David Morris Clayman v. Scott Bessant
S.D. Florida · Nov 24, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- S.D. Florida
- Record ID
- david-morris-clayman-v-scott-bessant-2025-11-24
- Observed outcome
- The court denied the plaintiff's motion and issued a final warning regarding the submission of AI-generated hallucinations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court denied the plaintiff's motion and issued a formal warning regarding the use of AI. The judge explicitly cautioned that if the plaintiff continues to include hallucinated cases or law in future filings, the court will consider imposing sanctions and restricting the plaintiff's ability to file documents in the case.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'United States v. Bovio, 708 F. Supp. 2d 579 (E.D.N.Y. 2010)'; the Court found the case does not exist and concluded it was AI-generated; plaintiff conceded and apologized.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in S.D. Florida, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Civil Rights
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order denying Plaintiff's Rule 59(e) motion to alter or amend a prior court order.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court refers to the plaintiff's use of AI generally without naming a specific tool.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.