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Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (2)
S.D. New York · Jul 10, 2026
NY / federalEditorial impact: highfake citationsfabricated quotesbar referralother
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
False Quotes: Case Law | Included at least 17 instances where quoted language did not match the cited sources (presented as direct quotes though not verbatim). Outcome: Motion Struck; Bar Referral. The Court found that attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn repeatedly used quotation marks for language that does not appear in the cases he cited (including at least 17 instances) and defended that practice as paraphrase. Opposing counsel (Roc Nation) flagged these apparent AI-generated citation errors, and the Court independently verified the quotations. Citing prior orders and sanctions (including a $5,000 sanction in Jakes v.…
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Motion Struck; Bar Referral; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes involving Unidentified with Motion Struck; Bar Referral in S.D. New York, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
False Quotes: Case Law | Included at least 17 instances where quoted language did not match the cited sources (presented as direct quotes though not verbatim). Outcome: Motion Struck; Bar Referral. The Court found that attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn repeatedly used quotation marks for language that does not appear in the cases he cited (including at least 17 instances) and defended that practice as paraphrase. Opposing counsel (Roc Nation) flagged these apparent AI-generated citation errors, and the Court independently verified the quotations. Citing prior orders and sanctions (including a $5,000 sanction in Jakes v. Youngblood), the Court concluded Blackburn's conduct evidenced a pattern of fabricating quotations, granted the motion to strike his filing, deemed the sanctions motion unopposed, and referred Blackburn to the Grievance Committee. The Court emphasized the obligation to accurately quote and cite authority and noted refusal to accept paraphrases presented as verbatim quotations.
Operational lesson
This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes involving Unidentified with Motion Struck; 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
CourtS.D. New York
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit2nd Circuit
DateJul 10, 2026
UN
AI toolUnidentified
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeMotion Struck; Bar Referral
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
not established
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
Procedural posture
Motion Struck; Bar Referral
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Included at least 17 instances where quoted language did not match the cited sources (presented as direct quotes though not verbatim).
- Fabricated: Case Law | Used substantive language in quotation marks that does not appear in the cited Supreme Court case.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (2)?
- False Quotes: Case Law | Included at least 17 instances where quoted language did not match the cited sources (presented as direct quotes though not verbatim). Outcome: Motion Struck; Bar Referral. The Court found that attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn repeatedly used quotation marks for language that does not appear in the cases he cited (including at least 17 instances) and defended that practice as paraphrase. Opposing counsel (Roc Nation) flagged these apparent AI-generated citation errors, and the Court independently verified the quotations. Citing prior orders and sanctions (including a $5,000 sanction in Jakes v.…
- Why does Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (2) matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes involving Unidentified with Motion Struck; 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 (2)?
- The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded link is a secondary or other public source and should be checked against the docket where available. 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 (2) summary?
- The recorded source is reason.com. It is classified as secondary or other linked source; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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