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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: 2,109
Courts covered: 398
Cases with a reported penalty: 374
USD-denominated penalties: $1,400,706; across 207 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.

1,429 cases match these filters · page 19 of 29

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Joann Crawford v. Buffalo Creek Properties, LLC	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
O.K., LLC v. Melka	CA California (2d)	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Philip D. Dennison v. June Caudill et al.	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-04-23	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Keefe v. BMakin Film Ltd	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-24	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Laurie Ibach and Mark Stewart v. Bruce Stewart	SC Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-24	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order; Doubled Costs; Filing Prohibition; Bar Referral	17200 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan-Michael Jarvis v. County of Teton Wyoming	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
United States v. Jose Marquez	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ali Behroz Aziz, et al. v. United States of America, et al.	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Page Limits and Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of the Application of Jonathan David Rinaldi	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marble v. O'Malley	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-04-27	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Moore v. Wireless CCTV LLC	S.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rhonda L. H.-B. v. Commissioner of Social Security	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-27	Implied	Warning; Refiling Allowed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anthony C. Hill v. Workday, Inc. (2)	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-28	CoCounsel	Admonishment; Monetary Fine; 4 hours live CLE; Order Circulation	1001 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brandon Rulund Akins v. Tashi Latwon Ratliff, et al.	M.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Louis L. Ligon III v. Meta Platforms, Inc.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Loyer v. Wayne County Michigan et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-04-28	Unidentified	Ordered to attend an ethics seminar and produce proof of attendance	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pate v. CMG Mortgage, Inc., et al.	E.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tekoma Chaney v. Transdev Services Inc. et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-28	LexisNexis+ (Protégé)	Monetary Sanction; Reporting to other courts	2500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Tunstall v. Alabama Department of Corrections	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-28	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Amparo Trejo v. Miguel Angel Amaya Hernandez	CA Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	Brief Partly Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bathsheba Nichole Adams v. Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, et al.	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	Motion Struck; Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of Ikechukwu H. Okorie	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jane Doe v. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Justin Spiehs v. Erik Smith	D. Kansas	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nisland Asset Investment, LLC v. Carissa Ann Gericke	CA Iowa	USA	—	2026-04-29	Implied	Issues deemed waived for failure to provide valid supporting authority	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sai Malena Jimenez-Fogarty v. Thomas Fogarty et al.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-29	LexisNexis	Monetary Sanction; Order to Notice Client	2500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ascent Management, Inc. et al v. Shell Oil Company et al	Montgomery CC, Ohio	USA	—	2026-04-30	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	5237 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Braun v. Day	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Court order (CourtListener)
Burnside v. Verdick, et al.	S.D. Iowa	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Darrin L. Johnson, Jr. v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, et al.	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Eagle Township v. Shaun VanAlstine	CA Michigan	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Faisal Rahman v. Michael J. Burton, et al.	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jamal Berry v. Early Warning Services	E.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
K.C. v. D.R.	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Mercy Wellington v. City of New York	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sana Hazina Butler v. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Superb Motors Inc. et al. v. Anthony Deo et al.	E.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-30	Implied	Monetary Sanction	1500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chamberlain v. City of Albany	M.D. Georgia	USA	—	2026-05-01	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Drip Capital, Inc. v. SGM Socher Inc.	SC New York	USA	—	2026-05-01	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Johnny Fuselier v. John S. Riscassi	S.D. Mississippi	USA	—	2026-05-01	Fastcase; Google AI	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rasheem Carter, et al. v. UZGlobal LLC, et al.	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2026-05-01	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral; CLE	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Richard Paul Smith v. Verra Mobility Corporation et al.	M.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-05-01	ChatGPT	Order to Notify Client	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sherdena Rocky Ali v. Carlos Efre Idiokitas	CA Kentucky	USA	—	2026-05-01	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Yasmani Gurri Rubio v. Markwayne Mullin, et al.	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-05-01	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Devin A. Robinson v. Velosio, LLC	D. Maryland	USA	—	2026-05-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Eliott Williamson v. TransUnion LLC, Experian Information Solutions, Inc.	11th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-05-04	Unidentified	Affirmed on appeal earlier dismissal with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Regan Wilkes, et al. v. Canyons School District, et al.	D. Utah	USA	—	2026-05-04	Implied	Order to Show Cause	7000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Amanda Adams v. Allen Butler Construction, Inc.	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-05-05	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Barber v. Morawa	CA Michigan	USA	—	2026-05-05	Claude, ChatGPT, Westlaw, Lexis	Admonishment in court	None reported	Source (courts.michigan.gov)
DOE, J. et al v. The Trustees of Columbia University	SC New York	USA	—	2026-05-05	Unidentified	Counsel apologized	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.