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District of New Mexico Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico — Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales · New Mexico

last revised 2025-05-09last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Chief Judge Gonzales’s District of New Mexico bulletin reminds counsel and unrepresented parties that Rule 11 requires legal contentions in signed papers to be warranted. The bulletin reports apparent AI-generated arguments and citations to nonexistent cases and warns that such practices are prohibited and may be sanctioned.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
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Current version
Original · 09 May 2025
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Bulletin_Artificial%20Intelligenc…

What the document requires

  • The bulletin reminds all litigants of Rule 11 obligations for filed papers.
  • It notes examples of AI-generated arguments and non-existent cases.
  • It says AI-generated unsupported arguments and citations are prohibited.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-05-09First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "District of New Mexico Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence" (U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico — Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales, Original, 2025-05-09), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-nmd-gonzales-2025-ai-bulletin (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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