State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Reeves

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1-A, Complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association, caused documentation to be transmitted to the Chief Justice of this Court following public reprimand and public censure in the states of Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama based on a sanctions order in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama for using generative artificial intelligence to fabricate citations in two motions. STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. OBA v. REEVES 2026 OK 37 Decided: 05/27/2026 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. State of Oklahoma, ex rel., Oklahoma Bar Association, Complainant, v. Matthew Brett Reeves, Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FOR ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE RESPONDENT PUBLICLY REPRIMANDED. Gina L. Hendryx, General Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Complainant. Matthew B. Reeves, Respondent, Pro Se. Darby, J.: I. BACKGROUND ¶1 Pursuant to Rule 7.7 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP), 5 O.S.2021, ch. 1, app. 1-A, Complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) caused documentation in this attorney disciplinary proceeding to be transmitted to the Chief Justice of this Court on December 2, 2025, following the public reprimand of Respondent, Matthew Brett Reeves, in Texas, on November 4, 2025, based upon similar discipline imposed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Authorities cited in the passage: STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. OBA v. REEVES 2026 OK 37 Decided · Rule 7.7