Arrieta v. Cervantes
CA Arizona · Jul 15, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- CA Arizona
- Record ID
- arrieta-v-cervantes-2026-07-15
- Observed outcome
- The court affirmed the trial court's order and granted the appellee's request for reasonable attorney fees and costs as a sanction.
- Known monetary consequence
- costs ordered, amount not stated
Why this matter warrants attention
The Arizona Court of Appeals sanctioned a pro se litigant for citing nonexistent case law ('State v. Gilman' and 'Silva v. De Mendoza') in an appellate brief. The court awarded the appellee reasonable attorney fees and costs under Rule 25, Ariz. R. Civ. App. P., due to the frivolous nature of the arguments and the failure to provide valid legal authority.
The linked source identifies the filing problem as: Appellant cited 'State v. Gilman', a case the court identified as nonexistent and rejected reliance on it..
The source records a concrete authority-verification problem in a state proceeding and the tribunal’s documented response to it.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Family
- Appellate
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Not Established
- Recorded tool
- No tool named in source
- Known monetary consequence
- costs ordered, amount not stated
- Procedural posture
- Appellate review of a trial court's child support arrearage order and denial of a motion to vacate; sanction issued by the appellate court.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
Limited to the linked source and the documented citation or quotation issue and stated disposition; no unrecorded tool, motive, or broader litigation facts are inferred.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Check the cited authority, reporter reference, and pinpoint against the primary source before filing.
- Correct any unsupported citation promptly and preserve the verification record.
- Treat the listed consequence as case-specific rather than as a general rule about AI use.