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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 15 of 29

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Andre Lamont Goddard, Jr. v. City University of Seattle	D. DC	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dewayne Clark v. CoreCivic	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gregory J. Van Etten v. Stephanie K. Fattman, et al.	D. Massachusetts	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hatch v. College Ave Student Loans	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kattom v. Bondi	W.D. Louisiana	USA	—	2026-03-06	ChatGPT	Monetary sanction	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kim Elizabeth Harwell v. WestCare Nevada, Inc.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2026-03-06	ChatGPT	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Zack Jones v. Target Corporation	D. Oregon	USA	—	2026-03-06	Implied	Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the case	None reported	No source on file
In the Matter of the Estate of Kuerschner	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	1	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Joan Pablo Torres Campos v. Leslie Ann Munoz	CA California	USA	—	2026-03-05	Unidentified	Monetary sanction; Bar referral	5000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lawand Hill v. Sloppy Vinyl, LLC, et al.	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Motion to dismiss granted; warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Woodward Harbor L.L.C., et al. v. City of Mandeville	E.D. Louisiana	USA	—	2026-03-05	Implied	Monetary Sanction; CLE	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jeri'yah Ford v. Troy City School District, et al.	N.D. New York	USA	—	2026-03-04	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Medal v. Amazon.com Services, LLC	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-03-04	Unidentified	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ryan Adam Dixon v. MultiCare Health System (1)	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2026-03-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Lusine Hakhverdyan	C.D. California (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-03-03	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of the Estate of CAROL M. CAREY	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-03-03	Implied	Adverse Costs Order	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Derence V. Fivehouse v. United States Department of Defense et al.	E.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-03-02	Implied	Reprimand	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Fabian Antonio Thomas v. Officer Skylar Sillivent, et al.	E.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-03-02	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hardy v. Whitaker	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2026-03-02	Implied	Plaintiff's amended complaint dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Put A Bird On It, LLC v. Seattle Arena Holdings, LLC	CA Washington	USA	—	2026-03-02	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Horton v. Colvin	CA Alabama	USA	—	2026-02-27	Implied	Affirmed in part; reversed in part; remanded (libel claim as to “meth house” reversed for further proceedings).	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of the Estate of Arturo Lopez	CA Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
David Thomas v. The Quikrete Companies, LLC	W.D. Texas	USA	—	2026-02-26	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Estate of Khallid Muhammad et al v. Tupac Shakur Estate et al	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-02-26	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hicks v. City of Albany	CA Georgia	USA	—	2026-02-26	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Perry v. Exeter Finance LLC	D. Arizona	USA	—	2026-02-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
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)
Brigade Talent LLC v. Erin Dana Lichy (JAMS Arbitration No. 5425003089)	—	USA	—	2026-02-24	Unidentified	Motion withdrawn sua sponte	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)

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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.