AI-related case
Chenco v. Do-Fluoride
"Counsel should take seriously its obligation to provide the Court with an accurate description of the law. See, e.g., United States v. Hayes, 763 F. Supp. 3d 1054 (E.D. Cal. 2025) (levying $1,500 in monetary sanctions against counsel personally for fictitious cases and quotations that the court suspected were produced using artificial intelligence),reconsideration denied, No. 2:24-CR-0280-DJC, 2025 WL 1067323 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 9, 2025); Grant v. City of Long Beach, 96 F.4th 1255 (9th Cir. 2024) (striking an appellant's brief and dismissing an appeal for materially misrepresenting or fabricating case citations). After New Materials freely accused opposing counsel of misstating the law, New Materials’ submission of non-existent quotes is troubling (Dkt. 30 at 5 (“Chenco's argument for remand collapses under the weight of its own misreading of the law”); id.at 7 (“Chenco fundamentally misrepresents the applicable removal standard”); Dkt. 34 at 1 (“The proposed sur-reply ... is necessary to address new legal misstatements ....”); id. at 2-3 (“Chenco's failure to address this standard ... misstates controlling law and warrants correction.”)). Accordingly, the Court reminds counsel of th…
Judges: Amanda Kathleen Brailsford