0800-02-24-.02
Compliance With Orders
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-02-24-.02
(1)
Whenever a judge has issued an interlocutory or final order in a workers’ compensation claim
and a party has failed to comply with that order, the party seeking enforcement of the order
may file a motion to compel with the court requesting that the court enforce the order. Before
filing the motion, the moving party must make an attempt to contact the opposing party to
inform the party that a motion to enforce the order will be filed.
(2)
Before filing the motion, the moving party must contact the clerk’s office to obtain a date that
the judge is available to hear the motion. The moving party shall include a notice of hearing in
the motion setting forth the date and time of the hearing before filing the motion with the
clerk. The moving party shall serve a copy of the motion and notice upon all other parties to
the claim in the manner provided by rule 0800-02- 21-.08.
(3)
All parties may file a response to the motion. Any response must be filed with the clerk and
served upon all other parties to the claim in the manner provided by rule 0800-02-21-.08. All
responses must be filed and served not later than five (5) calendar days before the
scheduled hearing.
(4)
If at the hearing, the judge determines that a party has failed to comply with the order at
issue, the judge, in addition to ordering compliance with the order, may refer the
noncompliant party to the Bureau’s penalty program for the assessment of a civil penalty.