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Judge’s Procedures: Generative Artificial Intelligence
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California — Judge Karen E. Scott · California
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Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott’s Central District of California procedures warn that AI tools used to draft briefs may hallucinate authorities. Under Rule 11, anyone signing a filing created in whole or part with AI certifies to the court that cited legal authorities were checked and verified.
- Applies to
- lawyers
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- As posted (undated) · 06 Sept 2026
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- Counsel are put on notice that AI tools used to draft briefs can hallucinate legal authorities.
- Anyone signing an AI-created filing certifies that cited legal authorities were checked and verified.
- The provision ties the certification to duties under Rule 11.
- The page applies to briefs and other court filings.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| As posted (undated)current | 2026-09-06 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judge’s Procedures: Generative Artificial Intelligence" (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California — Judge Karen E. Scott, As posted (undated), 2026-09-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-cacd-scott-2026-ai-citation-check (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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