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In re S.A., D.H., and B.M., Minors
CA Illinois · Dec 29, 2025
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent cited a fictitious quote from In re A.S., asserting 'Reasonable progress does not require complete agreement with the Department's version of events,' which the court found not present in that decision. Outcome: Warning.
- Why the court cared
- False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent cited a fictitious quote from In re A.S., asserting 'Reasonable progress does not require complete agreement with the Department's version of events,' which the court found not present in that decision. || False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent attributed a fabricated quote to In re J.L., claiming 'Parents may dispute details of the incident while still making progress toward correcting the conditions that led to removal,' which the court said J.L. did not address. || False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent drew a fictitious conclusion from In re M.A., quoting that termination "cannot rest on a parent's personality traits or imperfect cooperation unless those conditions prevent the parent from safely parenting," which the court found was not in M.A. || False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent attributed the quote 'A parent is not required to parrot the agency's exact narrative.' to In re Brianna B.; the court found the quote fictitious and not addressed in that opinion.
- Why it matters now
- Fictitious holdings in parental-rights briefs get named publicly; verify every quoted proposition against the cited opinion before filing.
Why this matter is tracked
False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent cited a fictitious quote from In re A.S., asserting 'Reasonable progress does not require complete agreement with the Department's version of events,' which the court found not present in that decision. Outcome: Warning.
Operational lesson
Fictitious holdings in parental-rights briefs get named publicly; verify every quoted proposition against the cited opinion before filing.
Record details
IllinoisSingle-state evidence scope
CourtCA Illinois
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit7th Circuit
DateDec 29, 2025
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
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
4 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent cited a fictitious quote from In re A.S., asserting 'Reasonable progress does not require complete agreement with the Department's version of events,' which the court found not present in that decision.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent attributed a fabricated quote to In re J.L., claiming 'Parents may dispute details of the incident while still making progress toward correcting the conditions that led to removal,' which the court said J.L. did not address.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent drew a fictitious conclusion from In re M.A., quoting that termination "cannot rest on a parent's personality traits or imperfect cooperation unless those conditions prevent the parent from safely parenting," which the court found was not in M.A.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent attributed the quote 'A parent is not required to parrot the agency's exact narrative.' to In re Brianna B.; the court found the quote fictitious and not addressed in that opinion.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in In re S.A., D.H., and B.M., Minors?
- False Quotes: Case Law | Respondent cited a fictitious quote from In re A.S., asserting 'Reasonable progress does not require complete agreement with the Department's version of events,' which the court found not present in that decision. Outcome: Warning.
- Why does In re S.A., D.H., and B.M., Minors matter for legal AI risk?
- Fictitious holdings in parental-rights briefs get named publicly; verify every quoted proposition against the cited opinion before filing.
- What does the public record establish about In re S.A., D.H., and B.M., Minors?
- 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 In re S.A., D.H., and B.M., Minors 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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