2 verbatim requirements published by judge Michael J. Linn on filing & initiation.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) — judge Michael J. Linn only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the officer's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Communications with the Judicial Office Method of Communication: All communication with the Court and Judge shall be in open court with all parties present, in writing or by email copied to opposing counsel and/or filed with the Clerk and served on all parties. All emails must include all parties and the case number in the subject line, or they will be disregarded. Ex parte Communications: All communications with the judicial office must comply with the Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law. All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law. Unsolicited Communications: Un
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 53b291ed01176df8d8cbd51e56dc1e9756a52d367f4e510dd2eaa6380cbd4779. Corpus topic: filing_initiation. Published during the completeness pass — the 2026-07-24 arbitration verified this circuit but published 14 rules against 6,388 verbatim requirements.
Judge Costello's AI section simply restates amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) — the post-AOSC26-12 statewide standard — a compliance model, not a local mandate: signers certify cited authorities exist and are accurately cited, with the rule's own sanctions.
The strongest in-the-wild confirmation of the 2026 statewide AI rule: Judge Bantner's page expressly states his prior AI requirements are REMOVED because of the May 28, 2026 amendment of Rule 2.515 — signing a filing now itself certifies the authorities exist and are accurately cited.
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