Cojom v. Roblen
D. Connecticut · Nov 17, 2025 · Janet C. Hall
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. Connecticut
- Record ID
- cojom-v-roblen-2025-11-17
- Observed outcome
- The court imposed a $500 monetary sanction against the attorney.
- Known monetary consequence
- $500
Why this matter warrants attention
The court imposed a $500 monetary sanction on attorney David P. Stich for violating Rule 11 by filing a brief containing fabricated legal citations generated by the AI tool Descrybe.AI. The court determined that the attorney failed to perform a reasonable inquiry into the accuracy of the cited authorities before submission.
Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate case || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate case || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate case
Exploiting a pro-se opponent's inability to catch fake cites aggravates sanctions — the court, not opposing counsel, is your verifier.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Employment
- Trial
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Descrybe.AI
- Known monetary consequence
- $500
- Procedural posture
- Sanctions Order issued following an Order to Show Cause and a Show Cause Hearing regarding the submission of fabricated legal citations.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The attorney admitted to using Descrybe.AI.
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.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Train lawyers and staff to identify and verify generated legal content.