Carey v. Breakell et al.
D. Utah · Jul 30, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. Utah
- Record ID
- carey-v-breakell-et-al-2026-07-30
- Observed outcome
- None Adjudicated
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
Misrepresented: Case Law | The Opposition miscited a real Tenth Circuit decision (Huff v. Reeves) as having been issued in 2022; the court noted the miscitation in its review. The district court found multiple case citations in Plaintiff’s counsel’s Opposition could not be located on Westlaw and appeared to be fake (suggesting improper use of AI). The court explained that citation to non-existent opinions undermines filings and may violate Rule 11, but because it was transferring the case to Arizona it left investigation or sanctioning to the receiving judge rather than imposing relief itself.
The structured public record identifies fake citations and misrepresented authority and records a recorded judicial or procedural response. The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
This matter connects fake citations and misrepresented authority with a recorded judicial or procedural response in D. Utah. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Tort
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Procedural posture is not separately recorded in the current dataset.
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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.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify the existence, citation, court, and precedential status of every authority before filing.
- Confirm that each authority supports the stated proposition and has not been mischaracterized.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.