Orders Cite the Hearing Date; Uploaded No More Than 2 Days Early

Source of truth

"Upload all orders in PDF format NOT MS Word." / "MUST include the date of the hearing in the opening paragraph of the Order and SHOULD NOT be uploaded more than 2 days before the hearing." / "All Orders MUST carry something of substance on the judge's signature page,- i.e., no hanging signatures."

Official source: 13th Cir. — Judge Catlin (Probate A) Procedures & Preferences
Source health: Healthy · checked September 3, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 4, 2026benchpath-cw-2026-08-04

Reviewer note: Cross-model verified (accordion + PDF veins) 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled. | 2026-08-03: the source (rendered DOM (headless Chromium)) no longer contains this rule's quoted text; dropped to medium pending re-composition against the current version. [RECOMPOSED VERBATIM 2026-08-04 (campaign wave, fully-anchored): 3 bullet(s) quoted whole from the live page, sha256 8aa51a7d019ffb6a52719146c89e33bd38a99c455408ee8974a70baaa8ff4f1b; the prior summary-class text is superseded.]

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August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Catlin (Probate A) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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July 27, 2026

Orders Cite the Hearing Date; Uploaded No More Than 2 Days Early — Probate A

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