Judge Herndon DCMO: generative-AI face-of-filing disclosure…

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IF ANY GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN PRODUCING A PLEADING OR MOTION IT MUST BE NOTED ON THE FACE OF THE PLEADING OR MOTION.

Official source: 5th Circuit — circuit5.org official site (AOs, judge pages, procedures)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: fable5-livefetch-2026-07-20

Reviewer note: Verified from live circuit5.org fetch 2026-07-20 (page/PDF hashed; verbatim quotes cross-checked). Verbatim clause (hashed DCMO, p.3) [moved from the text 2026-09-14]

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Judge Herndon DCMO: generative-AI face-of-filing disclosure clause [PREEMPTED June 15, 2026 — still posted]

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