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American Leadership Academy, et al. v. Kristina Sherburne, et al.

Record source: imported from Damien Charlotin’s AI Hallucination Cases Database (CC BY 4.0); document hosted in his archive: open the upstream document. What AI Vortex adds.

CA Arizona (1d) · Oct 23, 2026

AZ / stateEditorial impact: mediumpro sefake citationstortappellateMonetary
Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | The opening brief cited five purported cases that did not exist under the cited names and years; the reporter citations referred to different cases. The court treated the citations as misrepresentations of law and sanctionable conduct. Outcome: Adverse Costs Order.

Why the court cared
The structured public record identifies pro se and fake citations and records Adverse Costs Order. The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
Why it matters now
This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Adverse Costs Order in CA Arizona (1d). It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.

Why this matter is tracked

Fabricated: Case Law | The opening brief cited five purported cases that did not exist under the cited names and years; the reporter citations referred to different cases. The court treated the citations as misrepresentations of law and sanctionable conduct. Outcome: Adverse Costs Order.

Operational lesson

This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Adverse Costs Order in CA Arizona (1d). It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.

Record details

ArizonaSingle-state evidence scope
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CourtCA Arizona (1d)
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit9th Circuit
DateOct 23, 2026
NO
AI toolNo tool named in source
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeAdverse Costs Order
Known amountcosts ordered, amount not stated
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary

What the record establishes about AI use

not established

The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.

Procedural posture

Adverse Costs Order

Correction behavior

Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.

Tracked discrepancy record

1 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

  1. Fabricated: Case Law | The opening brief cited five purported cases that did not exist under the cited names and years; the reporter citations referred to different cases. The court treated the citations as misrepresentations of law and sanctionable conduct.

Questions this record answers

What happened in American Leadership Academy, et al. v. Kristina Sherburne, et al.?
Fabricated: Case Law | The opening brief cited five purported cases that did not exist under the cited names and years; the reporter citations referred to different cases. The court treated the citations as misrepresentations of law and sanctionable conduct. Outcome: Adverse Costs Order.
Why does American Leadership Academy, et al. v. Kristina Sherburne, et al. matter for legal AI risk?
This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Adverse Costs Order in CA Arizona (1d). It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
What does the public record establish about American Leadership Academy, et al. v. Kristina Sherburne, et al.?
The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
Which source supports this American Leadership Academy, et al. v. Kristina Sherburne, et al. summary?
The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.

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