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Standing Order Governing the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio — Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins · Ohio

last revised 2025-08-20last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

Standing orderIn forceDisclosureCertification

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Judge Hopkins’s Southern District of Ohio standing order, issued August 20, 2025, requires any party or self-represented litigant using generative AI to generate any portion of a motion, brief, pleading, or other filing to attach a separate declaration disclosing the use and certifying source review, accuracy, and Rule 11 compliance.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 20 Aug 2025
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohsd/files//Standing%20Order%20Governing%2…

What the document requires

  • The order identifies text-generation software powered by AI, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Harvey.ai.
  • Any party, including a self-represented litigant, who uses generative AI to generate any portion of a filing must attach a separate declaration.
  • The declaration must disclose generative AI use and be captioned “Disclosure and Verification of Use of Generative AI.”
  • The declarant must certify review of relevant source material, accuracy of submissions, and Rule 11 compliance.
  • Signers remain responsible under Rule 11 whether or not generative AI was used.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-08-20First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order Governing the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence" (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio — Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins, Original, 2025-08-20), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ohsd-hopkins-2025-generative-ai-declaration (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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