1S REO Opportunity 1, LLC v. 223 Howard LLC
E.D. New York · Feb 3, 2026 · Pamela K. Chen
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- E.D. New York
- Record ID
- 1s-reo-opportunity-1-llc-v-223-howard-llc-2026-02-03
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, finding the plaintiff established its prima facie case for foreclosure despite the errors in the plaintiff's legal briefing.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court identified that the plaintiff's counsel cited a non-existent case and mischaracterized the holding of a real case in their summary judgment briefing. While the court noted these errors, it did not impose sanctions, instead granting the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment based on the merits of the foreclosure claim.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Gustavia Home, LLC v. Rice, 2020 WL 4917915 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2020), a Westlaw citation that does not exist; the number corresponds to Durrett v. IKO Indus., Inc. (Ky. Ct. App.), and the actual Gustavia Rice decision cited by court is 2016 WL 6683473 which states the opposite proposition.
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Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Contract
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The court granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in a mortgage foreclosure action, while noting the plaintiff's use of a fabricated citation and mischaracterized authority in its briefing.
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