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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 12 of 29

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Cynthia White v. Walmart, Inc.	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-04-14	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Michael T-Alexander v. Michelle Baass et al.	CA California (6d)	USA	—	2026-04-14	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shaw v. City of Portola, et al.	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-14	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zand v. Sukumar	CA California (1d)	USA	—	2026-04-14	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Allen v. Hunt	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-04-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State of Ohio v. Abdullah M. Alqahtani	3d Dist	USA	—	2026-04-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bruno Roberto Rodriguez v. Kathryn Louise Rodriguez	CA Florida (6d)	USA	—	2026-04-10	Unidentified	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Steven Nemec v. Kelsey Kanoelani Alao and Alyssa Jade Alao	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-04-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ifeoma Delliane Chinedu Obi v. Cook County, Illinois, et al. (1)	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	Brief Struck; Monetary Sanction	4999 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Troylond Malon Wise	W.D. Louisiana (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	Monetary sanction; CLE on AI; barred until compliance; Brief struck	2750 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert S. Hulvat v. Juli Gumina, STG Divorce Law, and Jennifer B. Hulvat	CA Illinois (3d)	USA	—	2026-04-09	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	3178 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James C. Young; Tahnee R. Young v. Happy Money	8th Cir. CA (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-08	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joseph C. Zoghaib v. Societe Generale De Banque Au Liban, et al.	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-04-08	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Pleasant v. Burns	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-04-08	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Blackburn v. United States	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nancy Parkinson v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review	Cmwlth Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Affirmed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sims v. Souily-Lefave (1)	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Thanh Nguy v. Jabil Inc.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-07	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gamez v. County of Fresno	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hardy v. Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, et al. (2)	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-04-06	Unidentified	Brief Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litigation (Gravelyn)	J.P.M.L.	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James Jordan v. USA, Clinicas Del Camino Real, Inc., et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kelly Bartholomew v. Public Utility Commission of Oregon	CA Oregon	USA	—	2026-04-06	Unidentified	Judicial review dismissed due to submission of fabricated case citations	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Viral Bhagat v. Anuja Sharad Shah	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wendy Wolkenstein and Rebecca Knepp v. Dan Heinrich and Samual Tillery	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-04-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ellen Michaelis v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-03	—	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Kathleen A Rabon	D. Connecticut (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kleyman Law Group, P.C. v. James Kaloidis	SC New York	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Sanctions	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Modern Floor Specialists, Inc. et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Najafpir v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Claim dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
United States v. Farris	6th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-04-03	Westlaw CoCounsel	Counsel disqualified with no compensation for time served; Briefs locked; Bar Referral; Notice of Opinion	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ward v. Amazon.com Services LLC	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-04-03	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kevin D. Turnage v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., et al.	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-04-02	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Stanford v. Leinart	CA Texas	USA	—	2026-04-02	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Interest of W.G., Minor Child	CA Iowa	USA	—	2026-04-01	Perplexity	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joseph Maldonado v. Professional Animal Retirement Center	N.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-04-01	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral	1500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Patrick Hrdlichka v. Samantha Bengston	CA Arkansas	USA	—	2026-04-01	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Saqib Kafeel v. Apple Inc., et al.	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-04-01	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chelsea Montes v. Suns Legacy Partners LLC	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Adverse Costs Order; CLE; Notification	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Christopher A. Ambrose v. Bandy X. Lee	D. Connecticut	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Edward C. Allen v. Western Governors University, et al.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Case dismissed with prejudice; Adverse Costs Order	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Elbert Coleman, III; Elbert Coleman, IV v. Nexo Capital Inc.	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ella and Ramin LLC v. Travelers Insurance Company	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-31	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Evgeny Yaroshevsky v. Karlin et al.	E.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-31	Gemini	Recommended adverse costs order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Federal Trade Commission v. James D. Noland, Jr., et al.	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Feldman & Trost v. District 6 Board of Education	C.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ford v. Sherwin-Williams	D. Kansas	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hampton v. Lofton	CA Arizona (1d)	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Heimkes v. Fairhope Motorcoach Resort Condominium Owners Association, Inc.	S.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-03-31	Cocounsel (Westlaw)	Reprimand; Order to file order in subsequent cases; Bar Referral; Adverse Costs Order	55597	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jaii LeShawn Quinones v. Unknown Love, et al.	E.D. Missouri	USA	—	2026-03-31	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)

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