---
title: "List the steps a file attributes to an automated decision"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/analyse-automated-decision-making-in-a-government-decision-for-review-gr/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-B8-1-US"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the steps a file attributes to an automated decision

> For each step the file says a system produced, record the step, the data the file says were used, and the name of any person who signed. Do not choose a ground of review.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/analyse-automated-decision-making-in-a-government-decision-for-review-gr/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For each step the file says a system produced, record the step, the data the file says were used, and the name of any person who signed. Do not choose a ground of review. |
| What the lawyer must review | 5 U.S.C. § 706 authorizes a court to set aside agency action that is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; in excess of statutory jurisdiction or authority; or without observance of procedure required by law. Section 704 limits review to final agency action for which there is no other adequate remedy, with preliminary action reviewed with the final action. You decide whether the decision is final and which ground fits. Formal Opinion 512 requires review of the tool's list. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Analyse automated decision-making in a government decision for review grounds](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/analyse-automated-decision-making-in-a-government-decision-for-review-gr.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For each step the file says a system produced, record the step, the data the file says were used, and the name of any person who signed. Do not choose a ground of review.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The list does not say the decision was arbitrary. That conclusion is yours.
- A state agency is under its own statute. Section 706 is federal.

## Sources

- [5 U.S.C. § 706, Scope of review](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/706) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [5 U.S.C. § 704, Actions reviewable](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/704) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (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.*