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: Legal Norm | Opposition included a quoted purported provision of Cal. Gov't Code § 845.4 that the court could not locate in the statute or in any case; court suggested counsel may have used AI and failed to confirm accuracy. || Fabricated: Case Law | The opinion notes multiple citation references in the record that are incorrect or do not exist; Editor's Note removed links to those invalid citations.
Judges: Sheri N. Pym
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Key Judicial ReasoningMagistrate Judge Sheri Pym found the motion legally deficient on multiple grounds. In addition, she emphasized that counsel must not rely on fake or unverified authority. She cited Mata, Park, Gauthier, and others as cautionary examples of courts imposing sanctions for AI-generated hallucinations. The court reaffirmed that the use of AI does not lessen the duty to verify the existence and relevance of cited law.
Judges: Sheri N. Pym