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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: 1,897
Courts covered: 393
Cases with a reported penalty: 348
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.

1,897 cases match these filters · page 8 of 38

Case	Court	Jurisdiction	Judge	Decided	AI tool	Outcome	Penalty	Source
Christ Apostolic Temple, Inc., Dwight Reed and Jordan Reed v. Demetrius Sinegal, et al.	CA Iowa	USA	—	2026-05-27	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Eclectic Synergy, LLC v. Seredin	CA Florida (4d)	USA	—	2026-05-27	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In the Matter of Kevin A. Julien v. Danielle M. Arthur	CA New York	USA	—	2026-05-27	Unidentified	Monetary Sanction	250 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Innocent v. Meraki Installers, LLC	CA Florida (4d)	USA	—	2026-05-27	Implied	Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Polanco v. Himalayan Real Estate LLC, et al.	E.D. New York	USA	—	2026-05-27	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Robert Hinton Avery v. Danielle Beauzil	CA Florida (4d)	USA	—	2026-05-27	Unidentified	Barred from filing save with Counsel	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sentenza n. 00437/2026	T.A.R. Marche	Italy	—	2026-05-27	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Reeves	SC Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-05-27	ChatGPT	Public reprimand	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
SWSZ Holding v. SZ Global	SC Delaware	USA	—	2026-05-27	Implied	Warning, leave to refile	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Williamson v. Meyers (derivatively on behalf of Equinix, Inc.)	D. Delaware	USA	—	2026-05-27	Unidentified	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Guo v. Meade Motorcars, L.L.C.	CA Ohio (6d)	USA	—	2026-05-26	Deepseek	Monetary Sanction	100 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Hodges v. McGough Enterprises LLC	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-05-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jean-Paul B. Kalonji v. State of Indiana	CA Indiana	USA	—	2026-05-26	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sample et al v. Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2026-05-26	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
William C. Maxwell v. Dakota Michael & Chelsey Smith	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-05-26	Implied	Monetary Sanction	1000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Autos nº. 0002069-76.2026.8.16.0194 (Manoel Tomaz Budal Filho v. Antonio Carlos Alves Lopes)	TJPR	Brazil	—	2026-05-25	Implied	Tribunal declarou a existência de litigância de má-fé em razão das citações fabricadas, fixou multa de 10% do valor da causa e determinou ofício à OAB; Recurso Especial não admitido.	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Manoel Tomaz Budal Filho v. Antonio Carlos Alves Lopes	TJ Parana	Brazil	—	2026-05-25	Implied	Monetary Fine; Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
A.T.W. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky	CA Kentucky	USA	—	2026-05-22	Implied	OPINION AFFIRMING	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Kings Roofing v. Fusion Works	CA Florida (6d)	USA	—	2026-05-22	Implied	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lagac v. Capital One, N.A.	C.D. California	USA	—	2026-05-22	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
QQQJ and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS)	Administrative Review Tribunal	Australia	—	2026-05-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Re an Office-Holder; Cork v Smith	Chancery	UK	—	2026-05-22	Unidentified	Public admonishment; SRA Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sana Hazina Butler v. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-05-22	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Saqib Kafeel v. CJDropshipping	N.D. Illinois	USA	—	2026-05-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Whitaker v. The Owners, Strata Plan VIS1144	CRT	Canada	—	2026-05-22	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Arron v. Custer, et al.	S.D. Ohio	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Citation treated as unverified	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chapel v. Americredit Financial Services & Experian	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
City of Shaker Heights v. Andre D. Thompson	CA Ohio (8d)	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Dalton Gage Hill v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (2)	W.D. Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Magistrate recommended sanctions	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
DE MOL v. Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (RVVB-2526-0810)	RvVb	Belgium	—	2026-05-21	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re the Marriage of Amy Haddock and Justin Blu Haddock	DC Oklahoma	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral; Mandatory Audit of Firm Knowledge base; Adverse Costs Order	2000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Isaiah Hunter-Bey v. City of Cleveland Law Department	CA Ohio (8d)	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Jackie L. Miller v. Regions Bank	N.D. Alabama	USA	—	2026-05-21	ChatGPT	DQ from case and court (6 months); Bar Referral	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Lowrey v. City of Rio Rancho et al. (2)	D. New Mexico	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Warning (again)	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Marie Pia Fazio v Canada Revenue Agency	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-05-21	Unidentified	Adverse Costs Order	100 CAD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Maryia Sinkova v The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Federal Court	Canada	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Memorandum struck from the Court record and removed	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Nyanjui & another v Nyanjui (Land Case Appeal E009 of 2025)	Environment and Land Court at Thika	Kenya	—	2026-05-21	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Simmons v. Shahidul Islam	CA Tennessee	USA	—	2026-05-21	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
That Xiong v. Minga Wofford (2)	E.D. California	USA	—	2026-05-21	ChatGPT	No Sanctions in circumstances	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Twigg v. BSN Sports, Inc., et al.	M.D. Pennsylvania	USA	—	2026-05-21	Unidentified	Order to Show Cause	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Brandy Dorsey v. Walter Livramento, III	CA Maryland	USA	—	2026-05-20	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Curtin v. Watts, et al.	M.D. North Carolina	USA	—	2026-05-20	Implied	Warning	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Davis v. Marion County Juvenile Detention Center	S.D. Indiana	USA	—	2026-05-20	Fastcase	Monetary Sanction	2000 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Downing v. Dwayne Brown, et al.	11th Cir. CA	USA	—	2026-05-20	Implied	Brief partly struck	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
In re Nicholia Cherry-Crockette	D. New Jersey (Bankruptcy)	USA	—	2026-05-20	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ontario Securities Commission v Alli	Capital Markets Tribunal	Canada	—	2026-05-20	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sarson v Fire and Rescue NSW (No 2)	NSW IRComm	Australia	—	2026-05-20	Implied	Admonishment	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Sherwood v. County of Botetourt, Virginia, et al.	W.D. Virginia	USA	—	2026-05-20	Implied	—	None reported	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Chakma v. Sushi Katsuei, Inc.	S.D. New York	USA	—	2026-05-19	LexisNexis AI	Monetary Sanction	2712 USD	Case summary (Charlotin AI Hallucination Cases DB)
Ilyas (Re)	SafeRoads Alberta	Canada	—	2026-05-19	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.