Brian Smith v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
N.D. Mississippi · Nov 25, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- N.D. Mississippi
- Record ID
- brian-smith-v-wells-fargo-bank-na-2025-11-25
- Observed outcome
- The court dismissed the plaintiff's claims with prejudice and issued a formal warning regarding the submission of fictitious legal authorities.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Court issued a formal warning to the pro se plaintiff regarding his submission of fictitious legal authorities in violation of Rule 11. Although the Court characterized the conduct as a serious matter, it declined to impose further sanctions because the defendant did not move for them.
Fabricated: Case Law | Smith cited several non-existent cases in his Response; Wells Fargo identified them in its Reply and the Court independently confirmed the listed authorities are fictitious and warned of Rule 11 sanctions.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. Mississippi, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Contract
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The Court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's amended complaint with prejudice and issued a warning regarding the plaintiff's use of fabricated case law.
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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.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.