Andre Lamont Goddard, Jr. v. City University of Seattle
D. DC · Mar 6, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. DC
- Record ID
- andre-lamont-goddard-jr-v-city-university-of-seattle-2026-03-06
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the defendant's partial motion to dismiss in part, denied it in part, and issued an admonition to the plaintiff regarding the use of AI-generated fabricated citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court issued an admonition to the pro se plaintiff regarding the inclusion of fabricated case citations in their filings. The court identified these citations as likely generated by artificial intelligence and reminded the plaintiff of their affirmative duty under Rule 11 to verify the existence and accuracy of all legal authorities presented to the court.
Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited decision and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. DC, with the listed outcome: Admonishment.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Civil Rights
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Memorandum Opinion and Order resolving Defendant's partial motion to dismiss.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court noted the citations bore the stamp of being invented by artificial intelligence.
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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.