S.D.N.Y. (Bankruptcy): S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Local Rule 9011-1(d): Generative AI
Adopted by the judges of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court (district-wide local rule) · U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Local Rule 9011-1(d): Generative AI
- Order date
- September 30, 2024
Summary
Litigants remain responsible for the accuracy and quality of legal documents produced with the assistance of technology, including generative AI services such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Bing AI Chat.
What does the order require?
- Litigants remain responsible for the accuracy and quality of legal documents produced with the assistance of technology, including generative AI services such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Bing AI Chat.
- 'If a litigant chooses to employ technology, the litigation [sic] continues to be bound by the requirements of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011 and must review and verify any computer-generated content to ensure it complies with all such standards.'
- No mandatory disclosure or separate certification form required. Rule 9011 verification responsibility only.
Practice areas: bankruptcy
What the rule requires
S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Local Rule 9011-1(d), adopted as part of General Order M-641 effective September 30, 2024, imposes a Rule 9011 verification obligation on AI-assisted filings. There is no separate disclosure or certification. The rule clarifies that AI use does not displace Rule 9011 and that the filer must verify any computer-generated content.
The rule’s comment explains that subdivision (d) “was added in 2024 in light of the increases use [sic] of artificial intelligence in performing legal research and sometimes in drafting papers. It is based on a rule adopted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.” The E.D. Tex. model is Local Civil Rule CV-11(g), adopted in October 2023 by E.D. Tex. General Order 23-11, whose “remain responsible for the accuracy and quality of legal documents produced with the assistance of technology” formula the bankruptcy rule repeats. For another district-wide bankruptcy AI rule, see S.D. Cal. Bankruptcy GO 210.
Primary source
General Order M-641 (containing LBR 9011-1): https://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/m641.pdf
Sanctions cases decided under this order
Cases in our tracker where this rule appears to have produced or directly informed the sanctions decision.
- In re Prince Global Holdings Limited, et al. , Apr 2026