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Standing Order Re: Artificial Intelligence in Cases Assigned to Judge Baylson

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Michael M. Baylson · Pennsylvania

last revised 2023-06-06last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

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A standing order issued 6 June 2023 by Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Any attorney or self-represented party who used generative AI in preparing a filing must disclose that use in a clear statement and certify that every citation to law or the record has been verified as accurate. It applies to all his cases.

Applies to: lawyers, litigants
Effective: 06 Jun 2023
Current version: Original · 06 Jun 2023
Last verified: 03 Sept 2026
Official text: www.paed.uscourts.gov/judges/michael-m-baylson

What the document requires

Filers must disclose in a clear and plain statement that AI was used to prepare any part of a filing.
Filers must certify that each citation to law or the record has been verified as accurate.
Applies to attorneys and pro se litigants alike.

Version history

Version	Date	What changed	Source
Originalcurrent	2023-06-06	First version recorded.	official

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Sources

E.D. Pa. — Judge Michael M. Baylson page

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order Re: Artificial Intelligence in Cases Assigned to Judge Baylson" (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Michael M. Baylson, Original, 2023-06-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ed-pa-baylson-ai-standing-order (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.