E.D. Mich. (Bankruptcy): U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: Noti…
Issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: Notice Regarding Pleadings Using Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Order date
- May 26, 2026
Status and scope
No AI-specific filing obligation: in force, but it imposes no disclosure, verification, or use restriction on attorney filings beyond existing rules. It provides: 'Counsel and parties are reminded that they have an independent duty and obligation to verify the accuracy of pleadings and documents prior to the filing with this Court.'
What the instrument provides
- 'Counsel and parties are reminded that they have an independent duty and obligation to verify the accuracy of pleadings and documents prior to the filing with this Court.'
- 'Rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure applies to all documents filed with the Court, and the Court construes all filings as a certification by the person signing the filed document of compliance with Rule 9011(b).'
- 'A violation of Rule 9011 could cause the imposition of a sanction including a non-monetary directive, an order to pay a penalty to the Court, or an order directing payment of reasonable attorney fees and other expenses directly resulting from the violation.'
- The notice imposes no disclosure or AI-specific certification requirement.
Practice areas: bankruptcy
What the notice says
On May 26, 2026 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan posted a one-paragraph Notice Regarding Pleadings Using Generative Artificial Intelligence. It observes that “the use of generative artificial intelligence to draft pleadings and documents filed with the Court has increased over the years,” and reminds “counsel and parties” that “they have an independent duty and obligation to verify the accuracy of pleadings and documents prior to the filing with this Court.”
It ties that duty to Bankruptcy Rule 9011: “the Court construes all filings as a certification by the person signing the filed document of compliance with Rule 9011(b).” A violation “could cause the imposition of a sanction including a non-monetary directive, an order to pay a penalty to the Court, or an order directing payment of reasonable attorney fees and other expenses directly resulting from the violation.”
How the tracker treats it
The notice is listed as advisory. It creates no disclosure or AI-specific certification step; the verification duty and sanctions it describes are Rule 9011’s.
Primary source
Notice Regarding Pleadings Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Bankr. E.D. Mich.) (PDF)
Bankr. E.D. Mich. news page (lists the notice under May 26, 2026)