[Plaintiff] v. Webb Chevrolet, Inc., et al.
CA Illinois · Feb 9, 2026
What happened in this matter?
The court dismissed the plaintiff's appeal for failure to provide a valid supporting record and issued an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for the inclusion of fictitious authorities and fabricated legal holdings in her briefs, which the court attributed to the unverified use of generative AI.
- Why the court cared
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a specific quote to Fox v. Heiman that does not appear in that opinion; court noted Fox does not mention section 2-619 or contain the quoted language. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff asserted Concepcion supports limitations on arbitration protecting consumer claims; court observed Concepcion does not include the propositions plaintiff attributed to it. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff claimed Kinkel and Gallagher stand for broad public-policy limits on arbitration clauses; court found neither case supports the sweeping propositions plaintiff attributed to them. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent Illinois opinion; court searched and found no case by this name and the cited volume/page corresponded to an unrelated criminal opinion. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent case title/citation; court found the actual opinion at that citation was a different case and no 'Sears v. Illinois Central Savings & Loan' exists. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a case by name and citation that do not exist in Illinois or elsewhere; court's search returned no such authority. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent opinion and attributed a specific holding; court found no such case or holding at the citation provided. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a case title/citation that matched other unrelated opinions; court found no support for the claimed arbitration-related holding. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language purportedly from Smith v. Airoom that does not appear in the opinion; court found the quoted language and the asserted principles absent from Smith. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a holding to Keefe that the case does not contain (re: section 2-619 not a responsive pleading); court found Keefe does not contain the quoted language or discuss section 2-619.
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in CA Illinois, with the listed outcome: Order to show cause.
Why this matter is tracked
The Appellate Court of Illinois dismissed a pro se appeal due to the plaintiff's failure to provide a properly authenticated supporting record under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 328. Furthermore, the court identified that the plaintiff's briefs contained numerous fictitious case citations and fabricated holdings from existing authorities. The court explicitly noted that this conduct suggested the use of generative artificial intelligence, which the plaintiff failed to verify for accuracy as required by the Illinois Supreme Court Policy on Artificial Intelligence. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal and issued an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against the plaintiff under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 375 for filing frivolous briefs and violating court rules regarding authority citations.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in CA Illinois, with the listed outcome: Order to show cause.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The court inferred the use of generative AI based on the nature of the fictitious authorities.
Appellate review of a circuit court order compelling arbitration; appeal dismissed and order to show cause issued.
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
10 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a specific quote to Fox v. Heiman that does not appear in that opinion; court noted Fox does not mention section 2-619 or contain the quoted language.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff asserted Concepcion supports limitations on arbitration protecting consumer claims; court observed Concepcion does not include the propositions plaintiff attributed to it.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff claimed Kinkel and Gallagher stand for broad public-policy limits on arbitration clauses; court found neither case supports the sweeping propositions plaintiff attributed to them.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent Illinois opinion; court searched and found no case by this name and the cited volume/page corresponded to an unrelated criminal opinion.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent case title/citation; court found the actual opinion at that citation was a different case and no 'Sears v. Illinois Central Savings & Loan' exists.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a case by name and citation that do not exist in Illinois or elsewhere; court's search returned no such authority.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent opinion and attributed a specific holding; court found no such case or holding at the citation provided.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a case title/citation that matched other unrelated opinions; court found no support for the claimed arbitration-related holding.
Show 2 additional discrepancies
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language purportedly from Smith v. Airoom that does not appear in the opinion; court found the quoted language and the asserted principles absent from Smith.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a holding to Keefe that the case does not contain (re: section 2-619 not a responsive pleading); court found Keefe does not contain the quoted language or discuss section 2-619.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in [Plaintiff] v. Webb Chevrolet, Inc., et al.?
- The court dismissed the plaintiff's appeal for failure to provide a valid supporting record and issued an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for the inclusion of fictitious authorities and fabricated legal holdings in her briefs, which the court attributed to the unverified use of generative AI.
- Why does [Plaintiff] v. Webb Chevrolet, Inc., et al. matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in CA Illinois, with the listed outcome: Order to show cause.
- What does the public record establish about [Plaintiff] v. Webb Chevrolet, Inc., 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 [Plaintiff] v. Webb Chevrolet, Inc., 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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