Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-9-102 (2026)
General sessions cases
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Discovery pursuant to Rules 26-37 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, excluding physical and mental examinations under Rule 35 of such rules, may be taken in all civil cases pending in the courts of general sessions in the discretion of the court after motion showing both good cause and exceptional circumstances and pursuant to an order describing the extent and conditions of such discovery.
- (b) Depositions of custodians of hospital and medical records may be taken in all cases pending before the judges of the courts of general sessions, under the same rules, regulations, and restrictions as in cases pending in the courts of record.
Acts 1986, ch. 750, § 1; 1988, ch. 943, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Ramirez v. Taylor (TV1) (E.D. Tenn. 2021).
Ramirez v. Taylor (TV1) (E.D. Tenn. 2021). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-9-102 . Furthermore, there is no indication that plaintiff even made an informal attempt to speak with the process servers involved.”
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