Does this order require attorneys to disclose AI use?

No. This instrument imposes no AI-specific disclosure or verification duty on attorney filings beyond existing rules, though it cautions counsel that Rule 11 or analogous duties apply to unverified AI content; any disclosure or verification it records is a recommendation, a duty of its other addressees, or a restatement of duties that already apply.

E.D.N.Y.: Individual Practice Rules ¶ I.B.4: AI Caution (Cases Before Magistrate Judge Du…

Q: What does E.D.N.Y.'s AI court instrument provide?

This instrument imposes no AI-specific obligation on attorney filings: it is in force but adds no disclosure, verification, or use restriction beyond existing rules, and any duties it restates (Rule 11, professional conduct rules) already apply. It provides: 'The parties are cautioned to ensure that any use of Artificial Intelligence resources in connection with their submissions to the Court still comply with their professional obligations to the Court.' The paragraph cites Benjamin v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 779 F. Supp. 3d 341 (E.D.N.Y. 2025), an in-district decision on AI-generated false citations.

Magistrate Judge Lee G. Dunst · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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Verified September 28, 2026

Citation: Individual Practice Rules ¶ I.B.4: AI Caution (Cases Before Magistrate Judge Dunst)
Order date: November 3, 2025

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: 'The parties are cautioned to ensure that any use of Artificial Intelligence resources in connection with their submissions to the Court still comply with their professional obligations to the Court.'

No AI-specific filing obligation. This instrument is in force but imposes no disclosure, verification, or use restriction on attorney filings beyond existing rules; where it restates duties that already apply (Rule 11, professional conduct rules), those duties remain binding. It is listed so firms can see the court's stated expectations; the items below are not AI-specific filing obligations.

What the instrument provides

'The parties are cautioned to ensure that any use of Artificial Intelligence resources in connection with their submissions to the Court still comply with their professional obligations to the Court.'
The paragraph cites Benjamin v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 779 F. Supp. 3d 341 (E.D.N.Y. 2025), an in-district decision on AI-generated false citations.
No disclosure or certification is required; the paragraph cautions that existing professional obligations apply to AI-assisted submissions.

Practice areas: federal civil

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What the paragraph says

Magistrate Judge Lee G. Dunst’s Individual Practice Rules include, under “Good Faith And Professional Conduct,” paragraph I.B.4:

“The parties are cautioned to ensure that any use of Artificial Intelligence resources in connection with their submissions to the Court still comply with their professional obligations to the Court. See Benjamin v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 779 F. Supp. 3d 341 (E.D.N.Y. 2025).”

The paragraph requires no disclosure and no certification. It reminds the parties that submissions prepared with AI remain subject to their existing professional obligations to the Court, and points to Benjamin v. Costco, an E.D.N.Y. decision on AI-generated false citations in a case assigned to Judge Dunst (No. 24-CV-7399 (LGD)), as the illustration. It does not mention Rule 11 or set out how compliance will be enforced.

History

The paragraph first appears in the rules “UPDATED/EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3, 2025” and is carried forward unchanged in the current rules, “UPDATED/EFFECTIVE AUGUST 24, 2026.” The September 2024 rules have no AI paragraph.

Primary source

Individual Practice Rules: https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/LGD-MLR.pdf

How this order changed

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Nov 3, 2025active
The Individual Practice Rules 'UPDATED/EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3, 2025' include paragraph I.B.4, the AI caution. The version effective September 27, 2024 has no AI paragraph.
Aug 24, 2026
The rules are updated again ('UPDATED/EFFECTIVE AUGUST 24, 2026'); paragraph I.B.4 is unchanged.

E.D.N.Y.: Individual Practice Rules ¶ I.B.4: AI Caution (Cases Before Magistrate Judge Du…

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