Sanchez v. Chedraui USA, Inc.
California SC · Nov 6, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- state
- Court
- California SC
- Record ID
- sanchez-v-chedraui-usa-inc-2025-11-06
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment and issued an Order to Show Cause regarding sanctions against plaintiff's counsel for a fabricated citation.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) against plaintiff's counsel for citing a case, "Briganti v. Chow King, Inc.," which the court could not locate and deemed likely fabricated. Counsel must file a declaration explaining the citation and appear at a hearing to address potential sanctions.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a case the court could not locate — "Briganti v. Chow King, Inc. (2022) 81 Cal.App.5th 776" — and the court treated it as a likely fabricated citation and issued an OSC for sanctions.
This record documents a Lawyer filing issue in California SC, with the listed outcome: Order to Show Cause.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Tort
- Trial
- Ordered To Show Cause
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Order to Show Cause issued following a motion for summary judgment.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court noted the citation was likely generated by AI tools.
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.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Escalate and correct a suspect filing promptly, with a documented response.