2024 · 14 courts
AI-hallucinated citation decisions in 2024
22 decisions and docket orders in 2024, from 14 courts, 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.
Where the decisions came from
Every record, newest first
| Date | Case | Court | State | The text mentions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hamim v. Star Hearthstone No. 24CA0190 | Colo. Ct. App. | Colorado | ChatGPT, a warning or admonition, dismissal, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Carlos E. Gutierrez v. in Re: Noemi D. No. 3D2024-1014 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Florida | ChatGPT, dismissal, a self-represented party, Rule 11 | CourtListener | |
| Rubio v. District of Columbia Department No. Civil Action No. 2023-0719 | D.D.C. | District of Columbia | dismissal, a self-represented party, Rule 11, sanctions | CourtListener | |
| Kohls v. Ellison No. 0:24-cv-03754 | D. Minnesota | Minnesota | ChatGPT, Google (search or AI overview), a warning or admonition | CourtListener | |
| Gauthier v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber No. 1:23-cv-00281 | E.D. Tex. | Texas | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini / Bard, Lexis+ AI | CourtListener | |
| Khlafa v. Oregon Health No. 3:23-cv-01013 | D. Or. | Oregon | ChatGPT, dismissal, attorney's fees or costs, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Royce Jones v. Simploy No. ED112394 | Mo. Ct. App. | Missouri | a warning or admonition, a certification about AI use, dismissal, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Sam v. Mobile No. 3:23-cv-50301 | N.D. Ill. | Illinois | ChatGPT, a warning or admonition, dismissal, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Tanibajeva v. Skytop Lodge Corporation No. 3:23-cv-01846 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Javitz v. Watchilla No. 3:23-cv-01135 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Plotkin v. The Procter & Gamble No. 3:22-cv-00579 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Shnipes v. Shapiro No. 3:22-cv-00196 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Settlers Hospitality Group v. Zurich American Insurance Company No. 3:22-cv-00966 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Burlone v. Wal-Mart Stores No. 3:24-cv-00495 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Kinner v. Portfolio Recovery Associates No. 4:22-cv-01948 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| Iovino v. Michael Stapleton Associates No. 5:21-cv-00064 | W.D. Va. | Virginia | ChatGPT, Claude, CoCounsel, Copilot | CourtListener | |
| United States v. Jackson No. 1:24-cr-00183 | M.D. Penn. | Pennsylvania | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a certification about AI use, a self-represented party | CourtListener | |
| James Snell v. United Specialty Insurance Company No. 22-12581 | 11th Cir. | Federal | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini / Bard, a warning or admonition | CourtListener | |
| United States v. Cohen No. 1:18-cr-00602 | S.D.N.Y. | New York | Gemini / Bard, Rule 11, sanctions, an order to show cause | CourtListener | |
| Molly Kruse v. Jonathan R. Karlen No. ED111172 | Mo. Ct. App. | Missouri | dismissal | CourtListener | |
| Park v. Kim No. 22-2057 | 2d Cir. | Federal | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a warning or admonition, a referral to a bar or disciplinary body | CourtListener | |
| Park v. Kim No. 1:20-cv-02636 | E.D.N.Y | New York | ChatGPT, Gemini / Bard, a warning or admonition, a referral to a bar or disciplinary body | CourtListener |
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