---
title: "Index documents for a resources dispute without writing sworn evidence"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-affidavits-chronologies-and-a-discovery-index-for-a-resources-di/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-T1-R11-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index documents for a resources dispute without writing sworn evidence

> Build a chronology and a discovery index from the documents the lawyer marks, with the date, the author as printed, and the page. Do not write an affidavit, a declaration, or any sentence that will be filed or sworn.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-affidavits-chronologies-and-a-discovery-index-for-a-resources-di/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Build a chronology and a discovery index from the documents the lawyer marks, with the date, the author as printed, and the page. Do not write an affidavit, a declaration, or any sentence that will be filed or sworn. |
| What the lawyer must review | Sworn evidence is for the witness and the lawyer. 28 U.S.C. 1746 provides that where a matter may be supported by a sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath, or affidavit in writing, other than a deposition, an oath of office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified official other than a notary public, it may be supported by an unsworn declaration subscribed as true under penalty of perjury and dated, in substantially the form that section sets out. That declaration is still the witness's statement. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(A) requires a party that withholds information otherwise discoverable, by claiming privilege or protection as trial-preparation material, to expressly make the claim and to describe the nature of what is not produced or disclosed without revealing the privileged or protected information. The lawyer writes anything that is sworn, declared, or filed. The tool writes none of it. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare affidavits, chronologies and a discovery index for a resources dispute](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-affidavits-chronologies-and-a-discovery-index-for-a-resources-di.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a chronology and a discovery index from the documents the lawyer marks, with the date, the author as printed, and the page. Do not write an affidavit, a declaration, or any sentence that will be filed or sworn.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The index is not a privilege log. The lawyer decides what is withheld and how it is described.
- An unsworn declaration under section 1746 is still the witness's statement. The tool does not draft it.

## Sources

- [28 U.S.C. 1746, Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1746) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 (duty to disclose; general provisions governing discovery)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_26) (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.*