Mitchell Taylor Button et al. v. John Jimison (2)
W.D. Washington · Jan 20, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- W.D. Washington
- Record ID
- mitchell-taylor-button-et-al-v-john-jimison-2-2026-01-20
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the defendant's motion for expedited relief and struck the plaintiffs' filings (Dkt. Nos. 23, 27) due to the inclusion of fictitious citations.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court struck the plaintiffs' filings (Dkt. Nos. 23, 27) because they contained fictitious case law and inaccurate quotations, violating a prior court order that mandated verification of all cited authorities and required a certification of accuracy for all future submissions.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited a Sixth Circuit case for the proposition courts may strike 'entire documents where scandalous or irrelevant matter dominates'; the court was unable to locate that case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited a case purportedly condemning efforts to label individuals as serial litigants; the court could not find the cited authority supporting that proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | In a supplemental filing, plaintiffs cited a district court case for the proposition that a 'notice of unavailability' is not recognized in federal practice; the court was unable to locate the cited authority and the citation provided led to a different case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited two Ninth Circuit opinions for the proposition that Rule 12(b) motions must be filed before a responsive pleading; the court found the quoted language does not appear in the cited opinions and was unable to locate the authorities. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited a district court case allegedly stating that striking an answer 'does not resuscitate' waived defenses; the court could not locate the cited case or quote. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed a quotation to a Ninth Circuit case claiming Rule 12(c) requires 'closed pleadings'; the court found that quote does not appear in the cited opinion.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Washington, with the listed outcome: Struck filings.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Tort
- Trial
- Struck Filing
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The court issued an order granting the defendant's special motion for expedited relief and striking the plaintiffs' subsequent filings for failure to comply with a prior order regarding citation accuracy.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court explicitly advised the plaintiffs not to rely on artificial intelligence programs for research.
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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.