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Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents

SC Arkansas · Feb 5, 2026

AR / stateEditorial impact: lowfake citationsfabricated quotesothertrial

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What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited cases that the court could not locate; court concluded citations may be fabricated and declined to cite them. Outcome: Report to Office of Professional Conduct and Counsel dismissal. Order to Show Cause is here.

Why the court cared: Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited cases that the court could not locate; court concluded citations may be fabricated and declined to cite them. || False Quotes: Case Law | Brief included direct quotations attributed to purported cases; court found the quoted authority could not be located and deemed the quotes likely fabricated. || Outdated Advice: Repealed Law | Brief relied on a statute without noting the statute had changed; the statutory text did not support the proffered proposition.
Why it matters now: Copilot output cited without verification draws Office of Professional Conduct referral; restrict consumer AI tools to non-filing work.

Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

Copilot output cited without verification draws Office of Professional Conduct referral; restrict consumer AI tools to non-filing work.

Record details

ArkansasSingle-state evidence scope

Jurisdiction contextThe state marker is derived from the structured case record.

CourtSC Arkansas

Jurisdictionstate

Circuit8th Circuit

DateFeb 5, 2026

AI toolCopilot

Party typeLawyer

OutcomeReport to Office of Professional Conduct and Counsel dismissal

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionNo

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What the record establishes about AI use

reported

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Procedural posture

Report to Office of Professional Conduct and Counsel dismissal

Correction behavior

Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.

Tracked discrepancy record

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

Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited cases that the court could not locate; court concluded citations may be fabricated and declined to cite them.
False Quotes: Case Law | Brief included direct quotations attributed to purported cases; court found the quoted authority could not be located and deemed the quotes likely fabricated.
Outdated Advice: Repealed Law | Brief relied on a statute without noting the statute had changed; the statutory text did not support the proffered proposition.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents?: Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited cases that the court could not locate; court concluded citations may be fabricated and declined to cite them. Outcome: Report to Office of Professional Conduct and Counsel dismissal. Order to Show Cause is here.
Why does Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents matter for legal AI risk?: Copilot output cited without verification draws Office of Professional Conduct referral; restrict consumer AI tools to non-filing work.
What does the public record establish about Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents?: 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.
Which source supports this Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents 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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Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

Copilot output cited without verification draws Office of Professional Conduct referral; restrict consumer AI tools to non-filing work.

Record details

ArkansasSingle-state evidence scope

Jurisdiction contextThe state marker is derived from the structured case record.

CourtSC Arkansas

Jurisdictionstate

Circuit8th Circuit

DateFeb 5, 2026

AI toolCopilot

Party typeLawyer

OutcomeReport to Office of Professional Conduct and Counsel dismissal

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionNo

Tracked discrepancy record

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

Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited cases that the court could not locate; court concluded citations may be fabricated and declined to cite them.

False Quotes: Case Law | Brief included direct quotations attributed to purported cases; court found the quoted authority could not be located and deemed the quotes likely fabricated.

Outdated Advice: Repealed Law | Brief relied on a statute without noting the statute had changed; the statutory text did not support the proffered proposition.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents?

Why does Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents matter for legal AI risk?

Copilot output cited without verification draws Office of Professional Conduct referral; restrict consumer AI tools to non-filing work.

What does the public record establish about Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents?

Which source supports this Arkansas DHS v. April Ward and Minor Child Respondents 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.