Mattson & Dostal v. Rosebud Electric Cooperative et al.
D. South Dakota · Nov 17, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. South Dakota
- Record ID
- mattson-dostal-v-rosebud-electric-cooperative-et-al-2025-11-17
- Observed outcome
- Warning
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
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.
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.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in D. South Dakota, with the listed outcome: Warning.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Administrative
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Warning
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What this record does—and does not—establish
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
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.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.