James Fahey v. Wally’s Las Vegas, LLC, et al.
D. Nevada · Jan 15, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. Nevada
- Record ID
- james-fahey-v-wallys-las-vegas-llc-et-al-2026-01-15
- Observed outcome
- Motions to compel denied; plaintiff issued a formal warning regarding the use of nonexistent citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Court issued a formal warning to a pro se litigant for repeatedly including AI-generated, nonexistent case law citations in discovery motions. The Court denied the plaintiff's motions to compel and cautioned that future use of fabricated authorities or meritless motion practice could result in sanctions, including the potential award of costs and fees against the litigant.
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a statement about Rule 36 being self-executing to Asea v. Southern Pacific Transportation, but the Court determined the quoted language does not appear in that opinion as cited. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a burden-of-proof statement regarding sanctions to Marchand v. Mercy Medical Center, but the Court found the quotation does not appear in the cited opinion. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a quote about discovery transparency (custodians, search terms, time frame) to Apple v. Samsung, but the Court found the quotation does not appear in the cited opinion. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a quotation about reasonable ESI searches to the cited Facebook PPC order, but the Court found the quotation does not appear in that order. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a quote about entitlement to know keyword searches to Apple v. Samsung, but the Court found the quotation does not appear in the cited opinion.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Nevada, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fabricated Quotes
- Employment
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order denying two motions to compel discovery filed by a pro se plaintiff.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The Court referenced the plaintiff's reliance on AI platforms for citations.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Confirm that every authority actually supports the proposition for which it is offered.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.