Courts on AI / Fabricated or misquoted citations
Jacobs v. Timberlake
Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit · State appellate courts · LA · · No. 26-C-184 · order
The Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit on 2026-05-12 ordered counsel to show cause why sanctions or corrective action should not issue for the defective authorities in Jacobs v. Timberlake. Counsel filed a brief with one fabricated case citation, including Harvey v. Harvey.
- Disposition
- The court issued a rule to show cause regarding the Harvey citation and possible generative-AI use.
- Recorded conduct
- Counsel cited a Harvey authority that the court could not verify and the court raised possible generative-AI use. The court issued a rule to show cause. — outcome: pending; actor: lawyer
- Canonical record
- Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules
What the court wrote
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App. 4 Cir. 10/30/13), 127 So. 3d 156; or 2) explain the source of the citation and whether the citation is erroneous. Counsel's brief shall also address whether any generative artificial intelligence tool was used in the preparation of the instant writ application and, if so, what steps Counsel took to verify the existence and validity of the legal authorities cited therein. Gretna, Louisiana, this 12th day of May, 2026. MEJ FHW SUS FIFTH CIRCUIT 101 DERBIGNY STREET (70053) POST OFFICE BOX 489 GRETNA, LOUISIANA 70054 www. fifthcircuit. org SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CHIEF JUDGE FREDERICKA H. WICKER JUDE G. GRAVOIS MARC E.
Authorities cited in the passage: Counsel cited Harvey v. Harvey, 13-0253 (La. App. 4 Cir. 10/30/13), 127 So.3d 156, which the Court and Responden
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