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AI Legal Sanction Case Database

Name: AI Legal Sanction Case Database
Creator: Citation Safe
License: https://citationsafe.com/terms

The AI Legal Sanction Case Database is the authoritative, continuously-updated, free index of publicly reported cases where a US or foreign court sanctioned, warned, or issued an order to show cause over AI-hallucinated citations in a legal filing. According to Citation Safe’s public sanctions database, courts have addressed AI-citation problems in 1000 reported cases tracked here as of today, spanning 2023–2026. New cases are ingested daily.

Cases tracked: 1,902
Courts covered: 396
Cases with a reported penalty: 349
USD-denominated penalties: $1,290,986; across 191 USD cases — other currencies not converted

This is the structured dataset: every row here is a live, queryable record — sortable and filterable by jurisdiction, AI tool, judge, and year, with results pulled fresh on every request. Download the full dataset as CSV. For curated write-ups of the highest-profile entries — case background, why each sanction happened, what to take from it — see the AI Hallucination Sanctions Tracker, our editorial companion to this database.

1,295 cases match these filters · page 15 of 26

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Derence V. Fivehouse v. United States Department of Defense et al.	E.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-03-02	Implied	Reprimand	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fabian Antonio Thomas v. Officer Skylar Sillivent, et al.	E.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-03-02	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hardy v. Whitaker	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-02	Implied	Plaintiff's amended complaint dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Put A Bird On It, LLC v. Seattle Arena Holdings, LLC	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-03-02	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Lusine Hakhverdyan	C.D. California (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-03-03	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of the Estate of CAROL M. CAREY	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-03-03	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jeri'yah Ford v. Troy City School District, et al.	N.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-04	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Medal v. Amazon.com Services, LLC	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-03-04	Unidentified	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan Adam Dixon v. MultiCare Health System (1)	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-03-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of the Estate of Kuerschner	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joan Pablo Torres Campos v. Leslie Ann Munoz	CA California	USA	—	2026-03-05	Unidentified	Monetary sanction; Bar referral	5000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lawand Hill v. Sloppy Vinyl, LLC, et al.	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Motion to dismiss granted; warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Woodward Harbor L.L.C., et al. v. City of Mandeville	E.D. Louisiana	USA	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Monetary Sanction; CLE	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Andre Lamont Goddard, Jr. v. City University of Seattle	D. DC	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dewayne Clark v. CoreCivic	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gregory J. Van Etten v. Stephanie K. Fattman, et al.	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hatch v. College Ave Student Loans	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kattom v. Bondi	W.D. Louisiana	USA	—	2026-03-06	ChatGPT	Monetary sanction	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kim Elizabeth Harwell v. WestCare Nevada, Inc.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-03-06	ChatGPT	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zack Jones v. Target Corporation	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case	None reported	No source on file
M7 Indústria e Comércio de Compensados e Laminados v. U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition, et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-09	Implied	Order to show cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Slay v. Ross	CA Georgia	USA	—	2026-03-09	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
A.K. v. M.R.	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Arno Kuigoua v. Adam Michael Sacks	CA California (2nd)	USA	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brown v. State of Mississippi	CA Mississippi	USA	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (1)	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-10	Protégé (LexisNexis)	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Helen Allen v. Cass Casper and Disparti Law Group	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Monetary Sanction	1500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re A.R. and N.R., Minors	AC Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael Platt v. Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-03-10	Implied	Brief Struck, Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bolden v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (In re: Eric Chibueze Nwaubani)	CA Fourth Circuit	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Public admonishment	None reported	Source (reason.com)
Checks Aciek Ateny Nai v. National Asset Mortgage, LLC, et al.	W.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Order to Show Cause satisfied; court declined to impose Rule 11 sanctions.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dillon v. Myles Stephenson, et al.	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Donte McClellon v. E. Rickard, Warden of FCI Otisville, et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kateryna Maslovska v. Ekaterina Shigabetdinova	AC Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Warning (both parties)	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Samantha Roussell v. The Bank of New York Mellon	CA Florida	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Traver v. General Motors Financial Company Inc., et al.	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-03-11	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Donaghy v. Zoning Bd. of Review of the Town of North Kingstown	SC Rhode Island	USA	—	2026-03-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hartmann v. Davidson	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-03-12	Unidentified	Dismissed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Scott Mitchell Obeginski	CA Texas (9th)	USA	—	2026-03-12	Implied	Order to attach copies of cited authorities affirmed	None reported	Source (reason.com)
Suiter v. GM - General Motors, LLC	W.D. Virginia	USA	—	2026-03-12	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
A.C. Appellant v. H.D. AND J.C.	SC Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-03-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Albert Taylor v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, et al.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-03-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
DSME Construction Co., Ltd.	ASBCA	USA	—	2026-03-13	Implied	Brief struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
John A. Griffiths	Arizona State Bar	USA	—	2026-03-13	Eve.legal	Reprimand and order to pay State Bar costs and expenses of $1,200.	1200 USD	No source on file
Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn.	6th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-03-13	Implied	Adverse Costs Order; Monetary Sanction; Potential disciplinary proceedings	30000 USD	Source (reason.com)
Domingo Beato-Estrella v. M. Arviza	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-03-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Esterra Commons Venture, LLC dba Verde Esterra Park v. Justin Norton	CA Washington (d1)	USA	—	2026-03-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Meriland Keith Dillard v. CBS Studios, Inc.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-03-16	Implied	Factor in dismissing with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shaquan Pridgen v. Amazon.com Services LLC	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2026-03-16	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gregory Richmond and Lynne Richmond v. City of Newport, Washington	CA Washington (d3)	USA	—	2026-03-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)

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This database aggregates publicly reported court sanctions and orders over AI-hallucinated citations. It is informational only, not legal advice, and not a complete record of every such case nationwide — see our free citation checker to verify your own filings before this happens to you.