Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools
W.D. Washington · Sep 17, 2026
Short answer. Status: Warning: the court declined to impose sanctions this time and notified the plaintiff that future citations to nonexistent authority may bring penalties (W.D. Wash. order, PDF p. 53); amount: no amount stated. W.D. Washington, decision date on record September 17, 2026. As of November 8, 2026. Court source · Methodology
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Court
- W.D. Washington
- Record ID
- cabrera-thompson-v-seattle-public-schools-2026-09-17
- Observed outcome
- Warning: the court declined to impose sanctions this time and notified the plaintiff that future citations to nonexistent authority may bring penalties (W.D. Wash. order, PDF p. 53)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | The Court found that the cited case did not exist. The Washington Reports page cited contained Cascade Security Bank v. Butler, while the Pacific Reporter page cited contained a different Kansas case. The citation was used to support an agency and ratification theory for binding non-signatories to an EEOC settlement agreement. Outcome: Warning: the court declined to impose sanctions this time and notified the plaintiff that future citations to nonexistent authority may bring penalties (W.D. Wash. order, PDF p. 53).
The structured public record identifies pro se and fake citations and records Warning: the court declined to impose sanctions this time and notified the plaintiff that future citations to nonexistent authority may bring penalties (W.D. Wash. order, PDF p. 53). The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Warning: the court declined to impose sanctions this time and notified the plaintiff that future citations to nonexistent authority may bring penalties (W.D. Wash. order, PDF p. 53) in W.D. Washington. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Employment
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Not Established
- Recorded tool
- No tool named in source
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Warning: the court declined to impose sanctions this time and notified the plaintiff that future citations to nonexistent authority may bring penalties (W.D. Wash. order, PDF p. 53)
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