---
title: "Prepare the facts for an artificial-intelligence disclosure in a federal filing"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-an-ai-use-disclosure-statement-for-a-federal-court-filing/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-B8-1-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the facts for an artificial-intelligence disclosure in a federal filing

> List the tools the lawyer says were used and the parts of the draft the lawyer says those tools touched. Do not write the statement that is filed and do not say that a standing order requires a disclosure.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-an-ai-use-disclosure-statement-for-a-federal-court-filing/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 the tools the lawyer says were used and the parts of the draft the lawyer says those tools touched. Do not write the statement that is filed and do not say that a standing order requires a disclosure. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides that, by presenting a pleading, written motion, or other paper to the court, whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating it, an attorney certifies that to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, the legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law, and the factual contentions have evidentiary support or are specifically identified as likely to have it after a reasonable opportunity for investigation or discovery. The certification is the lawyer's. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) requires the lawyer to understand a generative tool well enough to use it competently and to check its output. Whether a particular court requires a disclosure about the use of a generative tool depends on that court's standing orders and local rules, which the lawyer opens. The tool does not cite an order it has not been given. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare an AI-use disclosure statement for a Federal Court filing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-an-ai-use-disclosure-statement-for-a-federal-court-filing.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the tools the lawyer says were used and the parts of the draft the lawyer says those tools touched. Do not write the statement that is filed and do not say that a standing order requires a disclosure.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The fact list is not the disclosure. The lawyer writes any sentence that is filed.
- Do not assume every federal judge requires an artificial-intelligence disclosure. Read the assigned judge's standing orders.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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… |
| [Federal Court GPN-AI evidence disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/fct-gpn-ai-evidence-disclosure.md) | Checklist | Red | When Generative AI must be disclosed in a Federal Court evidentiary document, and the checks the named responsible person is expected to have made. Chief Justice Mortimer, 16 April 2026.… |
| [Affidavit (Federal Court Form 59): form rules, annexures and GPN-AI limits on AI in evidence](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/form-fca-affidavit.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Federal Court's Form 59 with a guide to the form rules in r 29.02 (first person, numbered paragraphs, annexures, pagination, signatures) and the GPN-AI rules on AI in affidavits. |
| [Generative-AI filing certification worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-generative-ai-filing-certification.md) | Checklist | Red | Worksheet for the lawyer who must certify a federal filing under Rule 11 and under the assigned judge's standing order on generative AI. The lawyer writes the certificate that is filed. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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