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Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (1)
N.D. California · Nov 25, 2025
CA / federalEditorial impact: lowpro sefake citationscivil rightstrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition briefs cited non-existent case law; Notices of Errata submitted 'corrected' citations that differed substantially from originals; court found likely AI-generated citations. Outcome: Order to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation.
- Why the court cared
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition briefs cited non-existent case law; Notices of Errata submitted 'corrected' citations that differed substantially from originals; court found likely AI-generated citations.
- Why it matters now
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. California, with the listed outcome: Order to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition briefs cited non-existent case law; Notices of Errata submitted 'corrected' citations that differed substantially from originals; court found likely AI-generated citations. Outcome: Order to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation.
Operational lesson
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. California, with the listed outcome: Order to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation.
Record details
CaliforniaSingle-state evidence scope
CourtN.D. California
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateNov 25, 2025
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typePro Se Litigant
OutcomeOrder to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation
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 to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation
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.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition briefs cited non-existent case law; Notices of Errata submitted 'corrected' citations that differed substantially from originals; court found likely AI-generated citations.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (1)?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opposition briefs cited non-existent case law; Notices of Errata submitted 'corrected' citations that differed substantially from originals; court found likely AI-generated citations. Outcome: Order to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation.
- Why does Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (1) matter for legal AI risk?
- This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. California, with the listed outcome: Order to include a footnote reading 'Located through AI; Checked' for each future citation.
- What does the public record establish about Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (1)?
- 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 Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (1) 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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