Holding / Framework
Standing order requires AI-disclosure certification on every filing; non-compliant filings will be struck. Attorneys remain responsible under Rule 11 for the contents of any filing they sign regardless of AI involvement.
Triggering Conduct
Issued in response to growing concern over generative-AI tools producing fabricated citations and authorities. Cited Mata v. Avianca dynamics as motivating example.
Disclosure Requirement
Every attorney appearing before the court must file a certificate attesting either (1) no portion of the filing was drafted by generative AI, or (2) any AI-drafted language has been checked for accuracy by a human being using print reporters or traditional legal databases. Coverage extends to quotations, citations, paraphrased assertions, and legal analysis.
Primary Source
https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judge/judge-brantley-starr · court_website
Tags
first_standing_order, disclosure_requirement, certification, attorney, pro_se