---
title: "Check a know-how note for a citation that was not opened"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/check-a-know-how-note-for-a-fictitious-generative-ai-citation/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "KM-MA20261022-14-US"
practice_area: "Knowledge Management"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a know-how note for a citation that was not opened

> List every case, statute, and rule the note cites, and mark each one that has no opened source. Do not invent a reporter citation to fill a gap.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/check-a-know-how-note-for-a-fictitious-generative-ai-citation/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Knowledge Management](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List every case, statute, and rule the note cites, and mark each one that has no opened source. Do not invent a reporter citation to fill a gap. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)(2) and (3) require that legal contentions presented to a court be warranted by existing law or a nonfrivolous argument, and that factual contentions have evidentiary support, after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances. A citation the firm cannot open fails that inquiry if the note is later presented to a court. Model Rule 1.1 requires the same care in the know-how note itself. You open each authority or remove it. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a know-how note for a fictitious generative-AI citation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/check-a-know-how-note-for-a-fictitious-generative-ai-citation.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List every case, statute, and rule the note cites, and mark each one that has no opened source. Do not invent a reporter citation to fill a gap.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Asking another tool whether a citation is real is not the inquiry Rule 11 describes.
- A standing order of the assigned judge was not opened.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (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.*