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State ex rel. Schnell v. Richardson, No. ED114731 (Mo. Ct. App.)
·Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District·US-STATESanctions
In the Missouri Court of Appeals, relator's counsel Jenna Rohr Conley admitted using generative AI to research a mandamus petition and failing to verify two cases that did not exist. The court denied the writ and imposed $1,750 in attorney-fee sanctions under Rule 55.03.
- Court
- Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
- Date
- 2026-09-08
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- Relator's counsel Jenna Rohr Conley filed a mandamus petition citing two cases that she later admitted did not exist. She told the court she had used generative artificial intelligence to research supporting authorities and failed to verify the output before filing.
- Outcome
- Sanctions
- Penalty
- US$1,750
- Regulatory outcome
- No separate regulatory disposition recorded
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-11
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “State ex rel. Schnell v. Richardson, No. ED114731 (Mo. Ct. App.)”, safelegalai.com/tracker/state-ex-rel-schnell-v-richardson (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: CC BY 4.0.