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Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (1)

S.D. New York · Mar 10, 2026

NY / federalEditorial impact: highfake citationsbar referraltorttrialBar ReferralProfessional
Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | Brief filed by defendant's counsel contained multiple non-existent case citations and misstatements of law; court found pervasive 'hallucinated' cases and noted counsel attributed errors to use of 'Protégé' AI. Outcome: Bar Referral. Bar referral ordered in a subsequent Order.

Why the court cared
The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Bar Referral; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
Why it matters now
This matter connects fake citations and bar referral involving Protégé (LexisNexis) with Bar Referral in S.D. New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.

Why this matter is tracked

Fabricated: Case Law | Brief filed by defendant's counsel contained multiple non-existent case citations and misstatements of law; court found pervasive 'hallucinated' cases and noted counsel attributed errors to use of 'Protégé' AI. Outcome: Bar Referral. Bar referral ordered in a subsequent Order.

Operational lesson

This matter connects fake citations and bar referral involving Protégé (LexisNexis) with Bar Referral in S.D. New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.

Record details

New YorkSingle-state evidence scope
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CourtS.D. New York
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit2nd Circuit
DateMar 10, 2026
PR
AI toolProtégé (LexisNexis)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeBar Referral
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionYes
Attribution boundary

What the record establishes about AI use

reported

Protégé (LexisNexis) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.

Procedural posture

Bar Referral

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.

  1. Fabricated: Case Law | Brief filed by defendant's counsel contained multiple non-existent case citations and misstatements of law; court found pervasive 'hallucinated' cases and noted counsel attributed errors to use of 'Protégé' AI.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (1)?
Fabricated: Case Law | Brief filed by defendant's counsel contained multiple non-existent case citations and misstatements of law; court found pervasive 'hallucinated' cases and noted counsel attributed errors to use of 'Protégé' AI. Outcome: Bar Referral. Bar referral ordered in a subsequent Order.
Why does Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (1) matter for legal AI risk?
This matter connects fake citations and bar referral involving Protégé (LexisNexis) with Bar Referral in S.D. New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
What does the public record establish about Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (1)?
The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
Which source supports this Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (1) 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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