Natashah Al-Ali v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Record source: imported from Damien Charlotin’s AI Hallucination Cases Database (CC BY 4.0), which credits Jesse Schaefer; document hosted in his archive: open the upstream document. What AI Vortex adds.
E.D. Michigan · Jul 31, 2026
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "Cottman Transmission Sys., Inc. v. Metro. Pontiac GMC, Inc., 351 F. Supp. 2d 343, 347 (E.D. Pa. 2004)"; Court could not find such a case and noted the volume/citation actually refers to a different case. Outcome: Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV).
- Why the court cared
- The structured public record identifies pro se and fake citations and records Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV). The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV) in E.D. Michigan. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "Cottman Transmission Sys., Inc. v. Metro. Pontiac GMC, Inc., 351 F. Supp. 2d 343, 347 (E.D. Pa. 2004)"; Court could not find such a case and noted the volume/citation actually refers to a different case. Outcome: Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV).
This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV) in E.D. Michigan. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
Corrected 2026-11-02: see the corrections log.
What the record establishes about AI use
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV)
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 | Plaintiff cited "Cottman Transmission Sys., Inc. v. Metro. Pontiac GMC, Inc., 351 F. Supp. 2d 343, 347 (E.D. Pa. 2004)"; Court could not find such a case and noted the volume/citation actually refers to a different case.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "McMahon v. RMS Electronics, Inc., 951 F. Supp. 923, 925 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)"; Court could not locate that decision and noted the cited reporter page corresponds to an unrelated case.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff relied on Brown v. ITT Consumer Fin. Corp., 211 F.3d 1217, 1222 (11th Cir. 2000) for a proposition; Court found the case (or other cited real cases) do not stand for the asserted proposition (misattribution).
- False Quotes: Legal Norm | Plaintiff quoted 9 U.S.C. § 5 inaccurately in her filings; Court identified the statutory quote as inaccurate.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Natashah Al-Ali v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "Cottman Transmission Sys., Inc. v. Metro. Pontiac GMC, Inc., 351 F. Supp. 2d 343, 347 (E.D. Pa. 2004)"; Court could not find such a case and noted the volume/citation actually refers to a different case. Outcome: Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV).
- Why does Natashah Al-Ali v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects pro se and fake citations with Warning: the court overruled the plaintiff's objections, found 'factitious' citations in them, and warned her that even one such citation in future will not be tolerated (2026 WL 2211604, Part IV) in E.D. Michigan. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about Natashah Al-Ali v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.?
- The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
- Which source supports this Natashah Al-Ali v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. 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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