby Counties are included in volume 2 of the softbound “Court Rules” volumes included with the official, LexisNexis version of the Tennessee Code Annotated (Call Number: KFT30 1955 .A2). 

For other states, follow the same steps as described above. Also, check an in-state law library web page or call a legal reference librarian. 

• Federal local rules can often be found on the court’s website.
  • Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
• If not, federal local rules are also compiled in the 10 volume looseleaf set Federal Local Court Rules  (Call Number: KF8820 .A195 4th). It is also available on Westlaw.  
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Lexis

You can also find federal local court rules on Lexis through the following steps (using Tennessee as an example): 

Homepage --> State --> Tennessee --> Statutes & Legislation --> TN - Tennessee Local, State & Federal Court Rules 

Federal Court Rules are located at the bottom of that page. 

Bloomberg

To find federal local court rules on bloomberg law, follow these steps:

 Browse All Content --> All Legal Content Search --> (in the popped up box) Select Sources by Content Type --> Select Options --> U.S. Courts --> Court Rules --> Federal Court Rules --> U.S. District Court Local Rules --> Choose your jurisdiction