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Hanlon v. Parkersburg City

Record source: imported from Damien Charlotin’s AI Hallucination Cases Database (CC BY 4.0); linked document: wtap.com. What AI Vortex adds.

CC West Virginia · Jan 6, 2026

VA / stateEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationstrialCase Dismissed
Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

In Hanlon v. Parkersburg City, Wood County Circuit Judge John D. Beane denied an emergency injunction seeking to halt the city’s sanitation and recycling privatization process. The order said the complaint relied on propositions and authorities that either did not support the claims or did not exist, including two named cases, and concluded it was perhaps entirely drafted with an AI program that hallucinated substantial caselaw.

Why the court cared
Fabricated: Case Law
Why it matters now
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in CC West Virginia, with the listed outcome: Request for injunctive relief dismissed.

Why this matter is tracked

In Hanlon v. Parkersburg City, Wood County Circuit Judge John D. Beane denied an emergency injunction seeking to halt the city’s sanitation and recycling privatization process. The order said the complaint relied on propositions and authorities that either did not support the claims or did not exist, including two named cases, and concluded it was perhaps entirely drafted with an AI program that hallucinated substantial caselaw.

Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in CC West Virginia, with the listed outcome: Request for injunctive relief dismissed.

Record details

VirginiaSingle-state evidence scope
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CourtCC West Virginia
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit4th Circuit
DateJan 6, 2026
NO
AI toolNo tool named in source
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeRequest for injunctive relief dismissed
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary

What the record establishes about AI use

not established

The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.

Procedural posture

Request for injunctive relief dismissed

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.

  1. Fabricated: Case Law

Questions this record answers

What happened in Hanlon v. Parkersburg City?
In Hanlon v. Parkersburg City, Wood County Circuit Judge John D. Beane denied an emergency injunction seeking to halt the city’s sanitation and recycling privatization process. The order said the complaint relied on propositions and authorities that either did not support the claims or did not exist, including two named cases, and concluded it was perhaps entirely drafted with an AI program that hallucinated substantial caselaw.
Why does Hanlon v. Parkersburg City matter for legal AI risk?
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in CC West Virginia, with the listed outcome: Request for injunctive relief dismissed.
What does the public record establish about Hanlon v. Parkersburg City?
Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
Which source supports this Hanlon v. Parkersburg City summary?
The recorded source is wtap.com. It is classified as secondary or other linked source; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.

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