Courts on AI / Fabricated or misquoted citations
Kattom v. Bondi
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · Federal district courts · LA · · 2026 WL 637419 · No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-1497 SEC P · order
Western District of Louisiana on 2026-03-06 in Kattom v. Bondi found counsel's motion contained two citation defects involving fabricated or misattributed quotations, incorrect statutory or rule text. The court ordered counsel to pay $1,000 for the defective authorities and complete corrective CLE.
- Disposition
- The court ordered counsel to pay $1,000 for the defective authorities and complete corrective CLE.
- Recorded conduct
- Counsel's motion contained two citation defects involving fabricated or misattributed quotations, incorrect statutory or rule text. — outcome: fine; actor: lawyer; $1,000
- 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.
by Friday, April 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. to: 1 Specifically, Mayeaux assets that “[h]e has undertaken concrete remedial measures, including enrolling in CLEs on AI- assisted legal practice, review of governing ethical guidance, and developing strengthened verification protocols to ensure that all authorities are independently confirmed before filing ....” See id. at 12. 2 Rule 11(b) provides that an attorney's signature on a written motion represents that the attorney's claims or legal contentions were warranted by existing law. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(2). Upon a violation of Rule 11(b), Rule 11(c) provides discretion to the Court to issue an appropriate sanction on the attorney. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1). Government Works.
Authorities cited in the passage: Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(2) · Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1) · Rule 11(b) · Rule 11(c)
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