Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (2)
S.D. New York · Jul 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- S.D. New York
- Record ID
- cartagena-v-dixon-blackburn-and-t-a-blackburn-law-2-2026-07-10
- Observed outcome
- Motion Struck; Bar Referral
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
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.…
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.
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.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Bar Referral
- Other
- Trial
- Struck Filing
- AI attribution
- Not Established
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Motion Struck; Bar Referral
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What this record does—and does not—establish
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify the existence, citation, court, and precedential status of every authority before filing.
- Compare every quoted passage and pincite directly with the underlying opinion or filing.
- Escalate unresolved verification failures before filing and preserve the responsible reviewer's signoff record.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.