Loading AI Vortex evidence…
Preparing the requested public record.
Public trackerEvidence checked Jul 23, 2026 · Latest decision Jul 21, 2026Public incidents are risk signals, not usage-adjusted rates
Evidence-linked corpus record: this page is generated from the structured public record and has a publication-readiness score of 85/100. It passed the source, context, and standalone-summary checks used for public indexing; individual legal editorial review is not represented.
Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART
N.D. California · May 6, 2026
CA / federalEditorial impact: mediumfake citationsothertrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Court was unable to locate three of the four cases cited in Plaintiff's opposition and withheld the case names to avoid amplifying possible errors; suggested these may be AI-fabricated authorities. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE. Order to Show Cause is here. Counsel failed to answer.
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and other involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE in N.D. California, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Court was unable to locate three of the four cases cited in Plaintiff's opposition and withheld the case names to avoid amplifying possible errors; suggested these may be AI-fabricated authorities. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE. Order to Show Cause is here. Counsel failed to answer.
Operational lesson
This matter connects fake citations and other involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE in N.D. California, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
CaliforniaSingle-state evidence scope
CourtN.D. California
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateMay 6, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeMonetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE
Known amount$1,000
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
Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE
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 | Court was unable to locate three of the four cases cited in Plaintiff's opposition and withheld the case names to avoid amplifying possible errors; suggested these may be AI-fabricated authorities.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Court was unable to locate three of the four cases cited in Plaintiff's opposition and withheld the case names to avoid amplifying possible errors; suggested these may be AI-fabricated authorities. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE. Order to Show Cause is here. Counsel failed to answer.
- Why does Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and other involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Monetary Sanction; Serve Order on client and Bar; CLE in N.D. California, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART?
- 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 Gregoire v. Board of Trustees of SF BART 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.
Related matters
Related by court, jurisdiction, tool, or classified failure pattern. Similarity does not imply the same facts or outcome.