AC739-2026
CSJ · Feb 13, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- CSJ
- Record ID
- ac739-2026-2026-02-13
- Observed outcome
- The court declared the lawyer's actions as 'temeridad', imposed a monetary fine, and ordered a referral to the disciplinary authorities.
- Known monetary consequence
- $1
Why this matter warrants attention
The court declared the lawyer's conduct as 'temeridad' (reckless litigation) due to the submission of fabricated case law and misrepresented legal norms generated by AI. The court imposed a monetary fine and ordered a referral to the disciplinary authorities for professional misconduct.
Fabricated: Case Law | Inserted in the subsanation; Relatoría found no record; court treated as fabricated (subsequent addition to initial set). || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited as precedent in the initial brief; Relatoría found no record in official repositories; court treated as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited as precedent in the initial brief; Relatoría found no record in official repositories; court treated as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited as precedent in the initial brief; Relatoría found no record in official repositories; court treated as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited as precedent in the initial brief; Relatoría found no record in official repositories; court treated as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited as precedent in the initial brief; Relatoría found no record in official repositories; court treated as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited as precedent in the initial brief; Relatoría found no record in official repositories; court treated as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Inserted in the subsanation; Relatoría found no record; court treated as fabricated (subsequent addition to initial set). || Fabricated: Case Law | Inserted in the subsanation; Relatoría found no record; court treated as fabricated (subsequent addition to initial set). || Fabricated: Case Law | Inserted in the subsanation; Relatoría found no record; court treated as fabricated (subsequent addition to initial set). || Misrepresented: Legal Norm | The filing attributed specific numbered causes to Article 250 CGP (numerals 5 and 7) though Article 250 concerns documentary probative indivisibility and has no such numerals; court found the attribution false. || Misrepresented: Legal Norm | In the subsanation the lawyer cited Article 355.7 and 355.8 with texts that do not correspond to the authentic wording of those numerals; court found the content altered to fit the argument. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Two Constitutional Court decisions were cited with content materially different from their true subject matter (false attribution); court found the attributions incorrect.
Repeating fabricated citations in the subsanation triggered a temeridad declaration and bar referral — do not double down.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Bar Referral
- Contract
- Trial
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- $1
- Procedural posture
- The case reached the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) via a revision appeal. The court identified irregularities, ordered a correction (subsanation), and subsequently initiated a formal inquiry into the lawyer's conduct, resulting in a final ruling on temeridad.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The lawyer admitted to using an unidentified AI program.
Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.
- Retain a matter-level record of source checks and corrections.
- Set a written rule for permissible AI use and mandatory verification.