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Burnett v. The City of New York
SC New York · Dec 31, 2025
NY / stateEditorial impact: mediumfake citationstorttrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a nonexistent case (Backus v. City of Rochester, 148 AD3d 1697 [4th Dept 2017]); the court reported it was unable to locate the case and ordered counsel to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a nonexistent case (Backus v. City of Rochester, 148 AD3d 1697 [4th Dept 2017]); the court reported it was unable to locate the case and ordered counsel to show cause why he should not be sanctioned.
- Why it matters now
- One unverified cite is enough for a show-cause order — no exceptions to the cite-check rule, even for routine motions.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a nonexistent case (Backus v. City of Rochester, 148 AD3d 1697 [4th Dept 2017]); the court reported it was unable to locate the case and ordered counsel to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
Operational lesson
One unverified cite is enough for a show-cause order — no exceptions to the cite-check rule, even for routine motions.
Record details
New YorkSingle-state evidence scope
CourtSC New York
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit2nd Circuit
DateDec 31, 2025
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeOrder to Show Cause
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
reported
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Procedural posture
Order to Show Cause
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
1 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a nonexistent case (Backus v. City of Rochester, 148 AD3d 1697 [4th Dept 2017]); the court reported it was unable to locate the case and ordered counsel to show cause why he should not be sanctioned.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Burnett v. The City of New York?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a nonexistent case (Backus v. City of Rochester, 148 AD3d 1697 [4th Dept 2017]); the court reported it was unable to locate the case and ordered counsel to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
- Why does Burnett v. The City of New York matter for legal AI risk?
- One unverified cite is enough for a show-cause order — no exceptions to the cite-check rule, even for routine motions.
- What does the public record establish about Burnett v. The City of New York?
- Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
- Which source supports this Burnett v. The City of New York summary?
- The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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