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Juan Villalovos-Gutierrez, et al. v. Gerard Van de Pol, et al. (2)
E.D. California · Feb 24, 2026
CA / federalEditorial impact: mediumfake citationsemploymenttrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist.
- Why it matters now
- An OSC over two fake citations still triggers docketed discipline — treat every opposition brief as sanction-exposure.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
Operational lesson
An OSC over two fake citations still triggers docketed discipline — treat every opposition brief as sanction-exposure.
Record details
CaliforniaSingle-state evidence scope
CourtE.D. California
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateFeb 24, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeOrder to Show Cause
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
Order to Show Cause
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Juan Villalovos-Gutierrez, et al. v. Gerard Van de Pol, et al. (2)?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant cited this case in its opposition; the court found the cited case does not exist. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
- Why does Juan Villalovos-Gutierrez, et al. v. Gerard Van de Pol, et al. (2) matter for legal AI risk?
- An OSC over two fake citations still triggers docketed discipline — treat every opposition brief as sanction-exposure.
- What does the public record establish about Juan Villalovos-Gutierrez, et al. v. Gerard Van de Pol, et al. (2)?
- 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 Juan Villalovos-Gutierrez, et al. v. Gerard Van de Pol, et al. (2) 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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