Bahrani v Peters
CA Saskatchewan · Jan 5, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- CA Saskatchewan
- Record ID
- bahrani-v-peters-2026-01-05
- Observed outcome
- Misuse of AI taken into account in reducing costs owed
- Known monetary consequence
- 3,000 CAD
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's written submissions cited 14 reported decisions; court found 13 were non-existent or had mismatched neutral citations and did not support the propositions; court imposed $3,000 costs to Ms. Peters for time spent locating non-existent cases. Outcome: Misuse of AI taken into account in reducing costs owed.
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's written submissions cited 14 reported decisions; court found 13 were non-existent or had mismatched neutral citations and did not support the propositions; court imposed $3,000 costs to Ms. Peters for time spent locating non-existent cases.
Appellate courts count non-existent citations one by one and impose opposing-counsel time costs.
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
- 3,000 CAD
- Procedural posture
- Misuse of AI taken into account in reducing costs owed
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What this record does—and does not—establish
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.