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In the Matter of Janelle Melissa Lewis, an attorney and counselor-at-law

App. Div. 1st Dept (NY) · May 14, 2026

NY / stateEditorial impact: career endingfake citationsimmigrationtrial

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Fabricated: Case Law | Respondent's draft brief contained numerous citations to non-existent cases; the U.S. District Court characterized those citations as hallucinations produced by ChatGPT or a similar AI. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Bar Suspension.

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; Bar Suspension; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
Why it matters now: This matter connects fake citations and immigration involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Monetary Sanction; Bar Suspension in App. Div. 1st Dept (NY), making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.

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Operational lesson

This matter connects fake citations and immigration involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Monetary Sanction; Bar Suspension in App. Div. 1st Dept (NY), making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.

Record details

New YorkSingle-state evidence scope

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CourtApp. Div. 1st Dept (NY)

Jurisdictionstate

Circuit2nd Circuit

DateMay 14, 2026

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typeLawyer

OutcomeMonetary Sanction; Bar Suspension

Known amount$1,500

Professional sanctionYes

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What the record establishes about AI use

reported

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Procedural posture

Monetary Sanction; Bar Suspension

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 | Respondent's draft brief contained numerous citations to non-existent cases; the U.S. District Court characterized those citations as hallucinations produced by ChatGPT or a similar AI.

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What happened in In the Matter of Janelle Melissa Lewis, an attorney and counselor-at-law?: Fabricated: Case Law | Respondent's draft brief contained numerous citations to non-existent cases; the U.S. District Court characterized those citations as hallucinations produced by ChatGPT or a similar AI. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; Bar Suspension.
Why does In the Matter of Janelle Melissa Lewis, an attorney and counselor-at-law matter for legal AI risk?: This matter connects fake citations and immigration involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Monetary Sanction; Bar Suspension in App. Div. 1st Dept (NY), making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
What does the public record establish about In the Matter of Janelle Melissa Lewis, an attorney and counselor-at-law?: 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 In the Matter of Janelle Melissa Lewis, an attorney and counselor-at-law 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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New YorkSingle-state evidence scope

Jurisdiction contextThe state marker is derived from the structured case record.

CourtApp. Div. 1st Dept (NY)

Jurisdictionstate

Circuit2nd Circuit

DateMay 14, 2026

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typeLawyer

OutcomeMonetary Sanction; Bar Suspension

Known amount$1,500

Professional sanctionYes

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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.