MANDATORY USE OF Electronic Evidence Submission Application (EESA)

• On August 1, 2012, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee made the submission of evidence electronically mandatory for all evidence used in trial, hearing or at the motion docket.
• Electronic evidence must be submitted using the “Electronic Evidence Submission Application,” known as “EESA.”
• For full-access CM/ECF Filers, the EESA application is accessed through CM/ECF.

• In conjunction with EESA, the Court approved procedures known as “Electronic Evidence Procedures” (cited as “EEP”).

    Electronic Evidence Order 

    Electronic Evidence Submission Application (EESA) Guide  UPDATED 3/27/2026

    Electronic Evidence Procedures - (EEP)  UPDATED 3/27/2026

Things to Know

• EESA is intended to be intuitive for those accustomed to using the paperless, filing system known as CM/ECF.
• Filers must abide by the EEP.  The procedures indicate how documents should be named and formatted before submitting any electronic exhibits. 

• Similar to loading documents for filing to CM/ECF, the EESA application will require documentary evidence be converted to one of the allowable formats indicated in EEP.

• EESA will prompt the user to “Browse” or "Drag-and-Drop" for the exhibit(s) and upload the exhibit(s).

• EESA will not accept certain formats. Make sure all exhibits are converted and saved in an allowed format as listed in the EEP before starting the upload to EESA.