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title: "Check the conditions for a summary offered to prove voluminous content"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/check-the-preconditions-for-proving-documents-by-a-summary/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A44-FL20261022-9-US"
practice_area: "Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check the conditions for a summary offered to prove voluminous content

> From the chart or calculation the lawyer has marked, record that the court may admit as evidence a summary, chart, or calculation offered to prove the content of voluminous admissible writings, recordings, or…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the chart or calculation the lawyer has marked, record that the court may admit as evidence a summary, chart, or calculation offered to prove the content of voluminous admissible writings, recordings, or photographs that cannot be conveniently examined in court, whether or not those materials have been introduced. Record that the proponent must make the originals or duplicates available for examination or copying, or both, at a reasonable time and place, and that the court may order them produced in court. Record that a summary which functions only as an illustrative aid is governed by Rule 107. Do not decide that the materials are voluminous or admissible. Do not offer the summary. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether Rule 1006 is met. The rule, as amended with effect from 1 December 2024, admits the summary as evidence of content. It does not require that the underlying materials themselves have been introduced. The proponent must make the originals or duplicates available. Rule 107 was not opened, so an illustrative aid is flagged and not described. Rule 1002 still states the requirement of the original when content is proved and no other rule provides otherwise. The tool does not decide admission. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check the preconditions for proving documents by a summary](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/check-the-preconditions-for-proving-documents-by-a-summary.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the chart or calculation the lawyer has marked, record that the court may admit as evidence a summary, chart, or calculation offered to prove the content of voluminous admissible writings, recordings, or photographs that cannot be conveniently examined in court, whether or not those materials have been introduced. Record that the proponent must make the originals or duplicates available for examination or copying, or both, at a reasonable time and place, and that the court may order them produced in court. Record that a summary which functions only as an illustrative aid is governed by Rule 107. Do not decide that the materials are voluminous or admissible. Do not offer the summary.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A Rule 1006 summary is offered as evidence of content. Do not describe it as a mere aid unless the lawyer has marked it as an illustrative aid under Rule 107.
- The underlying writings must be admissible. The tool does not decide that they are.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Evidence 1006](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_1006) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Evidence 1002](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_1002) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*