Medical Buyers Group LLC d/b/a Integrity v. Candice Pence, et al.
M.D. Georgia · Nov 18, 2025
What happened in this matter?
The court sanctioned attorney Jason Gordon for violating Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)(2) by submitting AI-generated briefs containing fabricated case citations. The court issued a public admonishment and ordered the attorney to pay the opposing party's reasonable attorney's fees associated with responding to the erroneous filings.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Integrity cited Truist Bank v. Buerge, 2022 WL 17541757, at *6 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 8, 2022); court conducted independent search and could not locate the opinion; citation remained in Integrity's final amended response. || Fabricated: Case Law | Alleged citation Mission Critical Sols., LLC v. Connolly, 2021 WL 5985016 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 16, 2021) appeared in earlier filing but was not in the final amended response; court could not locate the opinion in its searches. || Fabricated: Case Law | Alleged citation 'Bliss, 279 Ga. App. At 807' appeared in earlier briefing and could not be located by the court's searches. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Integrity is alleged to have misrepresented the holding of Encompass Off. Sols., Inc. v. Ingenix, Inc.; the court read Encompass and found Defendants' allegation that the holding was misstated to be credible.
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in M.D. Georgia, with the listed outcome: Cost Order and Public Admonishment.
Why this matter is tracked
In an ancillary proceeding, the court addressed Rule 11(b)(2) violations by attorney Jason Gordon, who submitted briefs containing fabricated case citations generated by AI. Gordon admitted to using AI to draft the filings and failing to verify the accuracy of the citations. The court found that Gordon violated his duty to ensure legal contentions were warranted by existing law. While the court publicly admonished Gordon for the conduct, it noted his candor, acceptance of responsibility, and proactive remedial actions, including firm-wide procedural changes and continuing education. The court ordered Gordon to pay the opposing party's reasonable attorney's fees incurred due to the research required to address the non-existent citations, but declined to impose further monetary sanctions.
This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in M.D. Georgia, with the listed outcome: Cost Order and Public Admonishment.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The attorney admitted to using AI to draft the briefs.
Ancillary proceeding following an order to show cause regarding potential Rule 11(b) violations.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
4 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Integrity cited Truist Bank v. Buerge, 2022 WL 17541757, at *6 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 8, 2022); court conducted independent search and could not locate the opinion; citation remained in Integrity's final amended response.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Alleged citation Mission Critical Sols., LLC v. Connolly, 2021 WL 5985016 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 16, 2021) appeared in earlier filing but was not in the final amended response; court could not locate the opinion in its searches.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Alleged citation 'Bliss, 279 Ga. App. At 807' appeared in earlier briefing and could not be located by the court's searches.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Integrity is alleged to have misrepresented the holding of Encompass Off. Sols., Inc. v. Ingenix, Inc.; the court read Encompass and found Defendants' allegation that the holding was misstated to be credible.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Medical Buyers Group LLC d/b/a Integrity v. Candice Pence, et al.?
- The court sanctioned attorney Jason Gordon for violating Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)(2) by submitting AI-generated briefs containing fabricated case citations. The court issued a public admonishment and ordered the attorney to pay the opposing party's reasonable attorney's fees associated with responding to the erroneous filings.
- Why does Medical Buyers Group LLC d/b/a Integrity v. Candice Pence, et al. matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in M.D. Georgia, with the listed outcome: Cost Order and Public Admonishment.
- What does the public record establish about Medical Buyers Group LLC d/b/a Integrity v. Candice Pence, et al.?
- 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 Medical Buyers Group LLC d/b/a Integrity v. Candice Pence, 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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