S.D.N.Y.: Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases, Section 1.f (Artificial Intellig…
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases, Section 1.f (Artificial Intelligence) (Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke, S.D.N.Y.)
- Order date
- January 2026
Summary
'Any attorney using Generative Artificial Intelligence ("GAI") in connection with the filing of a pleading, motion, or paper in this Court or the serving/delivering of a request, response, or objection to discovery must comply with Rule 11(b) and Rule 26(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and any other relevant rule, including all applicable ethical rules.'
What does the order require?
- 'Any attorney using Generative Artificial Intelligence ("GAI") in connection with the filing of a pleading, motion, or paper in this Court or the serving/delivering of a request, response, or objection to discovery must comply with Rule 11(b) and Rule 26(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and any other relevant rule, including all applicable ethical rules.'
- No disclosure of AI use is required, and no AI-specific verification step is named for attorneys.
Practice areas: federal civil
What the rule requires
Section 1.f of Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke’s Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases (S.D.N.Y., Jan. 2026) provides that any attorney using generative AI in connection with a pleading, motion, or paper filed in the Court, or in serving a discovery request, response, or objection, “must comply with Rule 11(b) and Rule 26(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and any other relevant rule, including all applicable ethical rules.”
The rule reaches discovery papers as well as filings, through Rule 26(g). It requires no disclosure of AI use and names no AI-specific verification step; it points counsel to the duties those rules already impose.
Related rules
Judge Clarke’s rules for pro se cases address non-attorney pro se litigants separately and require them, to the extent possible, to cross-check information produced by generative AI.
Primary source
Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases (Clarke, J.), January 2026 (PDF)