Labonte v. Bokf, et al.
D. Colorado · Feb 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. Colorado
- Record ID
- labonte-v-bokf-et-al-2026-02-10
- Observed outcome
- The Court granted the defendants' motions to dismiss and issued a formal warning to the plaintiff regarding the submission of inaccurate citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Court issued a formal warning to the pro se plaintiff regarding the submission of inaccurate citations and fabricated quotes, which the Court attributed to the improper use of generative AI. The Court declined to impose monetary or professional sanctions, opting instead to condemn the conduct in its written order while dismissing the plaintiff's claims on substantive grounds.
Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Sterling v. Velsicol Chem. Corp. as '855 P.2d 1188' and as a Colorado court decision; the Court noted the correct reporter and that Sterling is 855 F.2d 1188 (Sixth Circuit), not a Colorado decision. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a quotation warning against dismissals that would 'strip a court of its ability to afford complete relief' to Citizen Center v. Gessler; the Court found that language does not appear in Gessler. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Harris v. Sand Canyon Corp. using an apparently fabricated or incorrect Westlaw-style citation that does not match the case or proposition relied upon.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. Colorado, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Misrepresented Authority
- Contract
- Trial
- AI attribution
- Explicitly Recorded
- Recorded tool
- generative artificial intelligence
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The matter was before the Court on defendants' motions to dismiss the plaintiff's amended complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The Court attributed the errors to the improper use of generative artificial intelligence.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Confirm that every authority actually supports the proposition for which it is offered.