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Chief Judge Randy Crane, district-wide General Order 2025-04
S.D. Texas, all judges

What the order requires, in plain words, from the court's own document.

What it requires

A district-wide caution rather than a certification mandate: attorneys and self-represented litigants are warned against submitting AI-drafted papers without checking accuracy, and the signer is responsible under Rule 11 regardless of whether generative AI drafted any portion of the filing.

The order's own words

“will be held responsible for the contents of that filing under Rule 11, regardless of whether generative artificial intelligence drafted any portion of that filing”

Date

Issued 7 May 2025

The source

Read the court's own document

How the attorney's receipt answers this order

This court requires no certification, but the responsibility is unchanged and personal. The attorney's receipt is the showing behind that responsibility: a sealed, signed record of which tools were used and what you personally verified, made before anyone asks, and verifiable free by anyone.

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Every fact on this page was re-read against the court’s own document on 30 July 2026. Standing orders change; confirm against the judge's live page before filing. This page is information, not legal advice.