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Nia Elan Davis v. American Airlines, et al.
·United States District Court for the District of Arizona·US-FEDSanctionsprovisional
District of Arizona on 2026-02-17 in Nia Elan Davis v. American Airlines, et al. found the self-represented party's opposition cited a fictitious case, then withdrew the citation after the defendant requested dismissal as a sanction. The court granted the motion to dismiss, entered judgment for American Airlines, and did not impose sanctions after the plaintiff withdrew the fictitious citation.
- Court
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- Date
- 2026-02-17
- Who used the AI
- Litigant in person
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- The self-represented party's opposition cited a fictitious case, then withdrew the citation after the defendant requested dismissal as a sanction.
- Outcome
- Sanctions
- 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
- 2026-09-07
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Nia Elan Davis v. American Airlines, et al.”, safelegalai.com/tracker/nia-elan-davis-v-american-airlines-et-al (accessed 2026-09-08). Data: CC BY 4.0.