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Magistrate Judge Leo A. Latella Page: Use of Generative AI

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania — Judge Leo A. Latella · Pennsylvania

last revised 2026-09-06last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Magistrate Judge Leo A. Latella’s Middle District of Pennsylvania judge page requires any party, pro se or represented, using generative AI in preparing a document filed before him to include a Certificate of Use of Generative AI disclosing the tool, portions prepared by AI, and human checking of accuracy, citations, and legal authority.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 06 Sept 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.pamd.uscourts.gov/content/magistrate-judge-leo-latella

What the document requires

  • Any party using generative AI to prepare a filed document before Judge Latella must include a certificate.
  • The certificate must disclose the specific AI tool.
  • The certificate must identify portions prepared by the AI program.
  • The certificate must state that a person checked accuracy, including citations and legal authority.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2026-09-06First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Magistrate Judge Leo A. Latella Page: Use of Generative AI" (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania — Judge Leo A. Latella, As posted (undated), 2026-09-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-pamd-latella-2025-genai-certificate (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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