---
title: "Check a federal filing for generative-tool output before it is presented"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-an-ncat-filing-for-material-barred-from-gen-ai-tools/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-B1-1-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a federal filing for generative-tool output before it is presented

> List each passage in the draft that the draft attributes to a generative tool, or that has no source in the record the lawyer supplies, with the page.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List each passage in the draft that the draft attributes to a generative tool, or that has no source in the record the lawyer supplies, with the page. Do not decide that a standing order bars the passage and do not rewrite the filing. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b) provides that an attorney who presents a pleading, written motion, or other paper to the court certifies, after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that the legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for changing it, and that the factual contentions have evidentiary support or will likely have it after a reasonable opportunity for investigation. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) requires the lawyer to check output from a generative tool before it is relied on. No standing order was opened for this entry. The lawyer opens the assigned judge's orders and decides what may stay in the paper. The list does not. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check an NCAT filing for material barred from Gen AI tools](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-an-ncat-filing-for-material-barred-from-gen-ai-tools.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each passage in the draft that the draft attributes to a generative tool, or that has no source in the record the lawyer supplies, with the page. Do not decide that a standing order bars the passage and do not rewrite the filing.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The list is not a certification under Rule 11. The lawyer who presents the paper makes that certification.
- A court's generative-tool order is not in the Federal Rules. The lawyer opens the order that actually applies.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (representations to the court)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (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.*