E.D. Tex.: Standing Order on Disclosure and Certification Requirements for Use of Generat…
Hon. John D. Love, U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order on Disclosure and Certification Requirements for Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Magistrate Judge John D. Love, E.D. Tex.)
- Order date
- April 9, 2025
Summary
Any party, 'whether appearing pro se or through counsel, must include with all filings a Certificate of Generative Artificial Intelligence Usage' disclosing: (1) that generative AI 'was used (or not used)'; (2) 'the specific tool the party used'; (3) 'how the party used the tool in preparing the relevant document'; and (4) 'that the party certifies they have checked the accuracy of any portion of the document drafted or assisted by the tool, including all factual and procedural background, citations, and legal authority.'
What does the order require?
- Any party, 'whether appearing pro se or through counsel, must include with all filings a Certificate of Generative Artificial Intelligence Usage' disclosing: (1) that generative AI 'was used (or not used)'; (2) 'the specific tool the party used'; (3) 'how the party used the tool in preparing the relevant document'; and (4) 'that the party certifies they have checked the accuracy of any portion of the document drafted or assisted by the tool, including all factual and procedural background, citations, and legal authority.'
- 'The court presumes that a party who files a document that does not contain this certification certifies that no part of the document was prepared using generative artificial intelligence.'
- If generative AI is used, 'the attorney or pro se litigant will be held responsible for the contents thereof under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and applicable rules of professional conduct and attorney discipline.'
- Violations may result in sanctions under Rule 11, 'including the possibility of dismissal of the responsible party's case, document, or pleading without prejudice for failure to comply with this standing order.'
Practice areas: federal civil
What the order requires
Magistrate Judge John D. Love’s Standing Order on Disclosure and Certification Requirements for Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, signed April 9, 2025, responds to “an increasing number of filings that rely on generative artificial intelligence for drafting, citations, and legal authority.” Citing the district’s Local Rules AT-3(m) and CV-11(g) and Judge Crone’s opinion in Gauthier v. Goodyear, the court found it “necessary to impose additional requirements on attorneys and pro se litigants.”
Under the certification requirement, any party, “whether appearing pro se or through counsel, must include with all filings a ‘Certificate of Generative Artificial Intelligence Usage’” disclosing whether generative AI was used, the specific tool, how it was used, and that the party “checked the accuracy of any portion of the document drafted or assisted by the tool, including all factual and procedural background, citations, and legal authority.”
Two features
A certificate on every filing. The certificate states whether generative AI “was used (or not used),” and a filing without one is presumed to certify “that no part of the document was prepared using generative artificial intelligence.”
Dismissal without prejudice. If the court “has good reason to suspect that a filing has relied on generative artificial intelligence in violation of this Standing Order, and the party has not reasonably dispelled of the court’s concerns,” sanctions may follow under Rule 11, “including the possibility of dismissal of the responsible party’s case, document, or pleading without prejudice.”
Related orders
Judge Crone’s Standing Order MC-11 (2026) uses a similar certificate. The district-wide Local Rule CV-11(g) applies in addition.