Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (3d Cir.)
Judge
Hon. Michael M. Baylson, U.S.D.J. (Senior Judge)
Order Type
Standing Order
Date
2023-06-06
Framework
broadest scope any ai
Category
Judicial
Jurisdiction
Federal
Subject Matter
all civil in court
Bankruptcy Relevance
Secondary
Citation
n/a (judge-specific standing order)
Docket
n/a
Verification
Primary source verified

Holding / Framework

Standing order pioneers the **broadest-scope framework** for judicial AI governance: requirement applies to *any* AI use in filing preparation, generative or otherwise, with mandatory accuracy verification of every citation to law or record. Among the early-wave standing orders, Baylson's is the most expansive in coverage, characterized by commentators as 'the most unusual of these early orders' for sweeping all AI under disclosure and certification obligations rather than carving the requirement to generative tools alone.

Triggering Conduct

Issued in same May-June 2023 wave alongside Starr, Vaden, and Fuentes orders. Baylson's order distinguished by deliberately broad scope.

Disclosure Requirement

If any attorney for a party, or a pro se party, has used Artificial Intelligence, they MUST disclose that AI has been used in any way in the preparation of the filing, AND CERTIFY that each and every citation to the law or the record in the paper has been verified as accurate. Coverage uses the umbrella phrase 'AI' to describe a variety of advanced technologies, NOT limited to generative AI.

Tags

3d_circuit, standing_order, disclosure_requirement, certification, broad_scope_framework, all_AI, senior_judge, framework_setter

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