AI Abuse Court Cases
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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Joseph C. Zoghaib v. Societe Generale De Banque Au Liban, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Florida · Apr 8, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Meier ex rel. Meier to argue FSIA does not bar jurisdictional discovery; Court observed Meier concerns personal jurisdiction and does not reference FSIA, immunity, or discovery stays. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff relied on In re Clerici as support for jurisdictional discovery/FSIA-related propositions; Court noted In re Clerici addresses 28 U.S.C. § 1782 and does not discuss FSIA, immunity, or stays of discovery. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited McCarthy v. Barnett Bank of Polk Cnty. as establishing the standard for staying discovery; Court explained McCarthy concerns media intervention/confidentiality and does not address motions to stay discovery.
Judges: Marty Fulgueira-Elfenbein
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James C. Young; Tahnee R. Young v. Happy Money
8th Cir. CA (Bankruptcy) · Jurisdiction not recorded · Apr 8, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Debtors cited "In re Cherrett, 873 F.3d 1060 (9th Cir. 2017)" and relied on it for a sanctions-related proposition; court found the retrieved Cherrett case exists but concerns a different issue (consumer/business debt), so Debtors mischaracterized the case's holding. || Fabricated: Case Law | Debtors cited "In re Pringle, 377 B.R. 308 (Bankr. D. Colo. 2007)"; court found the citation does not exist as cited and a search returns an unrelated New Mexico case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Debtors cited "In re Johnson, 276 B.R. 367 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2002)"; court found the citation as cited does not exist and the case retrieved from database was a Delaware opinion unrelated to the issues. || Fabricated: Case Law | Debtors cited "In re Steward, 475 B.R. 518 (Bankr. E.D. Mo. 2012)"; court's search retrieved Swanson v. Applied Process Technology Int'l, LLC (In re Delta-T Corp.), 475 B.R. 495 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2012), showing the cited page and case do not match Debtors' description.
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Pleasant v. Burns
N.D. Alabama · Jurisdiction not recorded · Apr 8, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited at least one case that does not exist; the court identified the citation as fabricated and required explanation but Plaintiff did not address it. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff repeatedly misstated the holdings of existing cases (unsupported statements of authority); court listed these misrepresentations in the show-cause order. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language attributed to cases that the court found do not exist (fabricated quotations); court ordered Plaintiff to explain the origin of the quoted language.
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Blackburn v. United States
W.D. Oklahoma · Jurisdiction not recorded · Apr 7, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Davoll, 194 F.3d 1116, 1138 for the proposition that Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C) limits treating-physician opinion testimony as claimed; court found the pinpointed pages discuss lay-witness scope, not non-retained expert testimony — mischaracterization. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 611 F.3d 1222, 1237 as holding treating physicians may not give opinions formed in anticipation of litigation; court found that opinion does not discuss treating-physician testimony — misrepresentation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Hall v. United States, 2018 WL 1620923 (D. Colo. Apr. 3, 2018)' to support a proposition, but the provided Westlaw identifier directed to Poppino v. Berryhill, an unrelated decision that does not support the quote — a miscitation/fabricated support. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Davoll, 194 F.3d 1116, 1138 (10th Cir. 1999) for the proposition that treating-physician opinions are limited under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C); court noted the cited pages address a treating physician as a lay witness and do not support Plaintiff's argument. || Misrepresented: Case Law |…
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Sims v. Souily-Lefave (1)
D. Nevada · Jurisdiction not recorded · Apr 7, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Cruz v. Fox for the proposition regarding premature depositions; the Court found the citation to be AI-generated/misleading and not supporting the claimed proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Green, Tweed of Delaware, Inc. v. DuPont Dow Elastomers, L.L.C. as addressing assertion of privilege; the Court treated the citation as AI-generated or otherwise unreliable. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Barrow v. Greenville Indep. Sch. Dist. as allegedly granting a protective order when a deposition was premature; the Court found the citation to be AI-generated/mischaracterized and not reliable for that proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Pioneer Drive, LLC v. Nissan Diesel America, Inc. and characterized it as supporting prematurity arguments; the Court noted that the cited opinion says nothing about prematurity and treated Plaintiff's reliance as AI-generated/misleading (but acknowledged the opinion recognizes Rule 37's flexibility).
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Thanh Nguy v. Jabil Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · California · Apr 7, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Original opposition included a repeatedly-cited, purported E.D. Cal. decision that the court found likely to be a fictitious AI-generated case; counsel later filed a corrected brief removing the citation and the court declined to sanction.
Judges: Virginia K. Demarchi
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James Jordan v. USA, Clinicas Del Camino Real, Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · California · Apr 6, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributes a direct quotation to City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons (522 U.S. 156) that does not appear in that opinion; plaintiff also mis-cited the case name order. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cites Nevada Power Co. v. Monsanto Co., 151 F.3d 1201, 1205 (9th Cir. 1998); the reporter/pincite (151 F.3d 1201) actually corresponds to McKeon v. United States, and Nevada Power is at a different reporter citation—court calls this an "apparently fake citation."
Judges: Otis D. Wright II
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Hardy v. Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, et al. (2)
E.D. Michigan · Jurisdiction not recorded · Apr 6, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Court found the quoted phrase 'reason to believe' attributed to Berndt v. Tennessee does not appear in that opinion and the case does not address dismissal of litigants with mental issues. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found the phrase 'amateur psychologist' attributed to United States v. Frazier does not appear in that opinion and the criminal case does not address the issues raised. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found the plaintiff's reference to '17 Quarters of Silence' as arising from Williams v. Reed is inaccurate; Williams contains no such phrase and did not address discovery disputes.
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Kelly Bartholomew v. Public Utility Commission of Oregon
CA Oregon · Jurisdiction not recorded · Apr 6, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Fabricated cases were used to support multiple incorrect legal propositions and each of petitioner's three assignments of error relied on fabricated authority. || Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief included at least 10 fabricated case citations identified by PUC; the court found fabricated legal authority permeated the brief. || Fabricated: Case Law | Specific fabricated citation cited in the brief: 'McKay Creek Valley Ass’n v. Washington County, 309 Or App 112, 124-25, 482 P3d 827 (2021)'; petitioner later claimed she intended a different, real McKay Creek Valley case.
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Judicial review dismissed due to submission of fabricated case citationsAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗ 