E.D. Va.: Scheduling Order: Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge David J. Novak, E.D. Va…
Hon. David J. Novak, 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 David J. Novak, E.D. Va.)
- Order date
- January 29, 2024
Summary
'Should any party utilize artificial intelligence for the preparation of any filing, they must identify the use of the artificial intelligence in the filing and provide a certification that they have reviewed all citations for accuracy.'
What does the order require?
- 'Should any party utilize artificial intelligence for the preparation of any filing, they must identify the use of the 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 David J. Novak’s scheduling orders include this paragraph:
“Should any party utilize artificial intelligence for the preparation of any filing, they must identify the use of the artificial intelligence in the filing and provide a certification that they have reviewed all citations for accuracy.”
The same text appears in the scheduling orders in Dialect, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 1:23-cv-581, ECF 147 (E.D. Va. Jan. 29, 2024) and Walters v. Dove Street II, LLC, No. 3:25-cv-793, ECF 29 (E.D. Va. Apr. 22, 2026).
Within the district
Judges Young, Hudson, and Alston use the same sentence in their scheduling or pretrial orders.