Flowz Digital LLC v. Flowz Staffing LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FLOWZ DIGITAL LLC, Case No. 2:25-cv-00709-SB-PVC

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SANCTIONS

CAROLINE DALAL et al.,

Defendants.

The Court’s Civil Standing Order requires a party who uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) in drafting any portion of a filing to provide “a separate declaration disclosing the use of artificial intelligence and certifying that the filer has reviewed the source material and verified that the artificially generated content is accurate and complies with the filer’s Rule 11 obligations.” Dkt. No. 11 at 6. After identifying potential errors in the opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss, the Court ordered Plaintiff to disclose whether AI was used to generate any portion of its brief. In response, Plaintiff’s counsel, Omid Khalifeh, filed a declaration revealing that an AI tool was used in the early stages of drafting to “assist in identifying potentially relevant legal authorities and [to organize the] arguments presented.” Dkt. No. 28-1. Counsel gives no reason for his noncompliance with the Standing Order. Nor does Plaintiff’s…