Mullins v. Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit
W.D. Pennsylvania · Dec 5, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- W.D. Pennsylvania
- Record ID
- mullins-v-duquesne-university-of-the-holy-spirit-2025-12-05
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the defense's motion to strike the reply brief, granted leave to file an amended reply, and denied the plaintiff's motion for a free transcript.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court struck the plaintiff's reply brief and ordered the plaintiff to file a corrected version. Additionally, the court issued a standing order requiring all parties to certify the use of generative AI in future filings, disclose AI-generated content, and verify the accuracy of all citations and legal authorities.
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a quote to Long v. SEPTA that does not appear in the Long opinion; court treated this as a phantom/erroneous quote identified by defense counsel. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted Burlington Coat Factory as stating the futility standard is 'identical' to the Rule 12(b)(6) standard, whereas the Third Circuit used 'the same' — an inaccurate quotation. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff inserted brackets in the Supreme Court quote 'freely give[n]' from Foman v. Davis though the brackets/alteration do not appear in the original quotation.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Pennsylvania, with the listed outcome: Reply struck; Order to disclose AI use.
Failure modes and consequences
- Hallucinated Case Law
- Inaccurate Quotations
- Failure To Verify Citations
- Lack Of Human Oversight
- Pro Se
- Fabricated Quotes
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- generative artificial intelligence tools
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The court resolved a defense motion to strike a reply brief and a plaintiff's motion for a free hearing transcript.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court refers to the use of generative artificial intelligence tools.
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Confirm that every authority actually supports the proposition for which it is offered.