Judge Melinda Brown — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division MA) [PREEMPTED]

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Any attorney or pro se party who used Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the preparation of the complaint, answer, motion, brief, or other paper filed with the court MUST disclose in a clear and plain factual statement that AI was used.

Official source: 17th Circuit — Division MA procedures (Judge Melinda Brown)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 19, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier (Opus 4.8 + ChatGPT 5.5), Fable 5 hash-verified

Reviewer note: Parent AO vacated 6/15/2026 (AO 2026-19-Gen) + statewide preemption (AOSC26-12); division doc still posts mandate as of 7/5/2026 | Current procedure document re-fetched + sha256-hashed 2026-07-20 (17th upgrade pass).

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Judge Melinda Brown — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division MA) [PREEMPTED]

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