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RULE 4. (1) Upon the filing of the complaint, the clerk of the court shall promptly issue the required summons and cause it, with necessary copies of the complaint and summons, to be delivered for service to any person authorized to serve process.

These forms are examples of some typical pleadings filed in civil cases. A complaint is the document that a plaintiff files to begin a lawsuit. It contains a clear statement of the important facts underlying the plaintiff's claims and states the legal cause(s) of action.

The courts shall provide by rule for the setting of cases for trial (a) without request of the parties but upon notice to the parties, or (b) upon request of a party and notice to other parties. Precedence shall be given to actions entitled thereto by any statute of the state of Tennessee.

A plaint is a written complaint or allegation. The party who files it is known as ?plaintiff? and the party against whom it is filed is known as ?Defendant?. A Plaint contains: Name of the Court. Name and Addresses of the parties between whom the dispute arose.

6.01: By statute, "The time within which any act provided by law is to be done, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, and then it shall also be excluded." Tenn. Code Ann. § 1-3-102.

Rule 6 - Security for Costs on Appeal (a) Unless an appellant is exempted by statute or these rules or the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, or has established indigency in ance with Rule 18 and been permitted to proceed on appeal as an indigent person, the appellant shall pay to the clerk of the appellate ...