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Standing Order Governing Civil Cases

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio — Judge Michael J. Newman · Ohio

last revised 2025-08-27last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Judge Newman’s Southern District of Ohio civil standing order adds an AI provision effective August 27, 2025. It bars attorneys and pro se parties from using AI to prepare any court filing, excludes legal search engines, internet search engines, and Microsoft Suite-type products, and requires immediate notice if AI use is discovered.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
18 Dec 2023
Current version
As posted (undated) · 27 Aug 2025
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohsd/files//MJN%20Standing%20Civil%20Order…

What the document requires

  • The standing civil order states that a new AI provision is effective August 27, 2025.
  • No attorney for a party or pro se party may use AI in preparing any filing submitted to the court.
  • The ban does not apply to information gathered from legal search engines, internet search engines, or Microsoft Suite-type products.
  • Parties and counsel must immediately inform the court if they discover AI use in a document filed in their case or an opponent’s case.
  • The purpose is to prevent citation of false, misleading, or hallucinated cases and law.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2025-08-27First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order Governing Civil Cases" (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio — Judge Michael J. Newman, As posted (undated), 2025-08-27), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ohsd-newman-2025-civil-ai-ban (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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