D. Neb.: U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska: NECivR 7.1(d) Generative AI an…
Court (en banc local rule amendment) · U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Verified April 30, 2026
- Citation
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska: NECivR 7.1(d) Generative AI and Certificate of Compliance
- Order date
- December 1, 2024
Summary
All parties are responsible for the accuracy and reliability of their legal briefing, including quotations, citations, paraphrased assertions, and legal analysis, regardless of whether generative artificial intelligence programs drafted any portion of that filing. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b).
What does the order require?
- All parties are responsible for the accuracy and reliability of their legal briefing, including quotations, citations, paraphrased assertions, and legal analysis, regardless of whether generative artificial intelligence programs drafted any portion of that filing. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b).
- All parties are expected, if using generative artificial intelligence programs, to verify the contents of their filings.
- A brief shall include a certificate executed by the author affirming that the brief complies with the requirements of this subsection.
- The certificate must state that no generative artificial intelligence program was used in drafting the document, or that to the extent such a program was used, a human signatory of the document verified the accuracy of all generated text, including all citations and legal authority.
- Any brief not in compliance with this subsection may be stricken, with or without further notice, in the sole discretion of the court. A material misrepresentation in the certificate of compliance may result in striking the document and sanctions against the person signing the document.
Practice areas: federal civil
What the rule requires
Effective December 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska amended its Civil Rules to embed a generative AI certification inside the existing Certificate of Compliance that already accompanies briefs. The provisions live at NECivR 7.1(d)(3) and (4)(B), in the same subsection that governs word limits.
- Verification duty. “All parties are responsible for the accuracy and reliability of their legal briefing, including quotations, citations, paraphrased assertions, and legal analysis, regardless of whether generative artificial intelligence programs drafted any portion of that filing.” Parties using GenAI “are expected … to verify the contents of their filings.”
- Two-option certificate language. The Certificate of Compliance accompanying every brief must state one of two things: (a) no generative AI program was used in drafting the document, or (b) to the extent such a program was used, a human signatory verified the accuracy of all generated text, including all citations and legal authority.
- Consequences. Noncompliant briefs may be stricken in the court’s sole discretion. A material misrepresentation in the certificate may result in striking the document and sanctions against the signing person.
- No motions to strike by opponents. Notably, “the opposing party shall not file a motion to strike based on alleged noncompliance with this subsection.” Enforcement is reserved to the court.
How this differs from a standalone AI standing order
Most federal AI orders are individual judges’ standing orders or one-off general orders. Nebraska is one of the few districts that has folded GenAI certification directly into the en-banc local civil rules, attached to the same Certificate of Compliance that already covered word counts. The practical consequence: there is no judge-by-judge variation within the District of Nebraska. Every brief filed in the district carries the AI certification.
Practitioner workflow
For every brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, confirm the Certificate of Compliance includes both the existing word-count attestation under NECivR 7.1(d)(4)(A) and the AI certification under NECivR 7.1(d)(4)(B). Use option (a) (“no generative AI program was used”) if applicable; otherwise use option (b) and document the human verification step in your matter file. The rule applies to supporting, opposing, and reply briefs.
Scope
All civil briefs filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on or after December 1, 2024. Pro se litigants are bound by the same rule.
Primary source
Nebraska Civil Rules (effective December 1, 2024), NECivR 7.1(d)(3)–(5): https://www.ned.uscourts.gov/internetDocs/localrules/NECivR.2024.pdf
Court announcement: https://www.ned.uscourts.gov/content/local-rule-december-12024