Cesareo v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
D. New Jersey · Dec 31, 2025 · Jamel K. Semper
What happened in this matter?
The court denied the plaintiff's motions after identifying that the plaintiff relied on fabricated case law and misquoted authorities. The court explicitly noted that one cited case does not exist and that other cited opinions did not contain the language attributed to them by the pro se litigant.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a Ninth Circuit opinion 'Doe v. Bogan, 93 F.3d 544, 551 (9th Cir. 1996),' which the Court was unable to locate and concluded does not appear to exist as cited. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed language to Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, Loc. No. 310, 587 F.2d 1176, 1182 (D.C. Cir. 1978) that the Court could not locate in the opinion (misquoted/attributed language). || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Welling v. Alexy, 155 F.R.D. 654, 657 (N.D. Cal. 1994) for a proposition about irreparable psychological/reputational harm, but the Court was unable to locate that language in the opinion (misquoted).
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. New Jersey, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
Why this matter is tracked
In a pro se employment discrimination action, the District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the plaintiff's motions for a declaratory judgment, a protective order, and a stay of arbitration. The court identified that the plaintiff submitted multiple fabricated legal citations and misattributed language to existing case law. Specifically, the court noted that a cited Ninth Circuit opinion, Doe v. Bogan, 93 F.3d 544 (9th Cir. 1996), does not exist. Additionally, the court found that the plaintiff misquoted or falsely attributed language to Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, Loc. No. 310, 587 F.2d 1176 (D.C. Cir. 1978) and Welling v. Alexy, 155 F.R.D. 654 (N.D. Cal. 1994). The court denied the motions based on these deficiencies and other procedural grounds.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. New Jersey, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The record implies AI usage through the nature of the hallucinations.
The court issued an Opinion and Order denying the pro se plaintiff's Motion for Declaratory Judgment, Motion for Protective Order, and Emergency Motion to Stay Arbitration.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
3 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a Ninth Circuit opinion 'Doe v. Bogan, 93 F.3d 544, 551 (9th Cir. 1996),' which the Court was unable to locate and concluded does not appear to exist as cited.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed language to Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, Loc. No. 310, 587 F.2d 1176, 1182 (D.C. Cir. 1978) that the Court could not locate in the opinion (misquoted/attributed language).
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Welling v. Alexy, 155 F.R.D. 654, 657 (N.D. Cal. 1994) for a proposition about irreparable psychological/reputational harm, but the Court was unable to locate that language in the opinion (misquoted).
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Cesareo v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?
- The court denied the plaintiff's motions after identifying that the plaintiff relied on fabricated case law and misquoted authorities. The court explicitly noted that one cited case does not exist and that other cited opinions did not contain the language attributed to them by the pro se litigant.
- Why does Cesareo v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. New Jersey, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
- What does the public record establish about Cesareo v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?
- Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
- Which source supports this Cesareo v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 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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