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title: "S.D. Cal., Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel: certification for submissions containing AI-generated content (Civil Pretrial and Trial Procedures)"
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# S.D. Cal., Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel: certification for submissions containing AI-generated content (Civil Pretrial and Trial Procedures)

> Fill-in certification for civil cases before Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel (Southern District of California): any submission containing AI-generated content certifies that counsel or the pro se party personally verified its…

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Law stated as at: 2026-11-08

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Fill-in certification for civil cases before Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel (Southern District of California): any submission containing AI-generated content certifies that counsel or the pro se party personally verified its accuracy. Prompt records must be kept.

## 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: 2026-11-08
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-11-08 against the 3 authorities it cites, for United States, United States federal courts and California.

## When to use it

Use in civil cases before Judge Curiel when a filing, demonstrative, evidence submission or other submission contains AI-generated content. Keep records of all prompts or inquiries submitted to generative AI tools.

## How AI may be used

A tool may lay out the statement the rule or order provides 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 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

- [S.D. Cal., Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel, Civil Pretrial and Trial Procedures, Artificial Intelligence and AI Generated Evidence](https://www.casd.uscourts.gov/judges/curiel/docs/Curiel%20Civil%20Chambers%20Rules.pdf)
- [Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11)
- ABA Resolution 604 (6 February 2023)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-fed-sdcal-curiel-ai-content-certification and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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