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Jane Doe 1 v. Mount Saint Mary High School Corporation

·United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma·US-FEDRegulatory referralprovisional

On 2026-05-13, in Jane Doe 1, et al. v. Mount Saint Mary High School Corporation, the Western District of Oklahoma publicly reprimanded counsel, ordered notice to the client, and required self-reporting to the Oklahoma Bar Association. Counsel filed a reply brief using quotations that did not appear in the cited source, nonexistent or hallucinated authorities, and authorities used.

Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Date
2026-05-13
Who used the AI
Lawyer
AI tool
Not identified in the record
Conduct
Counsel used AI tools in briefing and submitted fake or misleading authority, including nonexistent cases and quotations. The court required client notice and self-reporting to bar authorities.
Outcome
Regulatory referral
Penalty
No monetary penalty recorded
Regulatory outcome
No separate regulatory disposition recorded
Status
Provisional — written by the court-decisions pipeline, awaiting the editor
Last checked
2026-09-08

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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Jane Doe 1 v. Mount Saint Mary High School Corporation”, safelegalai.com/tracker/jane-doe-1-et-al-v-mount-saint-mary-high-school-corporation (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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