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Estate of Khallid Muhammad et al v. Tupac Shakur Estate et al

United States District Court for the Central District of California · Federal district courts · CA · · No. Case 2:25-cv-02540-JLS-JPR · memorandum opinion

Fabricated or misquoted citations

Central District of California on 2026-02-26 in Estate of Khallid Muhammad et al v. Tupac Shakur Estate et al found counsel's response contained two citation defects involving nonexistent authorities, fabricated or misattributed quotations, mischaracterized authority. The court ordered counsel to show cause why sanctions, striking, or referral should not issue for the defective authorities.

Disposition
The court ordered counsel to show cause why sanctions, striking, or referral should not issue for the defective authorities.
Recorded conduct
Counsel's response contained two citation defects involving nonexistent authorities, fabricated or misattributed quotations, mischaracterized authority. — outcome: pending; actor: lawyer
Canonical record
Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules

What the court wrote

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CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL Case No. 2:25-cv-02540-JLS-JPR Date: February 26, 2026 Title: Estate of Khallid Muhammad et al v. Tupac Shakur Estate et al Having reviewed Plaintiffs’ response, the Court finds it both vague and deficient. Plaintiffs are ORDERED TO APPEAR on March 6, 2026 at 10:30am in Courtroom 8A to show cause as to why they should not be sanctioned for providing non-existent case citations to the Court. Defendants may, but are not required to, appear at the hearing. Initials of Deputy Clerk: kd ______________________________________________________________________________ CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL 2

Authorities cited in the passage: denied intervention where movants lacked legal title · does not correspond to any publicly-retrievable decision · Estate of Khallid Muhammad et al v. Tupac Shakur Estate et al Having reviewed Plaintiffs’ response

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