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Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2)

N.D. California · Feb 4, 2026

CA / federal Editorial impact: low pro se fake citations contract trial None Adjudicated

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Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff (pro se) previously cited non-existent/fictitious cases in filings; VMware asserted those citations were likely AI-hallucinated and the Court warned against filing such fabricated case citations. Outcome: Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes.

Why the court cared: Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff (pro se) previously cited non-existent/fictitious cases in filings; VMware asserted those citations were likely AI-hallucinated and the Court warned against filing such fabricated case citations.
Why it matters now: This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. California, with the listed outcome: Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes.

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Operational lesson

This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. California, with the listed outcome: Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes.

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CourtN.D. California

Jurisdictionfederal

Circuit9th Circuit

DateFeb 4, 2026

AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)

Party typePro Se Litigant

OutcomeRequired meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionNo

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Procedural posture

Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes

Correction behavior

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

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff (pro se) previously cited non-existent/fictitious cases in filings; VMware asserted those citations were likely AI-hallucinated and the Court warned against filing such fabricated case citations.

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What happened in Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2)?: Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff (pro se) previously cited non-existent/fictitious cases in filings; VMware asserted those citations were likely AI-hallucinated and the Court warned against filing such fabricated case citations. Outcome: Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes.
Why does Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2) matter for legal AI risk?: This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in N.D. California, with the listed outcome: Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes.
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Which source supports this Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2) 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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