Sebastian Rako v. VMware LLC (2)
N.D. California · Feb 4, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- N.D. California
- Record ID
- sebastian-rako-v-vmware-llc-2-2026-02-04
- Observed outcome
- Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
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.
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.
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.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Contract
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Required meet-and-confer for AI-use disputes
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What this record does—and does not—establish
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Controls suggested by the public record
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