Jabbari v. Omidvar

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The court also ORDERS Plaintiff to Show Cause (“OSC”) in writing, on or before August 17, 2026, why sanctions should not be imposed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 11 and the court's inherent authority, for Plaintiff's submission of frivolous and vexatious filings and/or false and fabricated legal citations. ... Plaintiff's filings bear hallmarks often associated with the use of generative AI programs, including the prompts Plaintiff used to generate results from these programs, tonal and textual inconsistencies, and the inclusion of fabricated and unsubstantiated (commonly referred to as “hallucinated”) legal authorities. ... Plaintiff is reminded that generative AI tools are known to “hallucinate” and fabricate legal citations and case law that do not exist or are incorrectly applied. Plaintiff bears the duty to verify the accuracy, existence, and validity of every legal citation and reference submitted to the court, and is warned that the submission of false, fabricated, and AI “hallucinated” legal authorities will result in the imposition of sanctions, which could include: (a) monetary sanctions to compensate Defendants for any and all attorney's fees and costs reasonably incurred in responding to documents that contain such statements; (b) monetary sanctions exceeding $1,000 payable to the court; and sanctions under Rule 11(b).

Authorities cited in the passage: Fed. R. Civ. P. 11