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Dennis Thornton v. Flathead County, et al.
D. Montana · Jan 23, 2026
MT / federalEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationsfabricated quotescivil rights
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants identified 'Younger v. City of Seattle, 70 F.4th 1099, 1107 (9th Cir. 2023)' as a nonexistent Ninth Circuit citation; 70 F.4th 1099 corresponds to an unrelated Eighth Circuit case and no Ninth Circuit case with that title appears to exist. Outcome: Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants identified 'Younger v. City of Seattle, 70 F.4th 1099, 1107 (9th Cir. 2023)' as a nonexistent Ninth Circuit citation; 70 F.4th 1099 corresponds to an unrelated Eighth Circuit case and no Ninth Circuit case with that title appears to exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Thornton cited 'United States v. Craner, 652 F. App'x 560, 562 (9th Cir. 2016)'; the Court noted this citation appears incorrect/nonexistent as cited and may reflect a miscitation (perhaps meant 652 F.2d 23 (9th Cir. 1981)), which does not support Thornton's asserted proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Thornton cited 'United States v. Smith, 629 F.3d 1082, 1084 (9th Cir. 2011)'; the Court identified this citation as nonexistent in the form cited and treated it as a fabricated authority in Thornton's briefing. || False Quotes: Case Law | Thornton quoted language attributed to Odd v. Malone, 538 F.3d 202 (3d Cir. 2008); the Court found the quoted language is not in that opinion and the opinion was not authored by the judge Thornton referenced (misquoted/misattributed).
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Montana, with the listed outcome: Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants identified 'Younger v. City of Seattle, 70 F.4th 1099, 1107 (9th Cir. 2023)' as a nonexistent Ninth Circuit citation; 70 F.4th 1099 corresponds to an unrelated Eighth Circuit case and no Ninth Circuit case with that title appears to exist. Outcome: Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority.
Operational lesson
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Montana, with the listed outcome: Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority.
Record details
MontanaSingle-state evidence scope
CourtD. Montana
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateJan 23, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeOrder to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
reported
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Procedural posture
Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
4 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants identified 'Younger v. City of Seattle, 70 F.4th 1099, 1107 (9th Cir. 2023)' as a nonexistent Ninth Circuit citation; 70 F.4th 1099 corresponds to an unrelated Eighth Circuit case and no Ninth Circuit case with that title appears to exist.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Thornton cited 'United States v. Craner, 652 F. App'x 560, 562 (9th Cir. 2016)'; the Court noted this citation appears incorrect/nonexistent as cited and may reflect a miscitation (perhaps meant 652 F.2d 23 (9th Cir. 1981)), which does not support Thornton's asserted proposition.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Thornton cited 'United States v. Smith, 629 F.3d 1082, 1084 (9th Cir. 2011)'; the Court identified this citation as nonexistent in the form cited and treated it as a fabricated authority in Thornton's briefing.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Thornton quoted language attributed to Odd v. Malone, 538 F.3d 202 (3d Cir. 2008); the Court found the quoted language is not in that opinion and the opinion was not authored by the judge Thornton referenced (misquoted/misattributed).
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Dennis Thornton v. Flathead County, et al.?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants identified 'Younger v. City of Seattle, 70 F.4th 1099, 1107 (9th Cir. 2023)' as a nonexistent Ninth Circuit citation; 70 F.4th 1099 corresponds to an unrelated Eighth Circuit case and no Ninth Circuit case with that title appears to exist. Outcome: Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority.
- Why does Dennis Thornton v. Flathead County, et al. matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Montana, with the listed outcome: Order to file conventional hard-copy source documents for every cited authority.
- What does the public record establish about Dennis Thornton v. Flathead County, et al.?
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- 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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