Search 691 source-linked cases involving fabricated citations and other AI-generated legal errors.
814 judge-case associations across 549 judges and 187 courts.
Source: Damien Charlotin
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See beginning of judgment: "Editor's Note: This decision contains discussion of citation references that are incorrect or do not actually exist. These invalid citations appeared in the original court opinion and have been preserved as written since they are p…
Judges: Aleta Arthur Trauger
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False Quotes: Case Law | Brief included a purported quotation attributed to Sprague v. Nally that does not appear in the opinion; counsel admitted the language originated from an AI 'helper' and failed to verify it.
Judges: Harold E. Eaton, Jr., Nancy J. Waples
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False Quotes: Doctrinal Work | Brief contained inaccurate quotations of cited conference report || Fabricated: Case Law | Petitioner's brief claimed the Government cited three cases that were not actually cited in the Government's filings. || Misrepresented:…
Judges: Charles R. Eskridge III
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Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiffs relied on a purported quotation from Local Civil Rule 1(c) claiming it "permits flexibility 'in the interest of justice'", but the rule contains no such language and the attribution was inaccurate. || Fabricated: Case Law |…
Judges: Tana Lin
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Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff's authorities cited incorrect appellate reporters or otherwise mis-cited case law; the court's review confirmed the citations were inaccurate and complicated appellate review. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attribut…
Judges: Gerald E. Baca, Shammara H. Henderson
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Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent case as authority; the Court identified the citation as nonexistent and observed the reporter page corresponds to United States v. Woodrum.
Judges: Ronald L Hanna
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False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Cohen v. Cap. One Funding, LLC and attributed a quotation—"Receivables are pooled and sold monthly."—to that opinion and misidentified the issuing court; the magistrate judge found the alleged quote does not appear in…
Judges: Anthony P. Patti
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Fabricated: Case Law | Brief contained multiple nonexistent legal citations generated by GAI; Court found the filings included 'nonexistent legal citations' and relied on opposing counsel's objections and investigation.
Judges: Brian Mckay
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Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief included multiple case citations that the court determined do not exist (apparently AI‑fabricated case law). The court expressly stated these cases 'do not exist.' || Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant cited existing…
Judges: Gisela D. Triana, Rosa Lopez Theofanis
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The Court identified multiple instances where counsel cited nonexistent cases and misquoted Cal. Civ. Code § 988(c). The Court admonished counsel, noted corrections in later briefing, and declined to credit the arguments based on the erroneous citations. No s…
Judges: Susan Yvonne Illston