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AI Legal Sanction Case Database
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.
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| Case | Court | Jurisdiction | Judge | Decided | AI tool | Outcome | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad v. Gap Inc. | S.D. Ohio | USA | — | 2025-07-03 | ChatGPT | OSC | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Sharita Hill v. State of Oklahoma | W.D. Oklahoma | USA | — | 2025-07-03 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Coomer v. Lindell/MyPillow, Inc. (1) | D. Colorado | USA | — | 2025-07-07 | Co-Pilot, Westlaw’s AI, Gemini, Grok, Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity | Monetary Sanctions | 6000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| In re Eugene Ezra Perkins | D. Oregon (Bankruptcy) | USA | — | 2025-07-07 | Unidentified | Case dismissed; motion to alter or amend denied | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Wright Brothers Aero, Inc. B-423326.2 | GAO | USA | — | 2025-07-07 | Unidentified | Warning | None reported | Source (gao.gov) |
| Francesco Santora v. Copyright Claims Board | Copyright Claims Board | USA | — | 2025-07-08 | Implied | Barred from pursuing claims before the Board | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Gurpreet Kaur v. Captain Joel Desso | N.D. New York | USA | — | 2025-07-09 | Claude Sonnet 4 | Monetary and professional sanctions | 1000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| in re: Turner | Iowa Attorney Disciplinary Board | USA | — | 2025-07-09 | Implied | Motion stricken | None reported | Source (abajournal.com) |
| Kessler v. City of Atwater | E.D. California | USA | — | 2025-07-11 | Unidentified | Order to show cause issued for potential sanctions | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Woodrow Jackson v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company | M.D. Georgia | USA | — | 2025-07-14 | Unidentified | Monetary sanction; CLE requirement; Adverse Costs Order | 1000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Augustin v. Formula 3 Brooklyn Inc. | SC New York | USA | — | 2025-07-16 | Unidentified | Defendants ordered to comply with AI rules; potential financial sanctions pending hearing. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Flycatcher v. Affable Avenue (1) | S.D. New York | USA | — | 2025-07-18 | Unidentified | Decision on sanctions reserved | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| In re Marla C. Martin | N.D. Illinois (Bankruptcy) | USA | — | 2025-07-18 | ChatGPT | Sanction of $5,500 and mandatory AI education | 5500 USD | Source (reason.com) |
| Myers v. State | SC Connecticut | USA | — | 2025-07-18 | Implied | — | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Jackson Federation of Teachers, et al. v. Lynn Fitch | S.D. Mississippi | USA | — | 2025-07-20 | Perplexity | Judge withdrew the order | None reported | No source on file |
| In re Boy | CA Illinois | USA | — | 2025-07-21 | Unidentified | Attorney ordered to disgorge payment and pay monetary sanctions | 7925 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| McCarthy v. DEA | 3rd Cir. CA | USA | — | 2025-07-21 | Unidentified | Relevant pleadings ignored; Order to show cause | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Victor Kholod v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC | M.D. Pennsylvania | USA | — | 2025-07-22 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Zajradhara v. NMC | Supreme Court, Northern Mariana Islands | USA | — | 2025-07-22 | Implied | Appeal dismissed with prejudice; declared vexatious litigant | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| In Re CorMedix | D. New Jersey | USA | — | 2025-07-23 | ChatGPT | Opinion withdrawn by judge | None reported | No source on file |
| Johnson v. Dunn | N.D. Alabama | USA | — | 2025-07-23 | ChatGPT | Public reprimand, disqualification from the case, and referral to the Bar | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Karina Elizondo vs. City of Laredo | S.D. Texas | USA | — | 2025-07-23 | Unidentified | Monetary sanction; mandatory CLE in ethics/legal technology | 2500 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Vita Law Offices v. Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-07-23 | Copilot | Order to undergo CLE | None reported | Court order (CourtListener) |
