<p>While we are happy to have you contact us by electronic mail, telephone, surface mail or facsimile transmission, merely communicating with Ropes &amp; Gray LLP or a Ropes &amp; Gray lawyer or employee will not create a lawyer-client relationship. Such a relationship will not arise unless and until the firm agrees with you in writing to handle a particular matter. Importantly, unless and until this has occurred, you should not convey to us any information you regard as personal or confidential, because any such information will not be treated by us as confidential or subject to any confidentiality requirements.*</p>
<p>Our Web site (<a href="http://www.ropesgray.com">www.ropesgray.com</a>) offers several opportunities for visitors to register for informational update and alert mailings, events, and for assistance in using our online resources. These registration and sign-up forms are often linked to the Ropes &amp; Gray LLP mailing list and require users to give contact information (such as name and email address). We use this contact information to send users information about our firm and their selected areas of interest when requested or necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings at any time. Ropes &amp; Gray LLP is the sole owner of information collected on this site. For more information regarding our collection and use of such information, see our Privacy Policy.</p>

This alert should not be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. This alert is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship. The contents are intended for general informational purposes only, and you are urged to consult your attorney concerning any particular situation and any specific legal question you may have. © 2025 Ropes & Gray LLP

Court - Judge Name	Effective Date	Applicable To	Categories	Summary
N. Mar. I. Supreme Court -- Judge Kenneth L. Govendo	7/22/2025	Generative AI	Generative AI Usage	In N. Marianas Coll. v. Zajradhara, N. Mar. I. LX 294738 (N. Mar. I. July 22, 2025), a pro se plaintiff, in an appeal of a preliminary injunction, filed over forty documents with the Supreme Court Clerk of Court and “cited numerous false legal authorities and hallucinated cases.” The plaintiff also filed duplicative motions, introduced argument outside of the appeal, and “sent inflammatory emails to opposing counsel and judicial staff, often including several unrelated parties as recipients.” As a result, defendant moved the court to sanction plaintiff for his citations to hallucinated case law and failure to comply with Supreme Court Rules. In response to the court’s show cause order, the plaintiff attributed his “noncompliant brief to his pro se status and lack of resources.” The court was not convinced, and found that plaintiff repeatedly violated Supreme Court Rules, failed to maintain professional decorum, and submitted numerous filings devoid of legal merit. Accordingly, the court deemed plaintiff a vexatious litigant in the courts of the Commonwealth and subjected him to a pre-filing order to prevent any further misconduct and unnecessary expenditure of judicial resources. The court also dismissed plaintiff’s appeal with prejudice.
			Applies to AI Used for Filings/Drafting
			Court-Imposed Consequences – Parties

Northern Mariana Islands

Contacts