E.D. Mo.: Judge's Requirements, Section 14 (AI Usage) (Hon. Maria A. Lanahan, E.D. Mo.)
Hon. Maria A. Lanahan, U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Verified September 30, 2026
- Citation
- Judge's Requirements, Section 14 (AI Usage) (Hon. Maria A. Lanahan, E.D. Mo.)
- Order date
- September 2, 2026
Summary
'All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing before the Court must ensure the accuracy and reliability of all filings drafted by generative artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, or Google Bard) and that any language drafted by generative artificial intelligence is fully checked for accuracy by a human being, using print reporters or traditional legal databases.'
What does the order require?
- 'All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing before the Court must ensure the accuracy and reliability of all filings drafted by generative artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, or Google Bard) and that any language drafted by generative artificial intelligence is fully checked for accuracy by a human being, using print reporters or traditional legal databases.'
- 'The Court may issue sanctions for submitting non-existent caselaw or for misrepresenting a case. These sanctions can include fines, striking a document, and dismissing a case.'
- The section requires no disclosure or certification of AI use.
Practice areas: federal civil
What the requirement says
Judge Maria A. Lanahan (E.D. Mo.), Judge’s Requirements (September 2, 2026), Section 14. The section, titled “AI Usage,” provides that “All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing before the Court must ensure the accuracy and reliability of all filings drafted by generative artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, or Google Bard) and that any language drafted by generative artificial intelligence is fully checked for accuracy by a human being, using print reporters or traditional legal databases.”
It warns that “The Court may issue sanctions for submitting non-existent caselaw or for misrepresenting a case,” including “fines, striking a document, and dismissing a case.” No disclosure or certification of AI use is required.
Context
The wording tracks Judge Divine’s certification requirement in the same district, without the certificate. See also the Eastern District’s court-wide AI notice and the Missouri tracker page.