Incident Tracker / United States (federal)
Ashmeade v. Amazon.com Services LLC, No. 7:23-cv-04331-KMK-VR (S.D.N.Y.)
·US District Court, Southern District of New York·US-FEDWarning
In the Southern District of New York, self-represented plaintiff Keith Ashmeade cited two nonexistent Southern District decisions while litigating discovery issues against Amazon. Magistrate Judge Reznik identified the false citations, warned that future filings with false or nonexistent legal authorities may draw sanctions, and tied the warning to Rule 11 duties for pro se litigants.
- Court
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- Date
- 2026-08-27
- Who used the AI
- Litigant in person
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- Self-represented plaintiff Keith Ashmeade cited two nonexistent Southern District of New York decisions in discovery briefing. The court identified the false authorities, pointed to Rule 11 obligations for pro se litigants, and warned that future submissions containing false or nonexistent authorities may result in sanctions.
- Outcome
- Warning
- Penalty
- No monetary penalty recorded
- Regulatory outcome
- No separate regulatory disposition recorded
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-04
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Ashmeade v. Amazon.com Services LLC, No. 7:23-cv-04331-KMK-VR (S.D.N.Y.)”, safelegalai.com/tracker/ashmeade-v-amazon (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.