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Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al.

D. South Dakota · Nov 17, 2025

SD / federalEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationsfabricated quotesadministrativeWarning
Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants flagged numerous fictitious case citations and incorrect case citations in Plaintiffs' response brief; Plaintiffs later filed a Notice of Corrected Citations and the Court noted the issue. Outcome: Warning. Defendants' reply identified fictitious cases, incorrect citations, and non-existent quotations in Plaintiffs' response brief. Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Corrected Citations; the Court noted formatting that suggested use of generative AI but declined to sanction the pro se plaintiffs, advising compliance with Rule 11 in future filings.

Why the court cared
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants flagged numerous fictitious case citations and incorrect case citations in Plaintiffs' response brief; Plaintiffs later filed a Notice of Corrected Citations and the Court noted the issue. || False Quotes: Case Law | Defendants identified non-existent quotations and misquoted case law in Plaintiffs' brief; Plaintiffs filed corrections and the Court reviewed the submissions, declining sanctions.
Why it matters now
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. South Dakota, with the listed outcome: Warning.

Why this matter is tracked

Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants flagged numerous fictitious case citations and incorrect case citations in Plaintiffs' response brief; Plaintiffs later filed a Notice of Corrected Citations and the Court noted the issue. Outcome: Warning. Defendants' reply identified fictitious cases, incorrect citations, and non-existent quotations in Plaintiffs' response brief. Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Corrected Citations; the Court noted formatting that suggested use of generative AI but declined to sanction the pro se plaintiffs, advising compliance with Rule 11 in future filings.

Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. South Dakota, with the listed outcome: Warning.

Record details

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CourtD. South Dakota
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit8th Circuit
DateNov 17, 2025
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeWarning
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

Warning

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.

  1. Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants flagged numerous fictitious case citations and incorrect case citations in Plaintiffs' response brief; Plaintiffs later filed a Notice of Corrected Citations and the Court noted the issue.
  2. False Quotes: Case Law | Defendants identified non-existent quotations and misquoted case law in Plaintiffs' brief; Plaintiffs filed corrections and the Court reviewed the submissions, declining sanctions.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al.?
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants flagged numerous fictitious case citations and incorrect case citations in Plaintiffs' response brief; Plaintiffs later filed a Notice of Corrected Citations and the Court noted the issue. Outcome: Warning. Defendants' reply identified fictitious cases, incorrect citations, and non-existent quotations in Plaintiffs' response brief. Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Corrected Citations; the Court noted formatting that suggested use of generative AI but declined to sanction the pro se plaintiffs, advising compliance with Rule 11 in future filings.
Why does Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al. matter for legal AI risk?
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. South Dakota, with the listed outcome: Warning.
What does the public record establish about Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al.?
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Which source supports this Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al. 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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