N.D. Ga.: Instructions for Cases Assigned to the Honorable Steve C. Jones, Section II.F…
Hon. Steve C. Jones, U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- Instructions for Cases Assigned to the Honorable Steve C. Jones, Section II.F: Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence (N.D. Ga.)
- Order date
- August 28, 2026
Summary
'All counsel and pro se parties must disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the Court.'
What does the order require?
- 'All counsel and pro se parties must disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the Court.'
- If AI was used in any way to prepare a filing or submission to the Court or chambers, counsel and pro se parties must 'sign and file a Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence' stating: 'This document was generated with the assistance of [identify AI tool name]. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that, despite reliance on an AI tool, I have independently reviewed this document to confirm accuracy, legitimacy, and use of good and applicable law, pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.'
- 'Counsel and pro se parties shall not input, upload, or otherwise expose any information subject to a protective order into any artificial intelligence program, tool or application.'
- 'Arguments in briefs to the Court which are supported by AI-generated caselaw (i.e., cases that do not actually exist) are not acceptable.'
- 'Failure to comply with this rule may result in appropriate sanctions, up to and including dismissal or entry of default.'
Practice areas: federal civil, federal criminal
What the instructions require
Section II.F of Judge Steve C. Jones’s Instructions for Cases Assigned to the Honorable Steve C. Jones (revised August 2026) is headed “Disclosure of use of artificial intelligence (AI).” It provides that “All counsel and pro se parties must disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the Court.” If AI was used “in any way,” counsel and pro se parties “are REQUIRED to sign and file a Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence stating, as follows”:
“This document was generated with the assistance of [identify AI tool name]. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that, despite reliance on an AI tool, I have independently reviewed this document to confirm accuracy, legitimacy, and use of good and applicable law, pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”
The section cautions that “mistake, lack of technical expertise, and time constraints are typically not recognized by the Court as a good faith excuse,” and that arguments “supported by AI-generated caselaw (i.e., cases that do not actually exist) are not acceptable.”
Protective-order material
The section also restricts what may go into an AI tool: “Counsel and pro se parties shall not input, upload, or otherwise expose any information subject to a protective order into any artificial intelligence program, tool or application.”
Consequences
“Failure to comply with this rule may result in appropriate sanctions, up to and including dismissal or entry of default.”
Related orders
The disclosure and certification language follows the same template as Judge Tiffany R. Johnson’s guidelines in the same district; Judge Jones’s version keeps the “in any capacity” scope and adds the protective-order restriction.
Primary source
Instructions for Cases Assigned to the Honorable Steve C. Jones, revised August 2026 (PDF)