| Everett J. Prescott, Inc. v. Timothy J. Beall | D. Maine | USA | — | 2025-07-24 | Unidentified | The court imposed a requirement for future filings to include a written representation of citation accuracy. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Nunez v. American Airlines, Inc. | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-07-24 | Implied | Recom'tion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Taft v. Thomas et al. | Hawaii | USA | — | 2025-07-24 | Implied | — | 100 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| BioneX, LLC B-423630 | GAO | USA | — | 2025-07-25 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Source (gao.gov) |
| Malone-Bey v. Lauderdale County School Board | S.D. Mississippi | USA | — | 2025-07-25 | Implied | Plaintiff's motion denied; warning issued for future filings | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Pop Top Corp. v. Rakuten Kobo | N.D. California | USA | — | 2025-07-25 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Source (govinfo.gov) |
| Robbins v. Martin Law Firm, P.L. | M.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-07-28 | — | No monetary sanctions imposed; warning issued | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Seither & Cherry Quad Cities v. Oakland Automation | E.D. Michigan | USA | — | 2025-07-28 | Unidentified | Order to pay opposing counsel's fees | 1485 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Axis Dynamics, Inc. v. Knox County, Tennessee | E.D. Tennessee | USA | — | 2025-07-29 | Implied | Admonishment and Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Damilola Obembe v. Droisys, Inc. | OCAHO | USA | — | 2025-07-29 | Unidentified | Dismissal with prejudice | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Happiness Idehen & Felix Ogieva v. Gloria Stoute-Phillip | N.Y. Civil Court | USA | — | 2025-07-29 | MS Copilot | Monetary Sanction; referral to the Bar | 1000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| In re: Ryan Lashon Ford | W.D. North Carolina (Bankruptcy) | USA | — | 2025-07-29 | Implied | Contempt findings (on this and other grounds) | 11200 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Coronavirus Reporter Corporation v. Apple Inc. | N.D. California | USA | — | 2025-07-30 | ChatGPT | Sanctioned to repay opposing party's counsel fees | 1 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Ligeri v. Amazon.com Services | W.D. Washington | USA | — | 2025-07-30 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Rollins v. Premier Motorcar Gallery | N.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-07-30 | Implied | Warning (second) | None reported | No source on file |
| J.D. v. Kern County DHS | CA California | USA | — | 2025-07-31 | Implied | Warning | None reported | No source on file |
| Lowery Wilkinson Lowery, LLC, et al. v. State of Illinois, et al. | E.D. Oklahoma | USA | — | 2025-07-31 | Implied | Sanctions | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Mirage v. Costco Wholesale Corporation | C.D. California | USA | — | 2025-07-31 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Advani v. Appellate Term | S.D. New York | USA | — | 2025-08-01 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| ByoPlanet International v. Johansson and Gilstrap | S.D. Florida | USA | — | 2025-08-01 | ChatGPT | Cases dismissed without prejudice, attorney ordered to pay defendants' attorney fees, referred to Florida Bar. | 85567 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Carla Bender 4thdistrict Appellate Ct. v. Julian S. | CA Illinois | USA | — | 2025-08-04 | Implied | Monetary sanctions imposed on attorney and report to disciplinary commission | 1000 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Tellez v. Proiettii | E.D. California | USA | — | 2025-08-04 | Implied | Warning | None reported | No source on file |
| Thompson v. Nevada Secretary of State | Nevada DC | USA | — | 2025-08-04 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| CommNV, LLC v. Uprise, LLC | Nevada DC | USA | — | 2025-08-06 | Implied | Order to Explain | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Gezalayan v. BMW North American, LLC | SC California | USA | — | 2025-08-06 | Implied | Court ordered plaintiff's counsel to explain the citation, admonished counsel, and warned that future reference to non-existent authority may result in sanctions. | None reported | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
| Luke v. Iowa DHHS | CA Iowa | USA | — | 2025-08-06 | Implied | Warning | None reported | Source (law.justia.com) |
| Graham-Jackson v. Martin and Rock Prairie Farms, LLC | CA Wisconsin | USA | — | 2025-08-07 | Unidentified | Monetary sanctions of $500 and requirement for future affidavit on legal citations | 500 USD | Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB) |
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.