In re Marriage of Haibt
Colorado CA · Jul 10, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- Colorado CA
- Record ID
- in-re-marriage-of-haibt-2025-07-10
- Observed outcome
- The court affirmed the trial court's judgment, deemed the appeal frivolous, and remanded for a determination of appellate attorney fees.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Colorado Court of Appeals issued a warning regarding the use of generative AI in legal filings after the pro se appellant included a fictitious case citation in his briefs. The court deemed the appeal frivolous, affirmed the underlying judgment, and remanded the matter to the trial court to determine the amount of appellate attorney fees owed to the appellee.
The court determined the appeal was frivolous because the appellant's briefs lacked supporting legal authority, failed to provide record citations, and included a fictitious case citation, which the court characterized as a 'hallucination' produced by generative AI.
This case illustrates judicial scrutiny of pro se filings containing AI-generated hallucinations. It serves as a reminder that courts will impose procedural consequences, such as findings of frivolousness and fee shifting, when litigants fail to verify the accuracy of cited authority.
Failure modes and consequences
- Hallucinated_case_law
- Pro Se
- Family
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- Generative artificial intelligence (implied)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Appellate review of a domestic relations judgment; the court affirmed the judgment and remanded for a determination of appellate attorney fees.
Damien Charlotin case archive
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
The court referenced hallucinations produced by generative artificial intelligence.
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.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Implement mandatory verification protocols for all case citations in legal filings.
- Conduct independent verification of any legal authority generated or suggested by AI tools.
- Review appellate filings for compliance with local rules regarding citation accuracy and record support.