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Standing Order for Civil Cases (generative AI provision), Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes · Illinois

last revised 2023-05-31last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

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A standing order for civil cases before Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes of the Northern District of Illinois, revised 31 May 2023 to address generative AI. Any party using a generative AI tool to prepare or draft a filing must disclose that use and identify the tool, and Rule 11 verification obligations apply in full to the resulting content.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
31 May 2023
Current version
Original · 31 May 2023
Last verified
03 Sept 2026
Official text
www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/

What the document requires

  • Parties must disclose in the filing that generative AI was used and name the tool.
  • Rule 11 applies to AI-assisted filings; counsel must verify all legal authorities.
  • Use of AI for legal research must itself be disclosed if it informed the filing.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2023-05-31First version recorded.official

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Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order for Civil Cases (generative AI provision), Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes" (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, Original, 2023-05-31), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-nd-ill-fuentes-standing-order-genai (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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