SEC v. Joseph Nantomah et al.
E.D. Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- E.D. Wisconsin
- Record ID
- sec-v-joseph-nantomah-et-al-2026-01-30
- Observed outcome
- The court granted the plaintiff's motion to strike the defendant's answer and ordered the filing of an amended answer.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court struck the defendant's answer because it failed to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically regarding the requirements for responsive pleadings and the inclusion of fabricated and misrepresented case law citations, which the court attributed to the use of generative AI.
Fabricated: Case Law | Cited 'Goldberg v. 401 North Washakie Venture LLC, 155 F.3d 465 (7th Cir. 2014)'; court found the citation incorrect/nonexistent and noted 155 F.3d 465 corresponds to Condon v. Reno; court located a different Seventh Circuit Goldberg decision at 755 F.3d 456. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited an unintelligible 'Johnson v. 2003 App. 242, 117, 652 N.W.2d 48 at 647' and a purported direct quote; court found the citation and quote unintelligible and noted the reporter '652 N.W.2d 48' corresponds to a Minnesota case (In re Silicone Implant Ins. Coverage Litig.). || Misrepresented: Case Law | Presented 'Sengry v. R.H. Love Galleries, Inc.' rather than the actual Stenger v. R.H. Love Galleries, Inc.; court identified this as a typographical/garbled citation. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Cited 'Hirk v. R-Arch-Roch. Council, Inc., 561 F.2d 619 (7th Cir. 1977)' in place of Hirk v. Agri-Research Council, Inc., 561 F.2d 96 (7th Cir. 1972); court noted the mismatch and garbling. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Cited 'Miriam M.S. Commodities Inc., 15 E.2d 724 (7th Cir. 1972)' instead of Milnarik v. M–S Commodities, Inc., 457 F.2d 274 (7th Cir. 1972); court noted the garbled name and citation.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in E.D. Wisconsin, with the listed outcome: Brief Struck.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Administrative
- Trial
- Struck Filing
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- Generative artificial intelligence (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The court granted the plaintiff's motion to strike the defendant's answer (Dkt. No. 30) and ordered the defendant to file an amended answer by February 28, 2026.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court noted the citations bear the hallmarks of generative AI.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Confirm that every authority actually supports the proposition for which it is offered.