California · 5 courts
AI-hallucinated citation decisions in California
24 decisions and docket orders, 2016 to 2026, from 5 courts in California, in which a court addressed authority that did not exist. Each links the court's own words and the source document.
Retrieved from CourtListener public records.
Courts in California
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| Date | Case | Court | The text mentions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian v. Brunner No. 3:25-cv-02992 | S.D. Cal. | Claude, dismissal, sanctions | CourtListener | |
| Southland Homes v. Lam No. JAD26-04 | Cal. Ct. App. | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Quinteros v. Harbor Distributing No. A174202 | Cal. Ct. App. | ChatGPT, Lexis+ AI, a warning or admonition, dismissal | CourtListener | |
| Xiong v. Wofford No. 1:25-cv-02004 | E.D. Cal. | ChatGPT, a warning or admonition, dismissal, sanctions | CourtListener | |
| Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of No. 3:25-cv-02150 | N.D. Cal. | a warning or admonition, a certification about AI use, continuing legal education, dismissal | CourtListener | |
| Tekoma Chaney v. Transdev Services Inc. No. 2:24-cv-10761 | C.D. Cal. | a referral to a bar or disciplinary body, a certification about AI use, dismissal, sanctions | CourtListener | |
| Domestic Partnership of Campos & Munoz No. D085584M | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| In re Domestic Partnership of Campos No. D085584 | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Estate of Khallid Muhammad v. Tupac Shakur Estate No. 2:25-cv-02540 | C.D. Cal. | sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Cummins v. Becerra No. 1:25-cv-01853 | E.D. Cal. | dismissal, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Angelica E. Cruz v. United States No. 2:24-cv-01087 | C.D. Cal. | sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Shayan v. Shakib No. B337559 | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal, sanctions, striking a filing | CourtListener | |
| Buchanan v. Vuori No. 5:23-cv-01121 | N.D. Cal. | a warning or admonition, a referral to a bar or disciplinary body, continuing legal education, dismissal | CourtListener | |
| Schlichter v. Kennedy No. E083744 | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Christopher Kluwe v. Huntington Beach Union High No. 8:25-cv-01648 | C.D. Cal. | a warning or admonition, dismissal, attorney's fees or costs, Rule 11 | CourtListener | |
| Oneto v. Watson No. 3:22-cv-05206 | N.D. Cal. | ChatGPT, a certification about AI use, continuing legal education, Rule 11 | CourtListener | |
| Support Community v. MPH International LLC No. 4:23-cv-04911 | N.D. Cal. | ChatGPT, Claude, CoCounsel, dismissal | CourtListener | |
| People v. Alvarez No. D084581 | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Noland v. Land of the Free No. B331918 | Cal. Ct. App. | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini / Bard, Grok | CourtListener | |
| United States v. Chaabani No. 3:24-cr-02713 | S.D. Cal. | ChatGPT, Grok, Lexis+ AI, dismissal | CourtListener | |
| People v. Fuller No. E071794 | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal, striking a filing | CourtListener | |
| People v. Schuller No. C087191M | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal | CourtListener | |
| People v. Schuller No. C087191 | Cal. Ct. App. | dismissal | CourtListener | |
| People v. McGehee No. C073027 | Cal. Ct. App. | a warning or admonition, striking a filing | CourtListener |
The whole record of court decisions on AI-hallucinated citations. For what courts and bars in California require of a filing with AI in it, see the court AI orders tracker.