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Matter of Zareh

SC New York · Feb 10, 2026

NY / stateEditorial impact: highfake citationsmisrepresented authoritycontracttrial

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What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | Brief contained numerous citation errors, including internally inconsistent and unverifiable citations; District Court concluded some citations were AI-generated and could not be verified. Outcome: Respondent publicly censured. Respondent filed an opposition brief in federal litigation containing numerous citation errors and misstatements of law. The District Court found the brief AI-generated, noting ChatGPT described at least one cited case in the same erroneous manner, and admonished counsel; this Court imposed reciprocal discipline in the form of a public censure for failure to supervise and for filing an unreviewed AI-drafted brief.

Why the court cared: Fabricated: Case Law | Brief contained numerous citation errors, including internally inconsistent and unverifiable citations; District Court concluded some citations were AI-generated and could not be verified. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief repeatedly misrepresented case law for propositions those cases did not support; District Court found ChatGPT described at least one cited case in the same erroneous manner.
Why it matters now: Reciprocal discipline follows a federal AI admonishment into state bar censure; one unreviewed ChatGPT brief becomes a permanent public record.

Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

Reciprocal discipline follows a federal AI admonishment into state bar censure; one unreviewed ChatGPT brief becomes a permanent public record.

Record details

New YorkSingle-state evidence scope

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

CourtSC New York

Jurisdictionstate

Circuit2nd Circuit

DateFeb 10, 2026

AI toolChatGPT

Party typeLawyer

OutcomeRespondent publicly censured

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionYes

Attribution boundary

What the record establishes about AI use

reported

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Procedural posture

Respondent publicly censured

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 | Brief contained numerous citation errors, including internally inconsistent and unverifiable citations; District Court concluded some citations were AI-generated and could not be verified.
Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief repeatedly misrepresented case law for propositions those cases did not support; District Court found ChatGPT described at least one cited case in the same erroneous manner.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Matter of Zareh?: Fabricated: Case Law | Brief contained numerous citation errors, including internally inconsistent and unverifiable citations; District Court concluded some citations were AI-generated and could not be verified. Outcome: Respondent publicly censured. Respondent filed an opposition brief in federal litigation containing numerous citation errors and misstatements of law. The District Court found the brief AI-generated, noting ChatGPT described at least one cited case in the same erroneous manner, and admonished counsel; this Court imposed reciprocal discipline in the form of a public censure for failure to supervise and for filing an unreviewed AI-drafted brief.
Why does Matter of Zareh matter for legal AI risk?: Reciprocal discipline follows a federal AI admonishment into state bar censure; one unreviewed ChatGPT brief becomes a permanent public record.
What does the public record establish about Matter of Zareh?: 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 Matter of Zareh 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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Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

Reciprocal discipline follows a federal AI admonishment into state bar censure; one unreviewed ChatGPT brief becomes a permanent public record.

Tracked discrepancy record

2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief repeatedly misrepresented case law for propositions those cases did not support; District Court found ChatGPT described at least one cited case in the same erroneous manner.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Matter of Zareh?

Why does Matter of Zareh matter for legal AI risk?

Reciprocal discipline follows a federal AI admonishment into state bar censure; one unreviewed ChatGPT brief becomes a permanent public record.

What does the public record establish about Matter of Zareh?

Which source supports this Matter of Zareh 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.