E.D. Pa.: Standing Order Re Artificial Intelligence (Judge Kai N. Scott, E.D. Pa.)
Judge Kai N. Scott · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Verified May 8, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Re Artificial Intelligence (Judge Kai N. Scott, E.D. Pa.)
- Order date
- March 3, 2025
Summary
Applies when generative AI is used in a citation of any legal authority filed with the Court.
What does the order require?
- Applies when generative AI is used in a citation of any legal authority filed with the Court.
- Defines covered AI as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or any other program that uses machine learning to create new content.
- Filer must include a clear and plain factual statement disclosing AI involvement.
- Filer must name the specific AI program used.
- Filer must CERTIFY that each and every citation of legal authority has been verified as accurate.
Practice areas: federal civil
What the order requires
Judge Scott’s standing order applies specifically to citations: when generative AI is used in citing any legal authority in a filing, the filer must (1) include a clear and plain factual statement disclosing AI involvement, (2) name the specific AI program used, and (3) CERTIFY that each and every citation has been verified as accurate. The order names ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude as exemplar tools and defines covered AI as any program that uses machine learning to create new content.
The scope is narrower than chambers rules that cover all AI-assisted drafting. Scott’s order targets specifically the citation-fabrication failure mode that has driven most AI-citation sanctions cases.
Companion sanctions case
Judge Scott separately issued a sanctions opinion in 2025 imposing $2,500 plus mandatory CLE for citing hallucinated cases. That order is a sanctions decision in a specific case, distinct from this chambers standing rule.
Quotable line
“CERTIFY that each and every citation of legal authority has been verified as accurate.”