---
title: "Disclosure and unused-material tracker (United States)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law/us-disclosure-unused-material-tracker"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a20-us-disclosure-unused-material-tracker"
area_id: "A20"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A20-T1-R12", "A20-T1-R5", "A20-P20260916-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Disclosure and unused-material tracker (United States)

> A log of what the defense requested under Brady, Giglio, and, in federal court, Rule 16, what arrived, and what is still outstanding.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law/us-disclosure-unused-material-tracker  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 4 authorities it cites, for United States.

## When to use it

Use after a disclosure request has gone out, or when material arrives, in a US criminal case. Do not use the log as a motion.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build a disclosure and unused-material tracker](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/build-a-disclosure-and-unused-material-tracker.md)
- [Summarise the police brief and list proof issues](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/summarise-the-police-brief-and-list-proof-issues.md)
- [Prepare a missing-brief and exhibit request list](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-a-missing-brief-and-exhibit-request-list.md)

## How AI may be used

A tool may add a row when a document is logged into the file, and copy the Bates range or the file name.

**AI may:**

- Open a row per item received, with the date and the sender
- Match an item to a category in the request letter
- List request categories that still have no item

**AI must not:**

- Must not label an item exculpatory as the tool's conclusion
- Must not draft a motion from an empty row
- Must not omit an item because it looks unhelpful

**The lawyer checks:**

- Every item in the file is a row or is listed as not yet logged
- The lawyer, not the tool, marks whether an item is favorable
- Federal Rule 16 rows are absent from a state file
- Outstanding rows are the source for any chase letter

## Authorities

- [Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/373/83)
- [Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/405/150)
- [U.S. Department of Justice, Justice Manual 9-5.001 (Policy Regarding Disclosure of Exculpatory and Impeachment Information) and 9-5.002 (Criminal Discovery)](https://www.justice.gov/jm/jm-9-5000-issues-related-trials-and-other-court-proceedings)
- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16 (Discovery and Inspection)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_16)

## 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/criminal-law/us-disclosure-unused-material-tracker 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.*