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In re the Matter of: Abius Rosas Carreon

CA Arizona · Feb 4, 2026

Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

The court issued a formal warning to the appellee regarding the use of AI-generated content in legal filings. It found that the appellee's brief contained fabricated quotations and incomplete citations, violating appellate rules. The court explicitly stated that future failures to provide accurate legal authority may result in sanctions.

Why the court cared
False Quotes: Case Law | Court found Father's brief contained fabricated quotations attributed to cited cases; quotations were not supported by the authorities. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court observed several incomplete and defective citations in Father's brief suggesting invented or fabricated authority. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court identified misrepresentation of authorities where cited cases were used to support premises the Court found unsupported by those authorities.
Why it matters now
Warnings today become fines tomorrow; treat any court-flagged fabricated quote as a firm-level incident.

Why this matter is tracked

In an appellate family law matter, the Arizona Court of Appeals vacated a superior court decree based on an unenforceable Rule 69 agreement due to a lack of mutual assent regarding marital property. During the appeal, the court identified that the appellee's opening brief contained substantial defects, including incomplete citations, unsupported legal premises, and fabricated quotations. The court explicitly noted that these defects suggested the use of artificial intelligence and warned that such failures to provide accurate legal authority violate Arizona Rule of Civil Appellate Procedure 13(a)(7). The court cautioned that future non-compliance with these rules may result in formal sanctions, though no monetary or professional sanctions were imposed in this specific instance.

Operational lesson

Warnings today become fines tomorrow; treat any court-flagged fabricated quote as a firm-level incident.

Record details

ArizonaSingle-state evidence scope
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CourtCA Arizona
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit9th Circuit
DateFeb 4, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeThe court vacated the lower court's decree in part and issued a formal warning to the appellee regarding the quality of legal citations.
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary

What the record establishes about AI use

implied

The court noted the brief's defects were a sign of AI use.

Procedural posture

Appellate review of a superior court decree; the appellate court vacated the decree in part and remanded for further proceedings.

Correction behavior

Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.

Tracked discrepancy record

3 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

  1. False Quotes: Case Law | Court found Father's brief contained fabricated quotations attributed to cited cases; quotations were not supported by the authorities.
  2. Fabricated: Case Law | Court observed several incomplete and defective citations in Father's brief suggesting invented or fabricated authority.
  3. Misrepresented: Case Law | Court identified misrepresentation of authorities where cited cases were used to support premises the Court found unsupported by those authorities.

Questions this record answers

What happened in In re the Matter of: Abius Rosas Carreon?
The court issued a formal warning to the appellee regarding the use of AI-generated content in legal filings. It found that the appellee's brief contained fabricated quotations and incomplete citations, violating appellate rules. The court explicitly stated that future failures to provide accurate legal authority may result in sanctions.
Why does In re the Matter of: Abius Rosas Carreon matter for legal AI risk?
Warnings today become fines tomorrow; treat any court-flagged fabricated quote as a firm-level incident.
What does the public record establish about In re the Matter of: Abius Rosas Carreon?
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