Courts on AI / Fabricated or misquoted citations
Hussain v. Quraishi
Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Tolland at Rockville · State trial courts · CT · · 2026 WL 948918 · No. TTD-CV25-5019431-S · memorandum opinion
On 2026-03-31, Connecticut Superior Court considered the special motion to dismiss without the AI-generated portions and required counsel to explain the use and extent of AI in the brief. Counsel submitted a complaint with multiple false quotations, fabricated or nonexistent authorities and mischaracterized authorities.
- Disposition
- The court considered the special motion to dismiss without the AI-generated portions of the brief, denied the special motion to dismiss, and declined to find the motion frivolous or solely intended to delay proceedings.
- Recorded conduct
- Attorney Quraishi admitted at the show-cause hearing that he used AI to write the special motion to dismiss; the earlier order identified eight problematic case citations, including nonexistent cases, nonexistent quotes, and wrong citations. — outcome: filing struck; actor: lawyer
- Canonical record
- Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules
What the court wrote
Verbatim from the court's document (public domain). Ellipses mark omitted text; nothing is paraphrased.
MOHAMED HUSSAIN ET AL. the defendant has statutory right to file the special motion v. to dismiss, the court will consider the defendant's motion to MANSOOR QURAISHI ET AL. dismiss without the AI generated portions of the brief. See order at Docket Entry 123 for a list of the AI generated/ DOCKET NO. TTD-CV25-5019431-S hallucinated portions of the brief. | MARCH 31, 2026 FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION RE: DEFENDANT'S General Statutes § 52-196a (e)(2) provides: “When ruling on MOTION TO DISMISS (Entry No. 107.00) a special motion to dismiss, the court shall consider pleadings Graff, J. and supporting and opposing affidavits of the parties attesting to the facts upon which liability or a defense, as the case *1 On October 22, 2025, the defendant, Mansoor Quraishi, may be, is based.” The court finds the following facts based filed a special motion to dismiss, with an accompanying on the complaint, dated August 26, 2025, and the affidavits memorandum of law and exhibits. Docket Entry 107. On submitted by both sides. November 26, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an objection to the special motion to dismiss. Docket Entry 114. On December Mohamed Hussain, is the sole member of VCare Family 3, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a supplemental objection to the Practice LLC. Aiholaney Garcia is an employee of VCare special motion to dismiss. Docket Entry 116. Oral argument Family Practice LLC. From August 2016 to February 14, on the special motion to dismiss was held on December 5, 2018, the defendant provided computer/technological support