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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Steven E. Hobbs, Sr. v. Igor Goncharko, et al. (2)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Illinois · Jan 16, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff twice cited a non-existent case Lathan v. Brinkerhoff; court identified it as fictitious and previously warned about it. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff mis-cited 'City of Chicago v. Matchmaker' (court treated it as an incorrect/fictitious citation in plaintiff's brief). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Oconomowoc v. Greenfield,' a mis-citation distinct from the real Oconomowoc Residential Programs precedent referenced by the court. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Vargas v. Cook Cnty. Sheriff' in his brief; court listed it among the mis-citations in the response. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff invoked Bloch v. Frischholz for the proposition that statistical evidence is not required; court explained Bloch does not support that conclusion and was misrepresented.
Judges: Lindsay Clayton Jenkins
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Poole v. Walmart, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Illinois · Sep 5, 2025
Outdated Advice: Repealed Law | Plaintiff cited an incomplete/unspecified Westlaw entry attributed to the (nonexistent) Eastern District of Illinois; court could not find it and treated it as a hallucinated citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Phipps v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., which the court and defendant could not locate; court identified it as non-existent. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Carberry v. Chicago Transit Authority, which the court and defendant could not locate; court identified it as non-existent. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Cain v. Chicago Transit Authority, which the court and defendant could not locate; court identified it as non-existent. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a Miller decision purporting to be from the Eastern District of Illinois; court noted the Eastern District of Illinois no longer exists and could not verify the citation.
Judges: Lindsay Clayton Jenkins
No sanction imposed, but noted Rule 11 may apply to pro se litigants.Party using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗ 