AI Hallucination Sanctions — E.D. California

9 sanctions in E.D. California. Every case below involved AI-fabricated citations filed on the court’s docket. Click a case for the full teardown.

That Xiong v. Minga Wofford (2)

Decided 2026-05-21 · Outcome: No Sanctions in circumstances.

Decided 2026-05-12 · Outcome: Warning.

Decided 2026-04-22 · Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral · Penalty: 1000 USD.

Decided 2026-04-14 · Outcome: Order to Show Cause.

Decided 2026-04-06 · Outcome: Order to Show Cause.

Decided 2026-02-24 · Outcome: Order to Show Cause.

Decided 2026-02-09 · Outcome: Order to Show Cause.

Decided 2026-01-22 · Outcome: Order to inform client and staff of errors.

Decided 2026-01-14.