Alzado-Lotz v. Bock
D. Colorado · Jan 16, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. Colorado
- Record ID
- alzado-lotz-v-bock-2026-01-16
- Observed outcome
- The court recommended granting the motion to dismiss in part and denying it in part, while denying the motion for judicial notice, after noting the defendant's use of fabricated legal authorities.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court identified that the defendant submitted a motion to dismiss containing a non-existent case citation and a fabricated quotation. The magistrate judge explicitly noted these errors in the order, identifying the specific non-existent case and the likely source of the misattributed quote, though no formal monetary sanction was imposed.
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited a non-existent Tenth Circuit decision 'Hinzo v. State of N.M., 79 F.4th 1164, 1175 (10th Cir. 2023)'; the court determined that citation is non-existent and does not support the argument. || False Quotes: Case Law | Defendant quoted language purportedly from Nikwei v. Ross Sch. of Aviation, Inc. (822 F.2d 939) that the court found does not appear in Nikwei; the court noted the wording likely originates from Aetna Business Credit, Inc., 635 F.2d 434, 435 (5th Cir. 1981).
Fabricated circuit-court cites with invented pinpoint quotes are the fastest path to an on-the-record finding — run every quote through a text search before filing.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Contract
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Judicial Notice.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The source does not name a tool, implying AI usage through the nature of the hallucinations.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Retain a matter-level record of source checks and corrections.