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Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools

W.D. Washington · Mar 31, 2026

WA / federalEditorial impact: mediumpro sefake citationsemploymenttrialOrdered To Show Cause
Direct answer

What happened in this matter?

The court ordered the pro se plaintiff to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for her continued citation of non-existent legal authority, noting that the plaintiff had previously been cautioned against this practice.

Why the court cared
The court reasoned that the plaintiff's continued reliance on nonexistent legal authority, despite prior warnings, necessitated a show-cause order to determine if sanctions are appropriate.
Why it matters now
Docket-number mismatches are an instant tell — courts pull the record and issue show-cause the same day.

Why this matter is tracked

In an employment discrimination case, the pro se plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. The court granted the motion in part and denied it in part, dismissing several proposed counts for failure to state a claim. During the review of the filings, the court identified that the plaintiff repeatedly cited non-existent legal authority, including cases with incorrect docket numbers that did not correspond to the cited decisions. The court noted that it had previously cautioned the plaintiff regarding these practices. Consequently, the court ordered the plaintiff to show cause within seven days as to why sanctions should not be imposed for the continued inclusion of fabricated legal citations in her court filings.

Operational lesson

Docket-number mismatches are an instant tell — courts pull the record and issue show-cause the same day.

Record details

WashingtonSingle-state evidence scope
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CourtW.D. Washington
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateMar 31, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeThe court granted in part and denied in part the motion to amend and issued an order to show cause regarding sanctions for fabricated citations.
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary

What the record establishes about AI use

reported

AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.

Procedural posture

Order on Motion to Amend, including an Order to Show Cause regarding sanctions.

Correction behavior

Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.

Tracked discrepancy record

1 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

  1. Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent district-court decision as precedent; the court found the docket number cited corresponded to a different case and could not locate the cited authority on the district's docket, and ordered show-cause re sanctions.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools?
The court ordered the pro se plaintiff to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for her continued citation of non-existent legal authority, noting that the plaintiff had previously been cautioned against this practice.
Why does Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools matter for legal AI risk?
Docket-number mismatches are an instant tell — courts pull the record and issue show-cause the same day.
What does the public record establish about Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools?
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 Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools 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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