Braun v. Day
N.D. Illinois · Apr 30, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- N.D. Illinois
- Record ID
- braun-v-day-2026-04-30
- Observed outcome
- Show Cause Order
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
In Braun v. Day, the N.D. Illinois addressed a Fabricated: Case Law in a lawyer filing. The linked source records that eEOC v. AutoZone, Inc., No. 11 C 0195, 2012 WL 3061482 (N.D. Ill. July 26, 2012),. The recorded procedural consequence is Show Cause Order. The entry is dated 2026-04-30. It supports a focused account of the authority problem and does not establish an unrecorded AI tool, motive, or wider factual finding. The underlying source should be consulted for the complete filing and any later procedural developments.
The linked source identifies the filing problem as: EEOC v. AutoZone, Inc., No. 11 C 0195, 2012 WL 3061482 (N.D. Ill. July 26, 2012),.
The source records a concrete authority-verification problem in a federal proceeding and the tribunal’s documented response to it.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Show Cause Order
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What this record does—and does not—establish
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
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: Source Unavailable (medium 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.