E.D. Va.: Scheduling Order: Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr…
Hon. Rossie D. Alston, Jr., U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- Scheduling Order: Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr., E.D. Va.)
- Order date
- April 16, 2025
Summary
'The parties are instructed that, should any party utilize artificial intelligence for the preparation of any filing, they must identify the use of artificial intelligence in the filing and provide a certification that they have reviewed all citations for accuracy.'
What does the order require?
- 'The parties are instructed that, should any party utilize artificial intelligence for the preparation of any filing, they must identify the use of artificial intelligence in the filing and provide a certification that they have reviewed all citations for accuracy.'
Practice areas: federal civil
What the clause requires
Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr.’s orders include this instruction:
“The parties are instructed that, should any party utilize artificial intelligence for the preparation of any filing, they must identify the use of artificial intelligence in the filing and provide a certification that they have reviewed all citations for accuracy.”
The same text appears in M Corp d/b/a 11:59 v. Infinitive, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-1823, ECF 73 (E.D. Va. Apr. 16, 2025) and Lee v. Korea Innovation Center, No. 1:25-cv-635, ECF 46 (E.D. Va. Apr. 9, 2026).
Within the district
Judges Young, Novak, and Hudson use nearly the same sentence in their scheduling or pretrial orders.