C.D. Cal.: Initial Standing Order (Cases Assigned to Judge Fernando M. Olguin)
Judge Fernando M. Olguin · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Verified May 8, 2026
- Citation
- Initial Standing Order (Cases Assigned to Judge Fernando M. Olguin)
- Order date
- July 1, 2025
Summary
Use of any AI tool (broader than 'generative') in the preparation of any filing triggers an automatic certification.
What does the order require?
- Use of any AI tool (broader than 'generative') in the preparation of any filing triggers an automatic certification.
- Submission of the document signifies that the filer reviewed all source material and verified the accuracy of any AI content.
- No separate disclosure declaration is required: the filing itself is the certification.
- Verification obligation is tied to Rule 11 sanctions framework.
Practice areas: federal civil
What the order requires
Judge Olguin’s standing order takes a shorter, more permissive posture than the Blumenfeld/Hwang/Slaughter template. AI use in any filing is permitted, but submission of the document is itself the certification: the filer is treated as having reviewed all source material and verified the accuracy of any AI content the moment the filing hits the docket. There is no separate disclosure declaration.
The scope is also broader. Where Blumenfeld/Hwang/Slaughter limit the rule to generative AI, Olguin’s text reaches “an artificial intelligence tool,” sweeping any AI-assisted drafting (including non-generative tools).
Quotable language
“If any party or attorney uses an artificial intelligence tool in the preparation of any filing, the submission of that document signifies that the individual responsible for the filing has certified that she/he reviewed all source material and verified the accuracy of any AI content.”