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Malkeet Lnu v. Blanche
9th Cir. CA · Jun 3, 2026
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a case that does not exist. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension.
- Why the court cared
- The structured public record identifies fake citations and fabricated quotes and records Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension. The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes with Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension in 9th Cir. CA. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a case that does not exist. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension.
Operational lesson
This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes with Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension in 9th Cir. CA. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
Court9th Cir. CA
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateJun 3, 2026
UN
AI toolUnidentified
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeMonetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension
Known amount$5,000
Professional sanctionYes
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
not established
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
Procedural posture
Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
14 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a case that does not exist.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a case that does not exist.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Quotation attributed to Kamalthas does not appear in that opinion.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a second case that does not exist; Court found no plausible typographical explanation and replacement citation (Lai) did not support the original point.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Quotation attributed to Kamalthas appears in the brief but the quoted language does not appear in Kamalthas; Court treated this as a false quotation.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Quotation attributed to Avendano-Hernandez does not appear in that opinion.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Real cases were represented as supporting propositions they do not discuss (mischaracterization of holdings).
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Real case cited for a point about affidavits when the opinion does not discuss affidavits.
Show 6 additional discrepancies
- Fabricated: Case Law | Additional fabricated citations identified in other briefs filed by the same attorney.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Fabricated citations identified in another matter filed by the same attorney.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a case that does not exist; Court found the citation fabricated and replacement citation (Udo) did not support the claimed proposition.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Quotation attributed to Avendano-Hernandez does not appear in that opinion; Court flagged as misattributed quotation.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found that Singh was cited for propositions about adverse credibility and translation errors although the opinion concerns timeliness/equitable tolling; characterized as gross misrepresentation of a real case.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified multiple additional fabricated citations in other briefs filed by the same attorney (examples listed) and treated these as further fabricated authorities.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Malkeet Lnu v. Blanche?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief cited a case that does not exist. Outcome: Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension.
- Why does Malkeet Lnu v. Blanche matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes with Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension in 9th Cir. CA. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about Malkeet Lnu v. Blanche?
- 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 Malkeet Lnu v. Blanche 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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