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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 13 of 26

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Samuel K. v. Winsley Focia	CA California	USA	—	2026-02-26	Implied	Appeal dismissed; appellant to bear her own costs on appeal.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
United States v. Robert Ponce, Jr.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-02-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Volker v. Nygaard	SC North Dakota	USA	—	2026-02-26	Implied	Case dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Anthony Jama Hall v. Superior Court of Sacramento County	CA California	USA	—	2026-02-25	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Christina Leas Dunn v. Nelnet	W.D. Arkansas	USA	—	2026-02-25	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re termination of parental rights (HK)	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-25	Implied	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kettering Adventist Healthcare v. Sandra Collier, et al.	S.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-02-25	Implied	Contempt Finding; Brief Struck; Monetary Sanction	7500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Moses v. State	CA Tennessee	USA	—	2026-02-25	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Roosevelt Hunt, Jr. v. True Sky Federal Credit Union	D. Kansas	USA	—	2026-02-25	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chapter Kris Jackson v. BOK Financial Corporation et al. (3)	N.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-02-24	Implied	Struck filings; Monetary sanction	405 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ebony Sherisse Lucas v. Charles W. Scharf, et al.	W.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-02-24	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gail Fung v. Liberty University	W.D. Virginia	USA	—	2026-02-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Juan Villalovos-Gutierrez, et al. v. Gerard Van de Pol, et al. (2)	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-24	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Louis J. Blazy v. Department of State	CBCA	USA	—	2026-02-24	Implied	Formal admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wells Fargo Bank v. Frances W. Dean	E.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-02-24	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kenneth Hawkins v. I.C. System, Inc.	S.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-02-23	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shawn Olali v. Ampex Brands, LLC	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-02-23	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zeus Realty Group LLC v. 1032 N Sycamore Owner LA, LLC et al	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-23	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gerow v. Falcone	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-20	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zlatkin v. Gladwin County, et al.	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-02-20	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Bixler v. Church of Scientology	CA California	USA	—	2026-02-19	Unidentified	Order to show cause	None reported	No source on file
In re: Marrett	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-02-19	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Johnson v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice et al	M.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-02-19	Implied	Brief Struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Juandel Pena and Martina Ruiz v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-02-19	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kosel Equity v. McGregor	SC Connecticut	USA	—	2026-02-19	ChatGPT	Allowed to refile brief	None reported	No source on file
David Martin v. ODS Community Dental Insurance et al.	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-02-18	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
EFD USA, INC., et al. v. Band Pro Film and Digital, Inc., et al.	CA California	USA	—	2026-02-18	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	900 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions & Bridgecrest Credit Company	CA Fifth Circuit	USA	—	2026-02-18	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	2500	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kendle Mardis v. Dealer Loyalty Protection, Inc., et al.	S.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-02-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kennon v. Ashley	D. Kansas	USA	—	2026-02-18	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matter of: Adapt Forward, LLC	GAO	USA	—	2026-02-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shaerica L. Walder v. Experian Information Solutions	E.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-02-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Alejandro Rios v. Puente Hills Ford	CA California	USA	—	2026-02-17	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Doe 1, et al. v. Shirley Lai, et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Greenberg v. First Bank, Inc.	California SC	USA	—	2026-02-17	Implied	Upcoming Sanction	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction Litigation	N.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-17	Unidentified	Court declined to exclude the expert based on the AI-generated/incorrect citations; issue reserved for cross-examination; motion to exclude denied.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
McDowell et al. v. Turpen	D. Colorado (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-02-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nia Elan Davis v. American Airlines, et al.	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-17	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. All Season Power LLC, et al.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-13	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Source (reason.com)
G2 Ops, Inc.	GAO	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Telexfree Securities Litigation	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Landmark Development Group, LLC v. Lonnie LuPardus	CA Kansas	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	Arguments deemed waived	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lindsey Newell v. The Law Offices of Travis R. Walker, et al.	S.D. Florida	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Martha Liliana Picon-Diaz et al. v. Pamela J. Bondi	10th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Merz v. City of Kalama	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nydia Rosario v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company	E.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-02-13	Implied	Obligation to share decision with firm	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Andre Legarza v. Northern Star (Alaska), Inc.	D. Alaska	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
City of Dickinson v. Helgeson	SC North Dakota	USA	—	2026-02-12	Implied	Monetary Sanction	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
CVTEK, LLC (B-423943; B-423943.2)	GAO	USA	—	2026-02-12	Westlaw CoCounsel	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Seifert v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, et al.	D. Idaho	USA	—	2026-02-12	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.