Asiedu v. Eastlund
Minn. Ct. App. · Sep 8, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- Minn. Ct. App.
- Record ID
- asiedu-v-eastlund-2026-09-08
- Observed outcome
- Affirmed sanctions of $2,341.25 in reasonable costs and attorney fees for bad-faith use of inaccurate, misleading, and nonexistent caselaw.
- Known monetary consequence
- $1
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | The district court found that Asiedu cited nonexistent cases in his filings; the appellate opinion confirms that these citations did not constitute existing law but does not identify them individually. Outcome: Affirmed sanctions of $2,341.25 in reasonable costs and attorney fees for bad-faith use of inaccurate, misleading, and nonexistent caselaw.. Michael Kwabena Asiedu, appearing pro se, admitted at the sanctions hearing that he used artificial intelligence to research and draft his filings but did not verify the accuracy of the caselaw citations. The district court found that he repeatedly cited nonexistent cases or cited real cases for propositions they did not support, thereby misleading the court. The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that this constituted bad faith, applied the same filing standards to Asiedu as to attorneys, and affirmed the award of $2,341.25 in attorney fees and costs. The opinion does not identify the individual fabricated or misrepresented citations.
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Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Trial
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Not Established
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- $1
- Procedural posture
- Affirmed sanctions of $2,341.25 in reasonable costs and attorney fees for bad-faith use of inaccurate, misleading, and nonexistent caselaw.
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Controls suggested by the public record
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