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Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc.
W.D. Tennessee · Mar 30, 2026
TN / federalEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationsemploymenttrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited multiple district-court decisions to argue that courts routinely strike overlength briefs; the Court found those cited cases either do not exist or are misattributed. Outcome: Warning.
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Warning; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- Courts are now actively locating pro-se fake cites; warnings become monetary on repeat.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited multiple district-court decisions to argue that courts routinely strike overlength briefs; the Court found those cited cases either do not exist or are misattributed. Outcome: Warning.
Operational lesson
Courts are now actively locating pro-se fake cites; warnings become monetary on repeat.
Record details
TennesseeSingle-state evidence scope
CourtW.D. Tennessee
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit6th Circuit
DateMar 30, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeWarning
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
Warning
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
1 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited multiple district-court decisions to argue that courts routinely strike overlength briefs; the Court found those cited cases either do not exist or are misattributed.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc.?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited multiple district-court decisions to argue that courts routinely strike overlength briefs; the Court found those cited cases either do not exist or are misattributed. Outcome: Warning.
- Why does Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc. matter for legal AI risk?
- Courts are now actively locating pro-se fake cites; warnings become monetary on repeat.
- What does the public record establish about Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc.?
- The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
- Which source supports this Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc. summary?
- 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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