Search 1,395 source-linked cases involving fabricated citations and other AI-generated legal errors.
837 judge-case associations across 551 judges and 164 courts.
Source: Damien Charlotin
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Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited a case the Court could not locate; the combination of case name and reporter citation appears non-existent. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendant cited Alvarez v. City of Chicago with page cites (452–53) that do not exist; the opinion ends at page 451 and does not support the cited proposition per the Court.
Judges: Mary Margaret Rowland
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The County's original reply brief included a fictitious case citation. The County discovered and filed a corrected brief the same day; the Court allowed the correction, found no prejudice, and declined to impose sanctions.
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Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff admitted that multiple citations in his Reply were fabricated; court accepted notice of clarification. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court asked for clarification of quoted language Plaintiff attributed to the Fifth Circuit in Will-Drill Resources, suggesting the quotation/source could not be verified. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a purported holding from Hays v. HCA Holdings, Inc.; court requested clarification on the purported holding (source/accuracy unclear). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Turner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 2006 WL 1984362 (E.D. La. July 13, 2006); the court was unable to locate any case matching that Westlaw citation or an order dated July 13, 2006 in the district record.
Judges: Susie Morgan
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Fabricated: Case Law | The court's research and Maternal Grandmother's brief indicate the cited case is unlocatable/nonexistent.
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Fabricated: Case Law | Court found the cited case does not exist and labeled it likely an AI-generated fabrication. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found the cited case does not exist and labeled it likely an AI-generated fabrication. || Fabricated: Other | Court noted the father's pleadings contained generic assertions likely drafted by ChatGPT and not individualized factual proof.
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Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's pro se brief contained incorrect or non-existent case citations (citation-like strings); court observed at least one correct citation but other incorrect citations likely produced by a chatbot and cautioned parties to verify AI outputs.
Judges: C. Andrew Fuller
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Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs included a non-existent quotation and citation presented as from 'BPi Bright Power, Inc. v. Umpqua Holding Corp., 669 F.Supp.3d 904, 906 (N.D. Cal. 2023).' The court noted the citation/quote did not exist. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs misrepresented the holding of the cited case by quoting that the court recognized Article 4A 'addresses the mechanics of executing wire transfers and payment orders,' excluding banks' pre-contractual representations; the court flagged this as a misrepresentation.
Judges: John F. Walter
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Fabricated: Case Law | Response brief included nonexistent case opinions cited to support arguments; court found fake authority and held this violated Rule 11(b)(2). || Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief cited authority that did not stand for the proposition asserted (mischaracterized precedent); court treated this as misleading legal citation warranting Rule 11 sanction.
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Misrepresented: Legal Norm | Plaintiff cited Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(2) for a proposition unsupported by the rule's text; Court identified the inaccurate representation. || Misrepresented: Legal Norm | Plaintiff relied on Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(4) to argue sanctions require knowing or reckless conduct; Court found the rule was misapplied/misstated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent Fifth Circuit case; Court found the citation fictitious. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed language to an existing Fifth Circuit case that does not appear in the opinion; Court noted the quotation was not in the decision. || Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiff cited a non-existent local rule; Court determined the rule does not exist. || Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiff cited a non-existent local rule; Court determined the rule does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a purported U.S. Supreme Court decision and page range that the Court found to be non-existent or fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a fabricated Fifth Circuit opinion with an impossible reporter/volume; Court found it fictitious. || Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiff c…
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Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent Tenth Circuit case 'United States v. Stone, 988 F.2d 1056, 1061 (10th Cir. 1993)'; Court found the citation fabricated and noted the correct existing case was Hall v. Western Production Co., 988 F.2d 1050 (10th Cir. 1993). || Fabricated: Exhibits & Submissions | Doc. 255 contained multiple legal citations formatted as hyperlinks to Centient AI; Court noted these bore marks of artificial intelligence and cautioned they may produce fabricated or misleading authorities.
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