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Owen v. Askew et al.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Jul 28, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant Askew relied on and then withdrew a non-existent Ninth Circuit decision cited as authority. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief cited an incorrectly-captioned D. Or. case (wrong docket/caption) and characterized the district court's personal-jurisdiction ruling without noting the Ninth Circuit reversal.

Judges: Ann L. Aiken

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Michael J. Cross v. PHH Mortgage Corporation, et al.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Jun 29, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "Stevens v. Paulson, 254 Or App 111 (2012)," which the Court found does not exist; the cited volume/page corresponds to State v. Barajas, 254 Or. App. 106 (2012). Court admonished reliance on fake opinions.

Judges: Michael Jerome McShane

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REDACTED v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · May 19, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel's Suggested Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (ECF No. 34) contained fabricated case citation(s); the Court allowed an amended filing (ECF No. 40). || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel's Response to Plaintiff's Objections (ECF No. 36) contained fabricated case citation(s); the Court allowed an amended filing (ECF No. 41).

Judges: Stacie F. Beckerman

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Steven Nemec v. Kelsey Kanoelani Alao and Alyssa Jade Alao

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Apr 10, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent case; the court found Hernandez v. Cnty. of Yamhill (2017) does not exist and treated it as an AI-generated fabricated citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent case; the court found U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Taylor (2015) does not exist and treated it as an AI-generated fabricated citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent case; the court found Johns v. County of Douglas (2013) does not exist and treated it as an AI-generated fabricated citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent case; the court found McNeil v. United States (2015) does not exist and treated it as an AI-generated fabricated citation.

Judges: Michael H. Simon

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Shaun Fleck v. Del-One Federal Credit Union

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Mar 30, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'FutureGrowth Corp. v. SEC, 955 F. Supp. 3d 441 (S.D.N.Y. 2025)'; the Court and defendant could not locate the case and the Court found the citation fabricated (Westlaw only showed Fleck's own filing).

Judges: Stacie F. Beckerman

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Yves Hector Vimegnon v. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Mar 30, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Abbott v. Washington County,' which the Court could not locate and found to be a non-existent/mis-cited authority; Court warned that fabricated authority may justify sanctions.

Judges: Adrienne Camille Nelson

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Stafford v. Andrew Taffet, et al.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Mar 23, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Campbell v. MERS, 2012 WL 3901716, at *5 (D. Or.)'; the court confirmed no such Oregon federal case exists (only an unrelated Texas state decision and the Oregon docket number corresponded to a different case). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Tucker v. HSBC, 2014 WL 431965, at *5 (C.D. Cal. 2014)'; the court confirmed no such C.D. Cal. decision exists under that citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Galindo v. Financial Freedom, 2020 WL 3619048, at *5 (C.D. Cal. 2020)' (and variants); the court confirmed no such case exists and the provided citation actually corresponds to unrelated union pension litigation in the S.D.N.Y. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'McGinnis v. MERS, No. 6:11-cv-06273-TC (D. Or. Aug. 17, 2011)'; the court confirmed no such Oregon federal case exists with that number or name. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Schweitzer v. FHLMC, No. 3:13-cv-0181, 2013 WL 4279629 (D. Or. Aug. 29, 2013)'; the court confirmed no such Oregon federal case exists and the provided case number corresponded to a Social Security appeal.

Judges: Ann L. Aiken

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David Martin v. ODS Community Dental Insurance et al.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Feb 18, 2026

False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributes a quote to Zschernig v. Miller (citing 389 U.S. 429, 432) that the court found does not appear on the cited page or anywhere in the case. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cites Hartman v. Moore, Estelle v. Gamble, and Washington v. Glucksberg in rhymed verse and without full or supporting citations; the court found these citations inaccurate or incomplete.

Judges: Amy Margaret Baggio

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McNeal v. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555; Safeway, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Oregon · Jan 22, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent appellate decision 'Frey v. [ODOC], 204 P.3d 135 (Or. Ct. App. 2009)'; opposing counsel flagged the citation and the court explicitly warned the plaintiff that the opinion appears fabricated and may have been generated by AI.

Judges: Stacie F. Beckerman

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