New Mexico · federal district court
Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (Chief Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales)
The court states that attorneys have filed documents that appear to use AI and cite non-existent cases, and that this practice is prohibited. It lists the sanctions available, including monetary penalties and non-monetary directives.
Tracker entry · New Mexico
- Court. U.S. District Court, District of New MexicoCOURT
- Level. federal district courtLEVEL
- Date. 9 May 2025DATED
- What it requires. prohibition, verification dutyREQUIRES
- Source. Read the documentSOURCE
Last checked · we opened the source on that day and drew the requirement above from its text.
The bulletin is short and its subject is narrow. The court acknowledges that AI can be useful to attorneys and to unrepresented parties, then describes what it has actually seen: filings that appear to use AI, carrying arguments and citations not warranted by existing law, including citations to cases that do not exist.
What is prohibited is that practice, not the tool. The bulletin points to the sanctions available, which include fines and non-monetary directives such as completing education.
This entry is descriptive, not legal advice. It records what one document says. Read the order that governs your own division before you rely on any of it, and check whether it has changed since the date above.
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