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Risks Associated With The Use Of AI Tools To Generate Documents For Filing With The Court

Please be aware that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may generate text that appears authoritative but is incorrect, incomplete, outdated, or inapplicable to the facts or law of a particular case. As a result, AI may provide unreliable legal advice. AI tools may also generate fabricated or non-existent content, including "hallucinated" case citations, quotations, statutes, rules, docket entries, or procedural requirements.

More specifically, AI-Generated materials may:

  • misstate or omit controlling authority, including binding precedent or applicable rules;
  • provide inaccurate citations, incorrect quotations, or citations to cases that do not exist;
  • confuse jurisdictions, courts, or procedural rules, including rules that do not apply in the Central District of California;
  • mischaracterize the record, the relief requested, deadlines, or the effect of an order;
  • include unsupported factual assertions, improper evidentiary statements, or conclusory allegations;
  • produce inconsistent statements across sections of the same document; and
  • create formatting or content that does not comply with applicable rules or Court requirements.

Therefore, before filing any document prepared with the assistance of an AI tool, the filer should conduct a careful, line-by-line review to confirm that the document is accurate, complete, and well-founded. At a minimum, the filer should confirm all of the following:

  • that every cited case, statute, rule, and quotation exists and is accurately quoted and properly cited;
  • that the cited authority applies in the Central District of California and to the specific procedural posture and facts of the case.
  • that all factual statements are true, supported by the record, and consistent with any declarations or exhibits;
  • that the relief requested is authorized and clearly stated; and
  • that the document complies with applicable federal and local rules, Court orders and filing requirements.

Please note that the filing of documents that contain inaccurate citations, fabricated authorities, misstatements of law, or unsupported factual assertions may result in adverse consequences, including: the imposition of sanctions, monetary or otherwise; denial of the requested relief; or any other consequence that the Court deems appropriate under the circumstances.