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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 10 of 29

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Gully v Varghese	SC New York	USA	—	2026-05-12	Implied	Brief struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jacobs v. Timberlake	CA Louisiana (5d)	USA	—	2026-05-12	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pyle v. Glenn County Sheriff's Department	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-05-12	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zena L. Powell v. The Borough of Bergenfield	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2026-05-12	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
DeVore v. McCombie	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-05-11	Implied	Order to Explain	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dorothea Bell v. Kelly Bell	SC Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-05-11	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Taiujuan Burches v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.	E.D. Lousiana	USA	—	2026-05-11	Implied	Monetary Sanction	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
William Louis Armstrong, III v. City of Milwaukee	E.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2026-05-11	Implied	Court granted motion to file corrected reply brief, found no prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Broyles v. McNeal	CA Georgia	USA	—	2026-05-08	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kyne v. Ehima	SC Connecticut	USA	—	2026-05-08	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Coomer v. Lindell/MyPillow, Inc. (2)	D. Colorado	USA	—	2026-05-07	Unidentified	Monetary Order	5000 USD	Source (reason.com)
Danielle L. Neri v. Board of Education for Albuquerque Public Schools	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2026-05-07	Centient AI	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Eric Tobler v. Stephen Tobler, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-05-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joshua Harris v. Pinnacle Bank (2)	N.D. Mississippi	USA	—	2026-05-07	Unidentified	Case dismissed with prejudice as sanction	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kristina Crist v. Roy Chris West, et al.	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-05-07	Unidentified	Public reprimand; Notice to client; Monetary Sanction	250 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marriage of Nash	CA Colorado	USA	—	2026-05-07	Implied	Monetary Sanction affirmed	1665 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Song Dow Lee, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-05-07	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stokka v. Stokka	SC North Dakota	USA	—	2026-05-07	Implied	Double costs awarded as sanction	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Boersma v. Davenport	CA Oregon	USA	—	2026-05-06	Implied	Monetary Sanction	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-05-06	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Terrance Anthony Norris v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.	E.D. New York	USA	—	2026-05-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	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)
Hannah Renee Payne v. The State	SC Georgia	USA	—	2026-05-05	Unidentified	Admonishment; 6-month suspension from appearing before the Supreme Court; 12 hours CLE; trial court order vacated and case remanded	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jessica Fuller v. Hyde School, et al.	D. Maine	USA	—	2026-05-05	Claude or ChatGPT	CLE; Firm procedures and certification; Serve Order to plaintiff; Brief struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Moore v. MC Architects Inc., et al.	D. Hawai'i	USA	—	2026-05-05	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Randolph v. Erick Berscheid Trucking, LLC et al	D. Minnesotta	USA	—	2026-05-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Seeto v. Kendall	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-05-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Van Deel v. A-Plus Contracting, LLC	Missouri CA	USA	—	2026-05-05	Implied	—	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)
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)
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)

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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.