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title: "C.D. Cal. judges' AI requirements: Judges Walter, Wright and Staton and Magistrate Judge Viramontes"
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# C.D. Cal. judges' AI requirements: Judges Walter, Wright and Staton and Magistrate Judge Viramontes

> Fill-in AI wording keyed to four Central District of California chambers: Walter (disclose and certify personal verification), Wright (certificate on the last page of every brief), and Staton and Viramontes (separate…

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Law stated as at: 2026-11-07

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Fill-in AI wording keyed to four Central District of California chambers: Walter (disclose and certify personal verification), Wright (certificate on the last page of every brief), and Staton and Viramontes (separate declaration).

## Key facts

- Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Practice area: [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States, United States federal courts, California
- AI level: Green. The tool writes the first draft inside a template you have already tested. You check it. Without that test, first drafting starts at Yellow.
- Law stated as at: 2026-11-07
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-11-07 against the 5 authorities it cites, for United States, United States federal courts and California.

## When to use it

Use in cases before one of these judges. Judge Wright's certificate goes on every memorandum of points and authorities and every pretrial, trial or posttrial brief, even with no AI use. Walter's applies when generative AI was used in any filed document. Staton's and Viramontes' apply when generative AI generated any portion; Viramontes fines $500 per violation. Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott treats the signature as the certification.

## How AI may be used

A tool may lay out the judge's statement and fill in facts the signer gives it. The signer decides what to say about the AI use and makes the checks the statement describes.

**AI may:**

- Insert the tool name, version and uses the signer has recorded
- Insert only a version of the statement that the rule or order provides and that matches the signer's account of AI use
- Check that the statement sits where the rule or order says it must

**AI must not:**

- Must not state that citations, quotations or facts were checked; only the signer can say that after doing it
- Must not describe the AI use more narrowly than the file record shows
- Must not put prompts, privileged material or confidential client information in the statement

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current judge's rule or order has been opened on the court's own site and matches the words used
- Every citation and quotation was checked by a person against an official or recognised source
- The statement is placed and signed as the rule requires, by the person the rule names

## Authorities

- [C.D. Cal., Judge John F. Walter, Judge's procedures: Order re Artificial Intelligence](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/honorable-john-f-walter)
- [C.D. Cal., Judge Otis D. Wright II, Judge's procedures, VII.A Artificial Intelligence](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/honorable-otis-d-wright-ii)
- [C.D. Cal., Judge Josephine L. Staton, Judge's procedures: Use of Artificial Intelligence](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/honorable-josephine-l-staton)
- [C.D. Cal., Magistrate Judge Angela C. C. Viramontes, Judge's procedures: Artificial Intelligence](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/honorable-angela-c-c-viramontes)
- [Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11)

## Full text and drafting notes

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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.*