# How the Consumer Protection Docket Is Evolving in the Age of AI - Bloomberg Law News

*Источник: Bloomberg Law News*
*Дата: 2026-07-24*
*Язык: en*

**Кратко:** This Bloomberg Law Data article contains step-by-step instructions that show Bloomberg Law subscribers how to conduct this research on their own. Generative artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated and is also a cheaper alternative than lawyers for the many individuals in the US who canât easily afford legal representation.

This Bloomberg Law Data article contains step-by-step instructions that show Bloomberg Law subscribers how to conduct this research on their own. See GENERATE THE DATA below.
Generative artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated and is also a cheaper alternative than lawyers for the many individuals in the US who canât easily afford legal representation. It therefore makes sense that the number of self-represented plaintiffs would increase since the technology entered the mainstream in November 2022.
However, the number of these pro se plaintiffs in certain cases dropped dramatically in H1 after a period of steady growth, according to a Bloomberg Law Dockets search of federal consumer protection cases.
The number of cases filed in the first half of this year by self-represented litigants (27) was the same as in H2 2021, before generative AI tools became publicly available. While there was a 66% drop in pro se filings from H2 2025 to H1, there was a 17% increase in non-pro se filings.
There are several possibilities for the drop in H1: 
- The first half of 2026 was an anomaly.
- The steady issuance of judicial standing orders on AI and sanctions for pro se litigants using AI have abruptly quelled the use of generative AI in pro se pleadings.
- Changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have disenfranchised pro se litigants.
Generate the Data
To replicate the research that was used for this article:
1. Visit Bloomberg Lawâs Dockets Advanced Search page. 
(Bloomberg Terminal subscribers: Run BLAW OUT and search for âdocketsâ.)
Bloomberg Lawâs Dockets is a tool that allows users to easily search through federal and state court records to find dockets sheets and pleadings in cases of interest, as well as to set alerts on new cases or events.
2. In the Keywords field, run this search: (FCRA or FDCPA or TCPA) to find total cases. Later, you can add âand âpro seââ to find the pro se cases within those results. Limit search to Dockets Only.
3. Under Courts, limit your search to federal district court dockets by clicking on the gray arrow to the left of âFederal Court Dockets.â Click on the gray arrow to the left of âSupreme, Appellate & District Courts.â A selection of these three courts will appear. Select the box to the left of âU.S. District Courts.â
4. Under Date, select the âDate rangeâ option in the drop-down menu, and select, for example, the date range of âJuly 1, 2022âDec. 31, 2022.â
5. Scroll down to the âU.S. District & Appellate Opinionsâ field and click on the drop-down menu. Start typing âConsumer Creditâ into the Nature of Suit field. Select it to limit case results to consumer cases.
6. Run the search by clicking Search at the bottom right corner of the screen.
7. Repeat the search with each consecutive half year through H1 2026.
8. Run the search again using the âpro seâ filter for each half-year period.
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