Riverside County Superior Court — Department PS4 Rules (Hon. Michael C. Martin; last modified 6/26/2026)

High confidence· verified October 2, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment PS4 Rules (Hon. Michael C. Martin; last modified 6/26/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-06/Department%20PS4%20Rules_1.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Summary

Department PS4's rules (Judge Michael C. Martin, Palm Springs Courthouse): hearing times; ex parte applications; law and motion; orders to show cause; trial setting conferences; remote appearances at evidentiary hearings; evidence; small claims hearings; trials other than small claims, unlawful detainer and collections cases; and the use of artificial intelligence in papers filed with the court.

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California > Fourth Appellate District > Riverside County > Superior Court of California, County of Riverside > Department PS4

Source of truth

Superior Court of California, County of Riverside Palm Springs Courthouse Department PS4 Judge Michael C. Martin Unless contrary orders are made by written order or on the record in open court, the following orders apply to all cases assigned to Department PS4. The Department PS4 rules discussed below will be incorporated by reference into all minute orders, including trial setting orders. Referen

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Riverside — court website
Source health: Pending verification · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: June 26, 2026
Last verified: October 2, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-riverside-2026-10-02

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-02 (California T3 Riverside build 2026-10-02) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-riverside/docs/dept/Department_PS4_Rules_1.pdf (401974 bytes, sha256 db933bf24c0424650e625a2c3cff951500af2c41aa7d75cf9e2a588627ac22ea; 4 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page marks and running footers removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Attached to Judge Michael C. Martin: the document names the department and its judge, and the court's Judicial Directory (updated 9/15/26) places Judge Michael C. Martin in Department PS4.

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