Dorothea Bell v. Kelly Bell
SC Pennsylvania · May 11, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- SC Pennsylvania
- Record ID
- dorothea-bell-v-kelly-bell-2026-05-11
- Observed outcome
- The appellate court vacated the trial court's custody order and remanded the case, while noting the presence of invalid citations in the record.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania identified that a case cited by a pro se litigant was nonexistent. The court documented this finding in its opinion, noting that both its own research and the opposing party's brief confirmed the citation was unlocatable. No specific monetary or professional sanction was imposed for the citation error.
The linked source identifies the filing problem as: The court's research and Maternal Grandmother's brief indicate the cited case is unlocatable/nonexistent..
The source records a concrete authority-verification problem in a state proceeding and the tribunal’s documented response to it.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Family
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania, regarding a custody order; the Superior Court of Pennsylvania vacated the custody award and remanded for further proceedings.
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Publisher document archive. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive.
Open underlying sourceA recorded source link is not a substitute for checking the underlying order, filing, opinion, or disciplinary record.
What this record does—and does not—establish
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Limited to the linked source and the documented citation or quotation issue and stated disposition; no unrecorded tool, motive, or broader litigation facts are inferred.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Check the cited authority, reporter reference, and pinpoint against the primary source before filing.
- Correct any unsupported citation promptly and preserve the verification record.
- Treat the listed consequence as case-specific rather than as a general rule about AI use.