Compania General de Combustibles S.A., et al. v. RGR Global Logistics, LLC, et al.
S.D. Texas · Jun 23, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- S.D. Texas
- Record ID
- compania-general-de-combustibles-s-a-et-al-v-rgr-global-logistics-llc-et-al-2026-06-23
- Observed outcome
- The Court denied the motion to dismiss and issued an order to show cause requiring the defendant to produce the cited case and explain its research methodology.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Court ordered Defendant Union Pacific to produce a copy of a cited case that the Court could not locate and to disclose the research tools, specifically including any AI tools, used to identify the authority.
The Court determined it could not locate the cited case in Westlaw, LexisNexis, or the South Western Reporter, leading to the conclusion that the case likely does not exist.
This case illustrates judicial scrutiny of potentially hallucinated citations in federal filings. It highlights the risk of relying on unverified AI-generated research and the court's authority to demand transparency regarding research tools used by counsel.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Tort
- Trial
- Ordered To Explain
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- unspecified
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order denying motion to dismiss and order to show cause issued by the U.S. District Court for the S.D. Texas.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
Court ordered disclosure of research tools if AI was used.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify the existence, citation, court, and precedential status of every authority before filing.
- Apply the same source-checking controls to AI (implied, unspecified) output as to any other research input.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.