---
title: "Check procedural citations against the court's rules"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-procedural-citations-against-the-court-rules/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-V20260923-2-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check procedural citations against the court's rules

> List each procedural citation in the draft, including the rule number and the proposition the draft attaches to it. Do not mark the citation as accurate and do not supply a rule the draft does not cite.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-procedural-citations-against-the-court-rules/united-states  
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 procedural citation in the draft, including the rule number and the proposition the draft attaches to it. Do not mark the citation as accurate and do not supply a rule the draft does not cite. |
| What the lawyer must review | A procedural citation in a paper presented to a federal court is part of the certification in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)(2): the legal contentions must be warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for changing it, after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances. The text of the Federal Rules on a secondary site is not a substitute for the rules of the court in which the paper will be filed. Local rules and the assigned judge's standing orders can add or vary a procedure. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) leaves the lawyer responsible for checking the tool's output. The lawyer opens those rules. The list does not. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check procedural citations against the court rules](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-procedural-citations-against-the-court-rules.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each procedural citation in the draft, including the rule number and the proposition the draft attaches to it. Do not mark the citation as accurate and do not supply a rule the draft does not cite.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A match to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does not confirm a local rule or a standing order.
- State-court procedure is not the Federal Rules. The lawyer opens the rules of the court that will hear the matter.

## 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)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Federal Court Form 122: notice of appeal](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-122-notice-of-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 122, the notice of appeal under rules 36.01(1)(b) and 36.01(1)(c), as published on the Court forms catalogue. |
| [Originating application (Federal Court Form 15): completion guide and accompanying-document rule](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-originating-application.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Federal Court's Form 15 with a guide to what r 8.01 requires, the statement of claim or affidavit that must accompany it under r 8.05, the migration certificate, the filing fee, and AI… |
| [Notice of originating motion (Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 64): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-wa-sc-motion.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 64, Notice of Originating Motion, listed against Order 54 rule 5. The civil forms table says two copies are required for filing. It is not the writ. |
| [Writ of summons (Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 1): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-wa-sc-writ.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 1, a writ of summons under the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971, with a guide to filing two copies of the current form and not using it for a motion,… |
| [Federal Court Form 121: notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit and Family Court](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-121-appeal-from-fcfcoa.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 121, the notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia under rule 36.01(1)(a). |
| [Proper basis certification (Magistrates' Court of Victoria Form 4B)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-vic-mcv-4b-proper-basis.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 4B, the certification that a complaint or defence is not frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process, filed with Form 4A. |
| [Writ of summons (District Court of Western Australia template): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-wa-dc-writ.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the District Court of Western Australia writ of summons template. District Court Rules 2005 Form 1 is an entry for trial, not the writ.… |
| [Originating summons (Supreme Court of Western Australia Forms 74 and 75): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-wa-sc-summons.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 74, originating summons where an appearance is required, and Form 75, where an appearance is not required.… |
| [Federal Court Form 117: application for leave to appeal](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-117-leave-to-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 117, the application for leave to appeal under rule 35.12(1). |
| [Claim and statement of claim (South Australia Uniform Civil Rules Form 1 and Form 1S): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-sa-ucr-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Uniform Civil Rules Form 1 Claim and Form 1S statement of claim on the Courts Administration Authority forms page, with a note to check special claim forms and pre-action forms before filing. |
| [Application for judicial review (Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 67): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-wa-sc-judicial-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Western Australia Form 67, Application for Judicial Review, listed against Order 56 rule 2. The table says two copies are filed. The download file name includes Form67A.… |
| [Originating application (Queensland UCPR Form 5)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-qld-ucpr-5-originating-application.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Queensland Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Form 5, the originating application used to start a civil case where a particular order is sought. |
| [Originating application (South Australia Uniform Civil Rules Form 2): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-sa-ucr-originating.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Uniform Civil Rules Form 2 Originating Application on the Courts Administration Authority forms page. The same list has many special Form 2 variants.… |
| [Writ (Supreme Court of Tasmania Form 2): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-tas-sc-writ.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Tasmania civil Form 2, the writ, and to the in-force Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000, which list Form 2 as the writ and Forms 3 to 5 as originating applications. |
| [AO 85 notice, consent and reference of a civil action to a magistrate judge](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-ao-85-magistrate-consent.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to AO 85. A magistrate judge may conduct the civil action and enter final judgment only if all parties consent. Withholding consent has no adverse substantive consequences. |
| [Originating claim (ACT Court Procedures Rules Form 2.1): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-act-originating-claim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Court Procedures Rules 2006 Form 2.1 originating claim (AF2026-13, effective 1 August 2026), for the ACT Supreme Court and Magistrates Court, with the Court's lodging checklist. |
| [Originating application to be served (Supreme Court of Tasmania Form 3): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-tas-sc-originating.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of Tasmania Form 3, the originating application intended to be served. The page also points to forms for an application not to be served, and for service out of the State.… |
| [Originating application (ACT Court Procedures Rules Form 2.7): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-act-originating-application.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to approved form AF2026-14, Court Procedures Rules 2006 Form 2.7, originating application. It was notified on 31 July 2026 and is effective from 1 August 2026. The PDF was not opened.… |
| [Writ (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Form 5A): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-nt-sc-writ.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Form 5A writ, prescribed by the Supreme Court Rules 1987. Forms 5B to 5E on the same page are originating motions, not the writ. |
| [Originating motion (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Forms 5B, 5C, 5D and 5E): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-nt-sc-motion.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory lawyers' forms page, which lists four originating motion files: Form 5B, Form 5C, Form 5D and Form 5E. Each file is titled Originating Motion.… |

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