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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 22 of 29

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Moorehead v. Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas	E.D. Texas	USA	—	2025-11-18	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cojom v. Roblen	D. Connecticut	USA	—	2025-11-17	Unidentified	Monetary sanction	500 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Cotto v. United States	D. Colorado	USA	—	2025-11-17	Implied	Motion for reconsideration denied; court identified the cited case/citation as nonexistent/miscited and rejected reliance on it.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Gittemeier v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company	E.D. Missouri	USA	—	2025-11-17	Implied	Costs Order + Fine; One Attorney ordered to withdraw	1000 USD	Source (reason.com)
Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al.	D. South Dakota	USA	—	2025-11-17	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Neal v. Frayer	D. Maryland	USA	—	2025-11-17	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Schlichter v. Kennedy	CA California	USA	—	2025-11-17	Unidentified	Monetary sanction, bar referral	1750 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jeremie Montgomery v. AFL-CIO	M.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2025-11-14	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matthew Lewis v. Eagle County Government	D. Colorado	USA	—	2025-11-14	Implied	Fine and Costs Order	28000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Matter of Matos	SC New York	USA	—	2025-11-13	Unidentified	Respondent publicly censured	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nathan Strong v. The United States	Court of Federal Claims	USA	—	2025-11-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Richard LaRoche v. Darla Sterett (LaRoche)	Vermont SC	USA	—	2025-11-13	Unidentified	Order to file order in all pending Vermont Superior Court cases where Counsel appears	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robbin Y. Miller v. Andrew Stuart	5th Cir. CA	USA	—	2025-11-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Virginia Montoya Cabanas v. Pamela Bondi, et al.	S.D. Texas	USA	—	2025-11-13	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
William McNae and Ronda McNae v. ARAG Insurance Company	W.D. Washington	USA	—	2025-11-13	Implied	Filing struck; monetary sanction	100 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
David J. Donovan v. Kathryn Thorson	CA New Mexico	USA	—	2025-11-12	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jeffery Todd Henson, Sr. v. Lynn A. Espejo	C.D. Illinois	USA	—	2025-11-12	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Grymes Development Company v. Fodera	SC New York	USA	—	2025-11-10	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction (2,000 USD); Adverse Costs Order	18993 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jacob Doe v. The University of North Carolina System	W.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2025-11-10	Implied	Order to show cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kevin L. Swincher et al. v. Fay Servicing, LLC et al.	W.D. Kentucky	USA	—	2025-11-10	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kuigoua v. Park	CA California	USA	—	2025-11-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marques Johnson v. Capital One Financial Corporation	E.D. Michigan	USA	—	2025-11-10	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Shelton v. Parkland Health	N.D. Texas	USA	—	2025-11-10	Unidentified	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
United States v. Thomas Czartorski, et al.	W.D. Kentucky	USA	—	2025-11-10	ChatGPT	Order to show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Interest of M. O. W.	CA Texas, Austin	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
James Andrew Grimmer v. Citibank, N.A.	D. Minnesota	USA	—	2025-11-07	Unidentified	Complaint dismissed with prejudice	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marc Henri David v. George Chiala Farms, Inc.	N.D. California	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Rivera Carrasquillo v. USA	D. Puerto Rico	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wade v. Traincareconsult, Inc	SC California	USA	—	2025-11-07	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
David Angel Sifuentes, III v. Christian Brothers Automotive	W.D. Michigan	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jamison Warfield v. W.N. Morehouse Truck Line, Inc.	E.D. Tennessee	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kheir v. Titan Team, The Money Source Inc., and Auction.com	S.D. Texas (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2025-11-06	Unidentified	Costs Order; 6 hours CLE on generative AI; provide order to client; Bar referral.	1 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sanchez v. Chedraui USA, Inc.	California SC	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Travis C. Mills et al. v. Rocket Mortgage LLC et al.	W.D. Louisiana	USA	—	2025-11-06	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Coleman & Lewis v. PNC Bank, N.A.	D. Nevada	USA	—	2025-11-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lowrey v. City of Rio Rancho et al. (1)	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2025-11-05	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Alaya Coleman v. RPF-Somers Investors, LLC, et al.	E.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Borsody v. Frontier Heritage Communities	D. Kansas	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lnu, et al. v. Bondi	CA California	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	Show Cause Order	None reported	No source on file
Todd E. Glass v. Foley & Lardner LLP	W.D. Wisconsin	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Xavier Jamal Smith v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.	N.D. Indiana	USA	—	2025-11-04	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
I.H. v. O.K.	CA Indiana	USA	—	2025-11-03	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Isaacs v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	D. New Jersey	USA	—	2025-11-03	ChatGPT	Court required counsel to certify completion of an AI seminar	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Wheat v. Vichie	SC New York	USA	—	2025-11-03	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Richard Louis Pazdernik, Jr.	Iowa SC Attorney Disciplinary Board	USA	—	2025-10-31	ChatGPT	Public reprimand	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
County of Los Angeles v. Neill Francis Niblett	CA California	USA	—	2025-10-31	Unidentified	Show Cause Order	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kaleb Alexander Hoosier v. Executive Centre Association, et al.	D. Hawai‘i	USA	—	2025-10-31	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State ex rel. Soretha Marie Eldridge v. Judge Ashley Kilbane	CA Ohio	USA	—	2025-10-31	Unidentified	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Clifford Robert Cummings v. The Estate of Forrest Fenn	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2025-10-30	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re: Pamela Williams	N.D. Georgia (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2025-10-30	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.