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Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson
Colorado CA · Jan 8, 2026
CO / stateEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationsmisrepresented authoritypublished opinion
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief contained allegedly three AI-generated citations to nonexistent cases; doctor alleged fictitious cases produced by GenAI; court recognized at least some citations were fabricated. Outcome: Warning; No adverse costs order. The defendant-appellee alleged that Hanna's brief contained nonexistent case citations generated by a GenAI tool. The court noted alleged fabricated citations and some incorrect citations but declined to impose sanctions against the pro se appellant, affirming the dismissal and denying attorney fees.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief contained allegedly three AI-generated citations to nonexistent cases; doctor alleged fictitious cases produced by GenAI; court recognized at least some citations were fabricated. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant incorrectly cited an unpublished decision that does exist: People in Interest of J.L.S.; citation was misused and violates court's policy on unpublished opinions. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant miscited In re Estate of Ongaro; the case exists but does not articulate the test Hanna attributed to it.
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in Colorado CA, with the listed outcome: Warning; No adverse costs order.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief contained allegedly three AI-generated citations to nonexistent cases; doctor alleged fictitious cases produced by GenAI; court recognized at least some citations were fabricated. Outcome: Warning; No adverse costs order. The defendant-appellee alleged that Hanna's brief contained nonexistent case citations generated by a GenAI tool. The court noted alleged fabricated citations and some incorrect citations but declined to impose sanctions against the pro se appellant, affirming the dismissal and denying attorney fees.
Operational lesson
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in Colorado CA, with the listed outcome: Warning; No adverse costs order.
Record details
ColoradoSingle-state evidence scope
CourtColorado CA
Jurisdictionstate
Circuit10th Circuit
DateJan 8, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeWarning; No adverse costs order
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
Warning; No adverse costs order
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
3 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief contained allegedly three AI-generated citations to nonexistent cases; doctor alleged fictitious cases produced by GenAI; court recognized at least some citations were fabricated.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant incorrectly cited an unpublished decision that does exist: People in Interest of J.L.S.; citation was misused and violates court's policy on unpublished opinions.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant miscited In re Estate of Ongaro; the case exists but does not articulate the test Hanna attributed to it.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief contained allegedly three AI-generated citations to nonexistent cases; doctor alleged fictitious cases produced by GenAI; court recognized at least some citations were fabricated. Outcome: Warning; No adverse costs order. The defendant-appellee alleged that Hanna's brief contained nonexistent case citations generated by a GenAI tool. The court noted alleged fabricated citations and some incorrect citations but declined to impose sanctions against the pro se appellant, affirming the dismissal and denying attorney fees.
- Why does Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in Colorado CA, with the listed outcome: Warning; No adverse costs order.
- What does the public record establish about Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson?
- 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 Saad Hanna v. Kimberly A. Nelson 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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