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People v. Zachariah C. Crabill, 23PDJ067 (Colo. O.P.D.J. 22 Nov 2023)

Colorado Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge · Colorado

last revised 2023-11-22last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Colorado's Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended Zachariah Crabill for one year and one day, with ninety days served, after he filed ChatGPT-generated citations without reading them, failed to correct the record and blamed a legal intern. Violations found of Colo. RPC 1.1, 1.3, 3.3(a)(1) and 8.4(c).

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Current version
Stipulation to discipline · 22 Nov 2023
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.coloradolegalregulation.com/wp-content/uploads/PDJ/Decisions/Crabi…

What the document requires

  • Not reading or verifying AI-generated citations before filing violated Colo. RPC 1.1 and 1.3
  • Failing to alert the court or withdraw the motion after discovering the citations were fictitious violated Colo. RPC 3.3(a)(1)
  • Falsely attributing the errors to a legal intern violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c)
  • Sanction: suspension of one year and one day, ninety days active, remainder stayed on two years' probation

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Stipulation to disciplinecurrent2023-11-22Approved by the Presiding Disciplinary Judgeofficial

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "People v. Zachariah C. Crabill, 23PDJ067 (Colo. O.P.D.J. 22 Nov 2023)" (Colorado Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge, Stipulation to discipline, 2023-11-22), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-co-people-v-crabill-discipline (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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