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Court rules on AI in filings

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Judge Rita F. Lin. Standing Order for Civil Cases.

In force when read In force when read on 26 September 2026.

  • No certificate of its own

The court’s words

“Use of generative artificial intelligence tools is not prohibited, but counsel must personally confirm for themselves the accuracy of any research conducted by these means, and counsel alone bears ethical responsibility for all statements made in filings.”

Quoted from the court’s own document, read on 26 September 2026. Read it at the source.

What it asks of the person who signs

  • No certificate of its own

    the duty to verify every citation, restated; the signature carries it.

Applies to: All filings.

The statement, if one is called for

No words are prescribed. A statement can be put together on the check page from parts: whether generative AI was used, that every authority cited exists and is accurately cited, and how the citations were checked.

On the check page Loupe drafts the statement for this court from the parts you tick, for you to read and sign: what it says is your choice and your responsibility. The order in force on the day is what counts; read it at the source before relying on this page.

Check the filing first

Paste the brief or drop the file, and Loupe looks up every citation in the published record: whether the case exists, whether it is the case the filing names, whether the pin cite falls inside the opinion; statutes, regulations, court rules and links too. It doesn’t generate anything, and what it can’t settle it marks “not verified”, never clean.