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Order Re: Artificial Intelligence
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California — Judge John F. Walter · California
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Judge John F. Walter’s Central District of California procedures page contains an Order Re: Artificial Intelligence. Attorneys and pro se parties who used generative AI preparing filed documents must disclose that use and certify personal verification of citations, quotations, facts, and analysis; missing certification results in striking.
- Applies to
- lawyers, litigants, parties
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- As posted (undated) · 06 Sept 2026
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- Attorneys and pro se parties must disclose if generative AI was used preparing court-filed documents.
- They must certify personal review and verification of legal citations, quotations, factual statements, and analyses.
- Failure to include the certification results in striking the document.
- The requirement appears on Judge Walter’s official procedures page.
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, "Order Re: Artificial Intelligence" (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California — Judge John F. Walter, As posted (undated), 2026-09-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-cacd-walter-2026-ai-order (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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