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Individual Practices in Civil Pro Se Cases: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York — Judge Dale E. Ho · New York

last revised 2026-01-08last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Judge Dale E. Ho’s January 8, 2026 civil pro se practices require any party in a civil pro se case who uses generative AI to generate part of a motion, brief, pleading, or other filing to attach a separate declaration disclosing AI use and certifying source review and accuracy.

Applies to
litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 08 Jan 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/DEH%20Ho%…

What the document requires

  • Applies to all civil cases involving pro se litigants before Judge Ho.
  • Generative AI use to generate any portion of a filing requires a separate declaration.
  • The declaration must disclose AI use and certify source review and accuracy.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-01-08First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Individual Practices in Civil Pro Se Cases: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence" (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York — Judge Dale E. Ho, Original, 2026-01-08), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-nysd-ho-2026-pro-se-genai-declaration (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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