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Standing Order for Newly Assigned Civil Cases
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California — Judge Wesley L. Hsu · California
last revised 2026-07-23last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →
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Judge Wesley L. Hsu’s amended civil standing order contains extensive AI provisions for filings, discovery, confidentiality, and arbitration. It requires declarations identifying AI-prepared portions, verification of each citation, prompt records, discovery disclosure for AI-generated evidence, and bars uploads of discovery to public AI systems.
- Applies to
- lawyers, litigants, parties
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- Amended · 23 Jul 2026
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- AI-prepared filings should indicate AI use in the caption title.
- AI users must file a declaration disclosing use, verifying all content and each citation, and specifying AI-prepared portions.
- Counsel must maintain prompt and portion records.
- AI-generated evidentiary material must be disclosed and produced during discovery with notice.
- Parties shall refrain from uploading opponent discovery to public generative AI systems.
- Arbitrators may not delegate work to AI or rely on AI-generated information outside the record.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendedcurrent | 2026-07-23 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order for Newly Assigned Civil Cases" (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California — Judge Wesley L. Hsu, Amended, 2026-07-23), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-cacd-hsu-2026-ai-standing-order (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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